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Jul 7, 2024, 19:00 PM
Agencies find suspect in Wyoming 2015 double homicide
by Larry JewettA 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.Jul 7, 2024, 09:00 AMMarket Analysis: Colorful MS-67 FBL 1957-D half
by Steve RoachA 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.Jul 6, 2024, 09:00 AMArtifact from Dahlonega Mint ready for new home
by Paul GilkesThe 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.Jul 5, 2024, 12:00 PMWitterBrick program to include coins graded by CAC Grading
by Larry JewettA 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.Jul 3, 2024, 10:00 AMMarket Analysis: 1953-S Franklin half dollar
by Steve RoachFull 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.Jul 2, 2024, 12:00 PMMarket Analysis: Southern Branch Mint gold $5s
by Steve RoachHalf 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.Jul 1, 2024, 17:00 PMMarket Analysis: Mint State 67 half eagles
by Steve RoachA 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.Jul 1, 2024, 09:00 AMSeated Liberty dollars set solid in Stack’s Bowers offering
by Steve RoachStack'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.Jun 30, 2024, 12:05 PMMarket Analysis: 1891-CC $5 half eagle
by Steve RoachHeritage 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.Jun 30, 2024, 09:00 AMCommemorative programs of 2024 show faltering sales
by Paul GilkesAfter 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.Jun 29, 2024, 09:00 AMCFA takes turn at recommending coin, medal designs
by Paul GilkesThe 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.Jun 28, 2024, 09:03 AMCollection of Charleston slave badges at Smithsonian
by Larry JewettThe 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.Jun 25, 2024, 12:00 PMCCAC views medal, 2026 dollar designs in meeting
by Paul GilkesThe 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.Jun 25, 2024, 09:00 AMMarket Analysis: 1836 Capped Bust quarter dollar
by Steve RoachJon 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.Jun 24, 2024, 17:00 PMCoronet $20s part of Heritage’s ANA Platinum Night
by Steve RoachCoronet 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.Jun 23, 2024, 12:00 PMMarket Analysis: 1823 overdate quarter dollar
by Steve RoachA 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.Jun 23, 2024, 08:00 AMGalvanos, plasters and corroborating papers from 1930s
by Paul GilkesMike 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.Jun 22, 2024, 17:00 PMNoticing details leads to great buy for collector
by Paul GilkesAn 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.Jun 22, 2024, 12:01 PMMedal bill to honor diplomats gets House approval
by Paul GilkesA 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.Jun 22, 2024, 08:00 AMMarket Analysis: "Blundered Die" Capped Bust quarters
by Steve RoachA 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.NEWS-
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