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Aug 29, 2023, 10:14 AM
Auctions raise funds for PAN ’Living American History’
A benefit auction was held by the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists to raise funds for the continuation of the "Living American History" educational program. -
Aug 29, 2023, 09:40 AM
Market Analysis: ‘Morgan quarter’ is 1879 pattern
An 1879 Morgan quarter dollar pattern in silver was included in the recent Harry W. Bass Jr. Core Collection sale offered by Heritage and sold for $43,200. -
Aug 28, 2023, 07:00 AM
Monday Morning Brief for Aug. 28, 2023: Recalling 9/11
Our issue date of Sept. 11 recalls that terrible day in 2001, when terrorist attacks killed thousands and changed the nation forever. Even the coin collecting community was changed. -
Aug 27, 2023, 10:27 AM
NGC names grading contest winners from 2023 ANA show
Available spots fill quickly at the Numismatic Guaranty Company's contests held at major shows, where hobbyists test their skills at deciding the proper grades of coins and exonumia. -
Aug 26, 2023, 09:30 AM
PCGS expands list of elongated coins eligible for grading
Elongated coins included in a 1981 reference work by Lee Martin and Dottie Dow will be permitted to be submitted to the Professional Coin Grading Service for authentication and grade. -
Aug 25, 2023, 09:00 AM
Week's Most Read: Palladium holds interest
Readers continued to find interest in the announcement of the upcoming sale of the Uncirculated 2023-W American Eagle palladium coin with error coins also among the top stories of the week. -
Aug 25, 2023, 08:33 AM
September launch ceremony set in Texas for Idar quarter
The U.S. Mint will join with the National Women's History Museum to hold a launch ceremony at the University of Texas - San Antonio to commemorate the release of the Jovita Idar American Women quarter. -
Aug 24, 2023, 11:19 AM
Sales to start Oct. 10 for Proof 2023-S American Eagle
Release of the Proof 2023-S American Eagle 1-ounce .999 fine silver dollar for sale, priced at $80, begins at the U.S. Mint on Oct. 10 , and a household order limit of 25 coins will remain for 24 hours. -
Aug 23, 2023, 10:30 AM
Token and Medal Society bestows awards at ANA show
The Token and Medal Society issued several literary and membership awards to journal contributors and longtime members during the 2023 American Numismatic Association's World's Fair of Money. -
Aug 22, 2023, 09:32 AM
Stellar half dollars featured in Legend’s Regency 60 auction
Legend Rare Coin Auctions' Regency 60 sale held at the firm's New Jersey headquarters offered several half dollar beautie including a pair of coveted San Francisco Mint Walking Liberty half dollars. -
Aug 21, 2023, 07:00 AM
Monday Morning Brief for Aug. 21, 2023: Planning for 2026
The news that the United States Mint will be opening a special website where it will seek public comment on ways to celebrate the nation’s semiquincentennial in 2026 is welcome. -
Aug 18, 2023, 09:00 AM
Week's Most Read: Palladium eagle sales approach
The lone palladium offering by the U.S. Mint expected for 2023 generated top interest as well as the continued stories surrounding the special "Director's Strike" 2023 Peace dollars. -
Aug 18, 2023, 08:33 AM
ANA receives prints based on ‘Victory’ during convention
The ANA received four lithographs featuring Kevin Lipton's recently acquired Saint-Gaudens "Victory" statue reduction, all signed by their artists, who have extensive history in coin design. -
Aug 17, 2023, 11:05 AM
Mint activities highlight ANA World's Fair of Money
A U.S. Mint announcement of an upcoming public comment website joined the forums, club meetings, awards banquets, auctions and other events of a busy 2023 ANA World's Fair of Money. -
Aug 17, 2023, 10:00 AM
Market Analysis: Transition year 1964 error cent
A 1964 Lincoln cent on a copper-nickel dime planchet is a fascinating error, embodying the Mint’s 1964 transition from 90% silver dime planchets to the copper-nickel clad planchets used for 1965 dimes. -
Aug 16, 2023, 10:00 AM
Market Analysis: 1943-P 5-cent coin on a cent planchet
The Philadelphia Mint mark on the reverse indicates this was intended to be one of the wartime “silver nickels,” but this one was struck on a zinc-coated steel planchet for a 1943 Lincoln cent. -
Aug 15, 2023, 10:00 AM
Market Analysis: When a white cent didn't seem odd
Some wrong planchet errors can be a little tricky to detect, like a 1943 Lincoln cent struck on a planchet intended for a Winged Liberty Head silver dime. -
Aug 14, 2023, 09:00 AM
Sales underway for U.S. Navy bronze medal
With the sales launch Aug. 8 for the United States Navy bronze medal, the U.S. Mint has now offered three different medals with the same designs celebrating Navy heritage. -
Aug 14, 2023, 07:00 AM
Monday Morning Brief for Aug. 14, 2023: First of its kind
The "first" Morgan dollar struck was intended as a presentation for President Rutherford B. Hayes; it survives to this day. Will history record the existence of the first 2023 Peace dollar? -
Aug 13, 2023, 10:00 AM
Historical Indian peace medals at Stack’s Bowers
Stack’s Bowers Galleries offered Indian peace medals at its June 13 Numismatic Americana and Early American Coins session
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