• Numismatic Crime Information Center
    Jul 7, 2024, 19:00 PM

    Agencies find suspect in Wyoming 2015 double homicide

    by Larry Jewett
    A suspect has been arrested in connection with a 2015 Wyoming coin shop robbery that resulted in a double homicide with the arrest coming in California.

  • 1957-D Franklin half dollar
    Jul 7, 2024, 09:00 AM

    Market Analysis: Colorful MS-67 FBL 1957-D half

    by Steve Roach
    A 1957-D Franklin half dollar graded Mint State-67 Full Bell Lines blasted past all of its previous sales mark when offered from the John Stoebner Collection by Stack's Bowers.

  • Brass door knocker from Dahlonega Mint
    Jul 6, 2024, 09:00 AM

    Artifact from Dahlonega Mint ready for new home

    by Paul Gilkes
    The brass door knocker from the front door of the Dahlonega Mint has a tale to tell, as the well-traveled object now seeks a permanent home where it can remind the world of its Mint's impact.

  • WitterBrick with signed Seth Chandler label
    Jul 5, 2024, 12:00 PM

    WitterBrick program to include coins graded by CAC Grading

    by Larry Jewett
    A new program for collectors will be unveiled this summer as Witter Coin presents the WitterBrick, a sealed box of modern and vintage colns graded and authenticated by CAC Grading.

  • 1953-S Franklin half dollar
    Jul 3, 2024, 10:00 AM

    Market Analysis: 1953-S Franklin half dollar

    by Steve Roach
    Full strikes are seldom found on San Francisco-made 1953 Franklin half dollars, so when one comes to the market, there is significant interest and this coin brought $33,800 as the top lot.

  • 1846 Charlotte and 1851 Dahlonega half eagles
    Jul 2, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Market Analysis: Southern Branch Mint gold $5s

    by Steve Roach
    Half eagles from the Charlotte and Dahlonega Mints always get attention, and Heritage offered examples with minor problems, making the price point more affordable to interested collectors.

  • 1901 and 1904 half eagles
    Jul 1, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Market Analysis: Mint State 67 half eagles

    by Steve Roach
    A pair of Mint State 67 early 1900s Coronet gold half eagles offered lustrous options for registry set collectors during a May 10 sale by Heritage Auctions.

  • 1855 Seated Liberty dollar
    Jul 1, 2024, 09:00 AM

    Seated Liberty dollars set solid in Stack’s Bowers offering

    by Steve Roach
    Stack's Bowers recently offered the Ray Ballinger Collection of Seated Liberty dollars, nearly complete, with several top quality coins including Carson City Mint strikes, from the often misunderstood series.

  • 1891-CC Coronet gold half eagle
    Jun 30, 2024, 12:05 PM

    Market Analysis: 1891-CC $5 half eagle

    by Steve Roach
    Heritage Auctions offered an unusually toned 1891-CC gold $5 half eagle graded Mint State 62 by Numismatic Guaranty Co., and it sold for $3,120 in the firm's May 10 sale.

  • 2024 Greatest Generation Proof silver dollar
    Jun 30, 2024, 09:00 AM

    Commemorative programs of 2024 show faltering sales

    by Paul Gilkes
    After opening early in the year, sales are slowing for the two 2024 commemorative coin programs, with sales for the Greatest Generation program generally ahead of those for the Tubman Bicentennial.

  • 2026 Native American dollar
    Jun 29, 2024, 09:00 AM

    CFA takes turn at recommending coin, medal designs

    by Paul Gilkes
    The Commission of Fine Arts' preferences, after reviewing possible designs for the 2026 Native American dollar and a congressional gold medal honoring American hostages, differed from the CCAC.

  • Charleston slave badge
    Jun 28, 2024, 09:03 AM

    Collection of Charleston slave badges at Smithsonian

    by Larry Jewett
    The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture has obtained an extensive collection of slave badges used in Charleston, South Carolina, through the 19th century.

  • 2026-native-american-dollar-merged
    Jun 25, 2024, 12:00 PM

    CCAC views medal, 2026 dollar designs in meeting

    by Paul Gilkes
    The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee met by teleconference to view several designs for a gold medal honoring hostages held in Iran 45 years ago and for the 2026 Native American dollar.

  • 1836 Capped Bust quarter dollar
    Jun 25, 2024, 09:00 AM

    Market Analysis: 1836 Capped Bust quarter dollar

    by Steve Roach
    Jon Lusk became an expert on half cents and quarter dollars and some of his collection was offered by Heritage, including an 1836 Capped Bust quarter dollar.

  • Proof 1883 Coronet gold $20 double eagle
    Jun 24, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Coronet $20s part of Heritage’s ANA Platinum Night

    by Steve Roach
    Coronet gold $20 double eagles, an 1870-CC issue and a Proof 1883 coin, are two standout lots in Heritage Auctions Platinum Night auctions in August following the ANA's World's Fair of Money.

  • 1823/2 overdate quarter dollar
    Jun 23, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Market Analysis: 1823 overdate quarter dollar

    by Steve Roach
    A Browning-1 1823/2 Capped Bust quarter dollar graded Very Good 8 by Professional Coin Grading Service sold for $44,400 during a Heritage sale of the Jon Lusk Collection.

  • Plaster model of Long Island Tercentary commemorative
    Jun 23, 2024, 08:00 AM

    Galvanos, plasters and corroborating papers from 1930s

    by Paul Gilkes
    Mike Byers obtained plaster models, galvanos and documentation from the time of the creation of the 1936 Long Island Tercentary commemorative, an archive previously unknown to exist.

  • 1840-O quarter dollar
    Jun 22, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Noticing details leads to great buy for collector

    by Paul Gilkes
    An alert collector realized that an 1840-O Seated Liberty, With Drapery, Large O quarter dollar in an online auction had a bargain price as the "Buy It Now" option and made the purchase.

  • Jewish refugees from WWII
    Jun 22, 2024, 12:01 PM

    Medal bill to honor diplomats gets House approval

    by Paul Gilkes
    A congressional gold medal proposal introduced a year ago to honor World War II diplomats has received approval from the House of Representatives and moved on for Senate consideration.

  • 1822 and 1828 quarter dollars
    Jun 22, 2024, 08:00 AM

    Market Analysis: "Blundered Die" Capped Bust quarters

    by Steve Roach
    A Heritage May auction offered two Blundered Die strikes, an 1822 and an 1828 Capped Bust quarter dollar, both from the same die corrected after a wrong denomination was first punched.

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