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Dec 31, 2016, 09:00 AM
Heck 1794 large cents crossing auction block
Florida collector Chuck Heck has been a numismatic hobbyist for more than 50 years, dedicating his focus primarily on United States large cents. -
Dec 31, 2016, 08:00 AM
Wrong planchet errors in FUN auction have appeal
All eyes in the coin hobby will be watching Heritage’s auctions in Fort Lauderdale between Jan. 4 and 9, at the Florida United Numismatists 2017 convention. -
Dec 30, 2016, 11:00 AM
Book on first century of U.S. Mint medals a classic
R.W. Julian’s “Medals of the Unites States Mint: The First Century, 1792-1892” provides a modern example of the evergreen numismatic reference -
Dec 30, 2016, 09:00 AM
GreatCollections gold coin sale brings top prices
Bidders were willing to pay multiples of published estimates Dec. 18 for certified, verified, circulated U.S. gold coins from the Sierra Madre Collection. -
Dec 30, 2016, 08:00 AM
Lions Clubs International dollar prices
The Mint posted its prices for the single Proof and Uncirculated 2017-P Lions Clubs International Century of Service silver dollars, on sale Jan. 18. -
Dec 30, 2016, 07:49 AM
Week's Most Read: Circulating Ikes tough to find
Also this week, readers enjoyed posts about a Netflix movie that tells the fictional story of a U.S. Mint heist, and gold's continuing struggles in 2016. -
Dec 29, 2016, 14:45 PM
Former numismatic literature dealer Fred Lake dies
Former numismatic literature dealer Fred L. Lake, a longtime fixture for the Florida United Numismatists, died Dec. 25 in St. Petersburg, Fla. -
Dec 29, 2016, 10:00 AM
Hobbyists report latest varieties in collections
Don Hall sent in a 1959-D/D Lincoln cent that shows a very nice repunched Mint mark. -
Dec 29, 2016, 08:30 AM
Top 10 of 2016: 1964 Morgan dollar tooling uncovered
The numismatic world was rocked in 2016 with the bombshell announcement that researchers had uncovered tooling for 1964 Morgan dollars. -
Dec 28, 2016, 09:55 AM
Previewing 2017: A long-term outlook
The greater rare coin market consists of hundreds of thousands of individual transactions that over time shape the rare coin market in massive ways. -
Dec 28, 2016, 09:45 AM
Rare coin sales in 2016 tops four billion dollars
The Professional Numismatists Guild annual market survey of major auction firms suggests auction results and direct sales in 2016 totaled more than $4 billion. -
Dec 28, 2016, 09:19 AM
Few Morgan dollars survive in this high grade
One of the finest known coins in the series, an 1880-S Morgan dollar graded MS-69 Prooflike by PCGS, is in the 2017 FUN auctions. -
Dec 27, 2016, 13:12 PM
Top 10 of 2016: Pogue IV sale realizes $16.7 million
Texas collector D. Brent Pogue offered plenty of valuable offerings. While most soared, the tops lot did not meet their estimate. -
Dec 27, 2016, 11:00 AM
New book explores early collections and exhibits
Almost from day one of Bowers' interest in coin collecting, he has found numismatic history to be one of his favorite specialties. -
Dec 27, 2016, 10:34 AM
Some of the first U.S. coins in Heritage's FUN sales
Heritage's auctions held at the January 2017 FUN show include such rarities as a 1792 Silver Center cent pattern, the first issue struck at the Mint. -
Dec 27, 2016, 10:15 AM
Top 10 of 2016: Centennial gold coins excite hobby
The U.S. Mint saw a golden opportunity and issued .9999 fine gold Winged Liberty Head dimes, Standing Liberty quarter dollars and Walking Liberty half dollars. -
Dec 25, 2016, 10:00 AM
Top 10 of 2016: 1974-D aluminum cent returned to Mint
The 1974-D aluminum cent was returned to U.S. Mint custody in 2016, and later went on display at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money. -
Dec 24, 2016, 10:45 AM
Top 10 of 2016: U.S. Mint plans 225th anniversary
The U.S. Mint began previewing its milestone 2017 anniversary in 2016, but much of what the U.S. Mint will do will be on a “stay tuned” basis. -
Dec 23, 2016, 13:00 PM
Finding Ike dollar in general circulation uncommon
Are you all ready to start a new year? Columnist O'Rourke is, and he advises a truly useful resolution. -
Dec 23, 2016, 12:00 PM
Fenian Brotherhood plants roots in United States
A 30-millimeter brass medal bearing a ship under full sail flanked by F – B and the legend IRISH REPUBLIC presents several mysteries to today’s collectors. -
Dec 23, 2016, 08:15 AM
Effigy Mounds quarter dollar launch February 6
Collectors will get their first in-person look at the 2017 Effigy Mounds National Monument quarter dollar during the coin’s official U.S. Mint ceremony Feb. 6. -
Dec 23, 2016, 08:00 AM
Top 10 of 2016: American Liberty silver medal debuts
Collectors waited a year, until 2016, before the U.S. Mint finally issued the American Liberty silver medals. -
Dec 23, 2016, 07:51 AM
Previewing 2017: Some lessons to learn from three collectors
There’s a general concept across collecting categories that the highest caliber of objects is most desirable for investing, but this is not universally true. -
Dec 23, 2016, 06:00 AM
Annual Uncirculated dollar set final 2016 product
First-day sales Dec. 14 for the five-coin 2016 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set totaled 12,069. Through Dec. 19, cumulative sales reached 12,988. -
Dec 22, 2016, 19:00 PM
JJ Teaparty numismatic firm marks 60th in 2017
The Florida United Numismatists show in Fort Lauderdale will kick off a yearlong celebration of J.J. Teaparty's 60th anniversary in the coin business.