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US Coins
Dec 30, 2022, 9 AMWeek's Most Read: 2023 coin production
Readers this week found interest the future, with articles about 2023 coinage production underway in 2022 and new Bank of England notes using King Charles III's visage, plus auctions to come. -
US Coins
Dec 30, 2022, 8 AMOhio’s American Innovation dollars first to appear in 2023
The first of four American Innovation dollars that will be released in 2023 will honor the Buckeye State as Ohio's chosen design will focus on the role of the state in the Underground Railroad system. -
US Coins
Dec 30, 2022, 8 AMMint reveals American Innovation dollars to be offered in 2023
Images of the 2023-dated American Innovation dollars representing Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana and Mississippi now appear at the Mint website, where bags and rolls of the coins are offered. -
US Coins
Dec 29, 2022, 10 AMInternational Money Exposition scheduled for Nashville in October
On Oct. 26 to 29, 2023, Nashville's Music City Center will host the inaugural International Money Exposition, which Steven Ellsworth plans as an annual event under new Tennessee tax laws. -
US Coins
Dec 29, 2022, 10 AMMarket Analysis: Rare Civil War tokens offered
A December auction of over 500 lots of Civil War era tokens included one from toy merchant G.A. Schwarz and showed the collector market's high level of interest for rare examples of these private issues. -
US Coins
Dec 29, 2022, 9 AMDesign review panels meet in January for gold medal designs
The Commission of Fine Arts and the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee will review design proposals in January for a congressional gold medal for the Harlem Hellfighters of World War I. -
US Coins
Dec 29, 2022, 9 AMWWII Nisei medal to remain at Virginia Army museum
A three-year loan of the congressional gold medal honoring the Nisei soldiers of World War II is being extended to allow the medal to remain on view at the National Museum of the United States Army. -
World Coins
Dec 28, 2022, 11 AMAlexander releases guide on medal issues of Napoleon
Researcher David T. Alexander is offering a 190-page softcover book well illustrated in color on the topic of medals that capture the rich history of French leader Napoleon Bonaparte. -
US Coins
Dec 28, 2022, 10 AMMarket Analysis: A friendly dog or a winged sea monster?
Animal themes are popular among Civil War token designs, and a couple of pieces in Steve Hayden’s Dec. 11 sale depicted, separately, the head of a dog and a horse-headed sea monster. -
US Coins
Dec 28, 2022, 9 AMSmithsonian honors artists with medals for contributions
Four accomplished musicians and performing artists were recognized Dec. 8 with a James Smithson Bicentennial Medal from the the Smithsonian Institution, for culture-changing impacts on American sound. -
US Coins
Dec 28, 2022, 8 AMLarge cent expert Walter Husak dies at age 80
Walter Husak collected coins since his early teens, and one accomplishment was a nearly complete set of over 300 large cents that he sold in 2008. He passed away in California Dec. 15 at 80. -
US Coins
Dec 27, 2022, 8 AMProblem gold eagles still attractive choice in Heritage sale
The December Heritage U.S. Coins Signature Auction included gold $10 eagles that were deemed impaired by third-party graders, but the coins were attractive to buyers despite the blemishes. -
US Coins
Dec 26, 2022, 12 PMMarket Analysis: Civil War token struck on dime
Steve Hayden’s Dec. 11 auction of Civil War tokens featured some rare varieties including an 1863 Patriotic Civil War Token struck over an 1843 Seated Liberty dime and graded MS-66 by NGC. -
World Coins
Dec 26, 2022, 12 PMCroatian Mint sells out of smallest gold coin
The Croatia Mint took the road of trying to make a big impact in a small way with what could be the world's smallest gold coin devoted to the world's smallest city. -
US Coins
Dec 26, 2022, 7 AMMonday Morning Brief for Dec. 26, 2022: Back to normal
Maybe the most interesting aspect of 2022 is how normal it appeared. After several years of pandemic-caused cancellations and closures, public numismatic events returned in 2022. -
US Coins
Dec 25, 2022, 10 AMMedal bill to honor hostages awaits Biden’s signature
The more than 50 Americans held captive in Iran for 444 days will be recognized with a congressional gold medal after President Joe Biden signs legislation recently passed by congress. -
Paper Money
Dec 25, 2022, 8 AMFancy serial numbers among focuses in Goldbergs auction
Fancy serial numbers always draw the curious, and the Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers sale in early 2023 offers the curious 143 lots of fancy serial numbers, plus error notes and more. -
US Coins
Dec 24, 2022, 11 AMExpansion plans announced for 2023 CSNS convention
The 2023 Central States Numismatic Society convention features an expanded bourse and separate areas dedicated to dealer-to-dealer trading and lower-priced items for beginning collectors and young dealers. -
World Coins
Dec 24, 2022, 8 AMPobjoy Mint releases half-gram gold Walking Liberty coin
Pobjoy Mint has already issued 2022 copper-nickel and silver coins commemorating the U.S. Walking Liberty design, and now adds a Proof half-gram gold version from British Virgin Islands to the series. -
Paper Money
Dec 24, 2022, 8 AMCentral African states issue five new notes in series
Six nations in central Africa will see five new notes start to make their way through the country with new designs of the CFA-franc denominations replacing the older notes to be removed by 2024.