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Jun 29, 2018, 09:30 AM
Inside Coin World: About those 1805 silver dollars
Although an 1806 Mint document claims 321 silver dollar were made in 1805, no such coins are known today. It took a later book to explain the reference. -
Jun 29, 2018, 09:00 AM
Week's Most Read: Reverse Proof set sales plans
Readers were interested in learning new details about the 2018-S Silver Reverse Proof set and what two “illegal” coins a British dealer says he once saw. -
Jun 29, 2018, 08:15 AM
Small-denomination gold from SS Central America
SS Central America reveals continue with a hoard of high-quality California small-denomination gold coins, many of them in Prooflike. -
Jun 29, 2018, 08:00 AM
Mysterious Proof 1851 Seated dollar in Legend sale
Starring in Legend's Regency 27 auction in Las Vegas in July are are two silver coins with unusual New Orleans “O” Mint marks, one flattened and one very tiny. -
Jun 29, 2018, 07:53 AM
Sales tax concerns worry numismatic sellers
The numismatic community is mobilizing to overturn or, at the least, minimize the effects of a June 21 U.S. Supreme Court ruling. -
Jun 28, 2018, 16:19 PM
Innovation dollar bill passes Congress
Legislation authorizing a new 14-year, 56-coin dollar coin program with designs celebrating American innovation awaits President Trump’s signature. -
Jun 28, 2018, 11:00 AM
Fourth known 1854-S half eagle going to auction
The newly discovered fourth identified example of 1854-S Coronet, No Motto gold $5 half eagle will cross the auction block Aug. 16. -
Jun 28, 2018, 10:30 AM
Commission of Fine Arts reviews quarter designs
Three CFA members reviewed 2020 and 2021 America the Beautiful design proposals June 21, but the full panel will reconvene for formal votes in July. -
Jun 28, 2018, 08:02 AM
Proof 65 1881 Trade dollar price surprises
PCGS graded this coin, with its thickly frosted devices and deeply reflective fields, no marks or hairlines, before Cameo or Deep Cameo descriptions were used. -
Jun 27, 2018, 10:40 AM
Near perfect 1877 Indian Head cent in Heritage sale
A Proof 1877 Indian Head cent with full Mint red color is rare, and Proof strikes enjoy extra demand because the circulation strike 1877 cent is also rare. -
Jun 26, 2018, 08:19 AM
Nearly perfect Proof 1894 Morgan dollar
An 1894 Morgan dollar graded Proof 68 Cameo is nearly flawless, with exceptional toning that offsets the cameo devices. -
Jun 25, 2018, 07:00 AM
Monday Morning Brief for June 25, 2018: Questions
While speaking at a coin club meeting in Dayton, Ohio, the author heard concerns from club members wondering about the hobby's future. -
Jun 22, 2018, 15:19 PM
Inside Coin World: Unusual misaligned die errors
Coins struck by dual misaligned dies and coins with adjustment marks are among the topics discussed in columns in the July 9 Coin World. -
Jun 22, 2018, 13:49 PM
Handlers of 1933 double eagle sale discuss details
Professional numismatist Julian Leidman says he never had any reservations about selling, nearly four decades ago, a 1933 Saint-Gaudens double eagle. -
Jun 22, 2018, 13:32 PM
British dealer handles two illegal U.S. coins
A coin U.S. government officials would likely seek to confiscate if any surfaced — the 1964-D Peace dollar — was reportedly seen in a Swiss shop 40 years ago. -
Jun 21, 2018, 12:06 PM
Summer FUN auction full of U.S. coin rarities
Four Proof 1895 Morgan dollars are among the highlights as Heritage Auctions hosts the official auctions of the summer Florida United Numismatists convention. -
Jun 21, 2018, 00:25 AM
Medal symposium in Boston to bring experts together
The Medal Collectors of America and the Massachusetts Historical Society will host a Nov. 10 conference titled “Art and Memory: The Role of Medals” in Boston. -
Jun 20, 2018, 11:19 AM
US Mint restricts Reverse Proof set to 200,000
The 2018-S San Francisco Mint Silver Reverse Proof set to go on sale July 23 from the U.S. Mint is limited to 200,000 sets at $54.95 per set. -
Jun 18, 2018, 08:02 AM
Walton 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent gets new owners
The 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coin once owned by George O. Walton and his heirs has traded hands privately for a price between $3 million and $4 million. -
Jun 18, 2018, 07:00 AM
Monday Morning Brief for June 18, 2018
On July 2, 1979, a new kind of dollar coin was issued by the Mint, which had high expectations for it. The Anthony dollar, however, did not live up to them. -
Jun 15, 2018, 13:30 PM
CCAC reviews proposed designs for final ATB quarters
Members of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee were not quite certain of the cause, but they were elated with the effects. -
Jun 15, 2018, 13:15 PM
George Washington’s gold coin heads to auction
It was Eric Newman’s favorite coin, and George Washington may have carried it in his pocket. It heads to auction for the first time since the 19th century. -
Jun 15, 2018, 12:30 PM
1804 dollar tops $2 million in Heritage auction
The Mickley-Hawn-Queller 1804 Draped Bust dollar sold for $2.64 million at Heritage’s Long Beach auction, less than the $3.87 million it brought in 2013. -
Jun 15, 2018, 09:24 AM
Inside Coin World: U.S. Mint's heritage assets
Some of the U.S. Mint’s greatest treasures, its “heritage assets,” are slowly coming out of the vaults and into the open for collectors to marvel over. -
Jun 15, 2018, 09:23 AM
Week's Most Read: 16,000 Morgan dollars in hoard
A hoard of 16,000 Morgan dollars headed to market drew a lot of attention this past week. So did an article about redesigning U.S. paper money.