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Oct 28, 2022, 08:00 AM
U.S. Mint lowers orders for Anna May Wong quarter rolls
Customers who placed order for more than one three-roll set of 2022 Anna May Wong quarter dollars will find they have had their quantity reduced by the U.S. Mint with a new limit. -
Oct 27, 2022, 12:00 PM
Enrollments open for James Buchanan Presidential medal
The U.S. Mint’s Subscription Program is accepting enrollments for Presidential silver medals, with the medal illustrating James Buchanan next in line to be released. -
Oct 24, 2022, 07:00 AM
Monday Morning Brief for Oct. 24, 2022: When dreams come true
Collectors dream of a big discovery — finding a hoard of gold coins, for example, or a new example of a rare die variety or marriage, or even a new die marriage. Sometimes the dreams come true. -
Oct 22, 2022, 10:33 AM
Hobby videographer David Lisot, 69, dies after minor surgery
Noted videographer David Lisot, who established a business of producing numismatic videos, passed away at the age of 69 following complications from surgery. -
Oct 21, 2022, 10:20 AM
GreatCollections buys Walton 1913 5¢ for $4.2 million, then sells to new owner
The George O. Walton example of the 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coin was purchased by Great Collections in October for $4.2 million, and then sold to an undisclosed collector for an undisclosed price. -
Oct 21, 2022, 09:10 AM
Market Analysis: Gold from Heritage Bass Foundation sale
An 1821 Capped Head gold $5 half eagle graded Proof 65 Cameo was the top selling lot in the first installment of Heritage Auctions' sale of the Harry W. Bass Jr. Core Collection on Sept. 29. -
Oct 21, 2022, 08:30 AM
Women’s Suffrage bronze medal to be offered
A 1.5-inch bronze medal that replicates the designs of the 2020 Women's Suffrage Centennial silver medal will be offered by the U.S. Mint in 2022, but the date is not yet confirmed. -
Oct 21, 2022, 08:00 AM
New die marriage discovered for 1800 half dime
For the first time in nearly three decades a new die marriage for the Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle half dime has been discovered, and it is certified by PCGS as About Good Details, Holed. -
Oct 20, 2022, 11:00 AM
Market Analysis: Holed Higley coppers bring big bucks
Pure copper coins made from metal mined in Connecticut are attractive even in damaged conditions to collectors interested in pieces from the period, as shown by some holed coins Heritage recently sold. -
Oct 20, 2022, 10:48 AM
Bill seeks congressional medal for WWII resistance
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, an effort by Jewish residents confined to the Polish ghetto to resist Nazi soldiers' relocation-extermination efforts during World War II, is being considered for a congressional gold medal. -
Oct 20, 2022, 08:48 AM
U.S. Air Force medal now available in bronze
The latest medal offering in an ongoing series by the U.S. Mint honoring each branch of the nation's armed forces is the 1.5-inch bronze U.S. Air Force medal, available for $20. -
Oct 19, 2022, 12:00 PM
Whitman updates its Morgan dollar guide to include 2021 coins
A revised and expanded seventh edition of "A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars" will be released in December to provide additional information for collectors and hobbyists. -
Oct 19, 2022, 11:00 AM
Market Analysis: Massachusetts cent sells for $21,600
A sharply defined Massachusetts copper cent that had a hole was still a popular item when sold during a Heritage auction in May, realizing $21,600. -
Oct 19, 2022, 10:30 AM
Paul A. Volcker Jr. medal collection sold at August auction
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker Jr. had accumulated a collection of a number of impressive medals and these items were sold in a Stack's Bowers Galleries auction in August. -
Oct 18, 2022, 10:00 AM
Small denominations big attraction at Regency Auction 55
Denominations may be low but the quality is high for several examples of 2-cent coins and 5-cent coins included in the Legend Rare Coin Auctions Regency Auction 55 set for Oct. 20. -
Oct 17, 2022, 11:00 AM
Market Analysis: Holed Lord Baltimore groat sells for $4,080
The presence of a hole on a rare coin from the 1650s can simply provide an affordable opportunity to add the desirable piece to a collection, like this one recently offered by Heritage. -
Oct 17, 2022, 07:00 AM
Monday Morning Brief for Oct. 17, 2022: Rare variety discovered
A second Proof 2007-W American Eagle 1-ounce platinum coin with the "Frosted Freedom" reverse has been discovered and is being offered by GreatCollections in an upcoming auction. -
Oct 14, 2022, 09:00 AM
Week's Most Read: Silver Proof set on sale soon
The upcoming sale of the eight-coin 2022 Limited Edition Silver Proof set drew plenty of attention, and the processes for changing currency in the U.S. and UK continued to hold appeal. -
Oct 14, 2022, 08:30 AM
Second-known 2007-W platinum $100 American Eagle variety found
A second example of the pre-production Proof 2007-W American Eagle, Frosted FREEDOM $100 platinum coin mistakenly released by the U.S. Mint is being offered in a GreatCollections auction. -
Oct 14, 2022, 08:00 AM
Reverse Proof American Innovation dollar set launches Nov. 14
American Innovation dollars issued in 2022 honoring Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont and Kentucky will be offered in a four-coin Reverse Proof set beginning Nov. 14.
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