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Feb 7, 2017, 09:40 AM
Q. David Bowers to dealers: Be honest to customers
Grading standards are undefined, and dealers overpricing coins for newcomers only repel the heirs from the hobby forever. -
Feb 7, 2017, 08:00 AM
The tiny rings that still mystify the experts
Diminutive raised rings, semicircles, crescents, and spirals have bedeviled coin investigators for years. There has to be a reason, but what is it? -
Feb 6, 2017, 14:55 PM
Olga Korbut Olympic medals in Heritage Auctions sale
Former Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut has personally consigned to Heritage Auctions' Feb. 25 and 26 sale her complete collection of Olympic medals and memorabilia. -
Feb 6, 2017, 11:01 AM
Medal made from metal of mysteriously destroyed ship
This relic medal wasn't found in the wreckage from the battleship. Rather, it was made from metal that was recovered in the ship's debris. -
Feb 6, 2017, 09:49 AM
FDR medal struck by Mint not official inaugural piece
This U.S. Mint-produced Presidential medal was designed and engraved by Chief U.S. Mint Engraver John R. Sinnock and struck at the Philadelphia Mint. -
Feb 4, 2017, 11:00 AM
Gold 1901 Pan-American Exposition medal in auction
One of possibly only two known 1901 Pan-American Exposition medals struck in gold and still in existence will be offered Feb. 24 by Rago Auctions. -
Feb 4, 2017, 08:00 AM
What's for sale at Kagin's first auction since 1988?
Donald H. Kagin wants to make sure the Kagin’s Auctions March 9 and 10 National Money Show sale in Orlando, Fla., is as exciting as the firm’s last ANA sale. -
Feb 3, 2017, 20:51 PM
2017-P Lincoln cents bring secondary market premiums
Although billions of 2017-P Lincoln cents will be struck for collectors to find in circulation at face value, examples are currently generating premiums. -
Feb 3, 2017, 13:11 PM
Rare silver ‘Sower’ Peace medal leads Feb. 16 sale
The medals were commissioned by George Washington’s third secretary of war, James McHenry, and were the first Indian peace medals struck for the United States. -
Feb 3, 2017, 11:00 AM
What to expect from 2019-20 Native American dollars
“American Indians in the Space Program” and “Elizabeth Peratrovich and Alaska’s Anti-Discrimination Law” are the 2019 and 2020 Native American dollars themes. -
Feb 3, 2017, 09:07 AM
Week's Most Read: Bowers wants simpler coin grading
Also this week, we learned about Trump's view of the gold standard, and talked to Roy Langbord who discussed his family's legal battle with the U.S. Mint. -
Feb 3, 2017, 08:45 AM
Why a 1922-S double eagle has file marks on obverse
A 1922-S gold $20 coin with heavy “filing lines” on the obverse is of interest to collectors of the series because it has few die varieties. -
Feb 3, 2017, 08:37 AM
When a Washington quarter is struck through cloth
The struck-through error type occurs when something comes between a die and a planchet during the striking process. -
Feb 3, 2017, 08:00 AM
Johnny Dollar on case of Confederate half dollar
The Confederate half was rare until J.W. Scott struck hundreds more. That's the takeaway from a 1957 episode of the radio show, "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar." -
Feb 2, 2017, 16:47 PM
Always check both sides of a coin for doubled dies
Most recent reports of Roosevelt dime doubled dies have been for the reverse. Here's an obverse. -
Feb 2, 2017, 11:30 AM
The best way to learn how to grade U.S. coins
Every numismatist who wants to put together a valuable and viable U.S. coin collection needs to know how a coin gets its grade. -
Feb 2, 2017, 08:35 AM
An Ike dollar error that's weird but desirable
This is what happens when a planchet intended for a Washington quarter dollar gets mixed in with Eisenhower copper-nickel dollar planchets.