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World Coins Dec 13, 2020, 12 PM
Cockfighting pass grouping in Baldwin’s of St. James’s auction
Metal passes, or tickets, to cockfighting matches in the 1700s were among items offered in a December sale by Baldwin's of St. James's, one with connections to royalty and horseracing. -
US Coins Dec 13, 2020, 11 AM
Market Analysis: Where’s the San Francisco ‘S’ on this dime?
A 1968-S Roosevelt, No S dime at the Legend Regency Auction 42 in Las Vegas, graded Proof 68 Ultra Cameo, brought $47,000. -
Paper Money Dec 13, 2020, 8 AM
Peruvian authorities seize counterfeit Federal Reserve notes
Peruvian counterfeiters of U.S. currency are caught yet again, as authorities arrest members of a specialist gang and confiscate over $6 million in phony Federal Reserve notes. -
US Coins Dec 12, 2020, 10 AM
Former Carson City Mint press strikes silver medal
A silver medal commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency was struck by Coin Press #1 from the Carson City Mint and available only by donation. -
US Coins Dec 12, 2020, 9 AM
2020 annual Uncirculated Coin set is still available
A week after sales began, a number of 2020 Uncirculated Coin sets remain available on the United States Mint website with the 20-coin collection including many denominations from Denver and Philadelphia. -
US Coins Dec 12, 2020, 8 AM
Large cent literature offered at Charles Davis sale
Items dealing with large cents, including correspondence between early researchers, led interest in an old-fashioned Charles David mail-bid auction of numismatic literature and ephemera. -
Paper Money Dec 11, 2020, 4 PM
Bank of Thailand issues a pair of anniversary commemorative notes
The one-year anniversary of the final day of the royal coronation ceremony for King Rama X is the subject of a pair of commemorative bank notes released in Thailand. -
US Coins Dec 11, 2020, 2 PM
Market Analysis: 1861-D gold dollar in Legend’s Regency 42 auction
Regency Auction 42 in Las Vegas Dec. 3 was the final auction of the year for Legend Rare Coin Auctions, with a wide variety of high interest items, and the opening item set the stage for a great sale. -
US Coins Dec 11, 2020, 12 PM
Massive bill affecting circulating coins to 2030 still stalled in the Senate
Potential sweeping changes to U.S. coin programs impacting coins from 2022 to 2030 still await U.S. Senate action, after H.R. 1923 passed in the House in September. -
Precious Metals Dec 11, 2020, 11 AM
Bullion coin sales by U.S. Mint outpacing 2019 levels
The latest update on the sales of bullion coins by the U.S. Mint for the year is shows sales well ahead of 2019, as November 2020 was the strongest sales month of the year, so far.