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May 31, 2018, 09:27 AM
NGC introduces new photo imaging service
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation will introduce a new “raw” coin high-resolution imaging service on June 1. -
May 31, 2018, 08:49 AM
Extant 1933 double eagle already in Mint custody
That 1933 double eagle that Mint officials know the location of but weren’t seeking to recover? It’s been in Mint custody for some time. -
May 31, 2018, 08:28 AM
1936-D Rhode Island half dollar wakens sleepy market
This exceptionally attractive Rhode Island commemorative half dollar, graded MS-68 by PCGS, skyrocketed past its $4,000 to $5,000 estimate, to $43,475. -
May 30, 2018, 14:03 PM
Regency Auction XXVI 1883 Kingdom of Hawaii quarter
Legend’s Regency XXVI Proof 67 example, among the finest known, is virtually hairline free, bears a CAC green sticker, and is especially beautifully toned. -
May 28, 2018, 07:00 AM
Recalling Memorial Day through coins and medals
Perhaps no coin better captures the true meaning of Memorial Day than the 1994 Vietnam Veterans Memorial commemorative silver dollar. -
May 25, 2018, 10:30 AM
1933 double eagles safe from melt: Week's Most Read
A Mint official reveals new details about the 1933 double eagle, and unusual 5-cent coins draw big bids in a recent auction. -
May 25, 2018, 10:00 AM
Assume it’s fake until proven otherwise
Authenticators assume some coins are fake until they prove otherwise. Also this week, Mint angers collectors with pricing in 1971. -
May 25, 2018, 09:30 AM
2018-P Voyageurs 5-ounce silver debut June 14
The Uncirculated 2018-P Voyageurs National Park 5-ounce silver quarter dollar will be offered for sale by the U.S. Mint beginning at noon Eastern Time June 14. -
May 25, 2018, 09:10 AM
Mysterious 1776 Continental dollar at auction
1776 Continental pewter dollar graded Mint State 67 by Numismatic Guaranty Corp. is featured in Heritage's June 13 to 18 auction sessions. -
May 25, 2018, 08:46 AM
Making the Grade: The Comprehensive Grading Guide
With the various pictures and descriptions, this 300+ page book features in-depth yet easy to understand information on the basics of coin grading. -
May 24, 2018, 08:55 AM
Collectors can order Worlds Fair of Money medals
Collectors can now order from the American Numismatic Association Philadelphia’s 2018 World’s Fair of Money convention medal, in several versions. -
May 24, 2018, 08:46 AM
Draped Bust dimes star in Goldbergs auction
A selection of early Draped Bust dimes is among the highlights at the June 10 to 13 Pre-Long Beach Auctions in Los Angeles by Ira and Larry Goldberg. -
May 22, 2018, 09:00 AM
Morgan dollars continue to heat up U.S. coin market
Sotheby’s May auction features the Stone Collection's brilliant, lustrous silver dollars, off the market for decades, in their PCGS and NGC holders. -
May 21, 2018, 13:00 PM
Nickel Lincoln 5-cent plain-edge pattern one of eight
Consigned by Michigan collector Bill Rau, the handsome pattern from the first year of the denomination brought $16,800. -
May 21, 2018, 07:00 AM
Monday Morning Brief for May 21, 2018
The saga of the 1933 gold double eagle continues, with more chapters to be written in the years to come. -
May 18, 2018, 17:32 PM
PCGS issues warning for 1792 Washington 'cent'
1792 Washington copper used to be holed, but now it isn’t. Also this week, the Uncirculated 2018-W American Eagle silver dollar coin has a release date. -
May 18, 2018, 13:15 PM
1804 Draped Bust dollar in Heritage June offering
The coin has a pedigree that extends back to coiner Adam Eckfeldt and forward through collectors Joseph J. Mickley, Reed Hawn and David Queller. -
May 18, 2018, 12:25 PM
Two-headed 2000-P Jefferson 5-cent coin error
Heritage says that this PCGS MS-65 piece is “the only Mint-made two-headed coin known to us among regular production coinage.” -
May 18, 2018, 11:00 AM
False alarm about canceling coin sets
Collectors who placed orders for the World War I American Centennial Coin and Medal sets received an erroneous cancellation email from the Mint May 17. -
May 18, 2018, 10:30 AM
10 1933 gold double eagles safe from fed destruction
Another 1933 Saint-Gaudens gold double eagle is on the Mint’s radar, but the Mint’s senior legal counsel said there are no current plans to go after it. -
May 18, 2018, 10:23 AM
West Point Mint stores millions of foreign gold coins
Nearly 4.7 million foreign gold coins, many of them British gold sovereigns, have been stored in bags in vaults at the West Point Mint for decades. -
May 17, 2018, 11:00 AM
Lustrous Jefferson Wartime 5-cent coin tops $5,000
It is tied with four others as the finest graded by PCGS, with fully defined steps of Monticello depicted on the reverse. -
May 15, 2018, 10:45 AM
1885 Coronet $20 fresh to the market
Most of the existing population has survived in lightly circulated AU grades, but examples are infrequently seen at auction. -
May 11, 2018, 09:00 AM
Solid values in numismatic literature
The market for numismatic literature is alive and well, as Kolbe & Fanning’s mail-bid and live online auction on April 28 realized over $110,000. -
May 11, 2018, 09:00 AM
Coin doctor alters rare 1792 Washington copper
In 2013, when this rare 1792 Washington copper was offered at auction, it was holed, but today it isn’t. What did a coin doctor do to it?