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GreatCollections to Auction the Yellowstone Collection of U.S. Gold Coins
Sep 24 — The collection comprises over 100 certified coins that have been graded by PCGS and NGC, the two leading grading services for rare coins, and were mostly acquired from 2000 to 2008.
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Reich Capped Bust Half Dollars, Part 3: 1811/0 With Period
Sep 23 — For those considering a collection of Bust half dollars, deciding the contents of the initial collection can be daunting and confusing -- yet profoundly important. In Part 2 of this series review, expert numismatic journalist Greg Reynolds focuses on the 1811/10 puncuated date issue.
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The Bob R. Simpson Collection Debuts at $14.6 Million at Heritage Auctions [video]
Sep 21 — “The results exceeded every expectation I had” – Bob R. Simpson
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Reich Capped Bust Half Dollars, Part 2: 1807
Sep 18 — For those considering a collection of Bust half dollars, deciding the contents of the initial collection can be daunting and confusing -- yet profoundly important. In Part 2 of this series review, expert numismatic journalist Greg Reynolds focuses on the 1807 issue.
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Publishers Message: Gold Blasts Through $2000 Mark (September 2020 Greysheet)
Sep 17 — Gold and silver prices are breaking investor records this year which is great news, but also wreaks havoc on internal pricing systems.
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Stacks Bowers Galleries to Sell Collection of Larry H. Miller, Utah Jazz Owner for Nearly 25 Years
Sep 10 — SBG is thrilled to present the spectacular collection built by Utah businessman Larry H. Miller across two sales to be held in November and December 2020.
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DLRC & nuTilt Launch Break-Through Imaging Technology for Coins
Sep 10 — NuTilt is a patent-pending process that brings coin imaging to life! The limitation of coin images today is that they are static; nuTilt breaks this barrier, showing how the light catches all areas of a coin just like it does when you tilt it in your palm.
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CAC Coins Bring Premiums in August 2020
Sep 10 — Certified Acceptance Corporation's monthly report on recent rare coin auction records where CAC-approved coins perform especially well in auctions.
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Major Collections Highlight September Numismatic Events at Heritage Auctions
Sep 3 — Simpson and Dines collection could set record prices
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Building a CAC-Only Set of Charlotte Mint Half Eagles
Aug 31 — A set of CAC approved Charlotte Mint, Liberty Head half eagles that is more than three-fourths complete would be a cool, satisfying and important achievement.
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Fresh, High-End Coins Star in Legend Rare Coin Auctions’ Regency Auction 40
Aug 29 — Record prices realized as coin market yet again shows strength in an uncertain world
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STANDING LIBERTY QUARTERS: THE HISTORY, THE CONTROVERSY AND COLLECTING TODAY
Aug 27 — There is much to take away from the above table as to the rankings of Standing Liberty Quarter issues. The most obvious and vital point to examine is how the legendary 1916 is completely missing from the Full Head ranks.
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Editor's Message (CAC Rare Coin Market Review: Aug-Sep-Oct 2020)
Aug 25 — CDN Publisher, John Feigenbaum, discusses his quarterly report on the CAC coin market as it appears in the August-September-October 2020 issue of the CAC Rare Coin Market Review.
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An Off-Metal Oddity From the War Years
Aug 24 — 1943 was a strange year for the US Mint in several ways and with the changes in metal happening all at once, some mistakes were bound to happen.
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Small In Stature, But a Big Deal For Collectors
Aug 22 — California Fractional Gold coins are artifacts of Gold Rush history that were created to solve the lack of coinage in circulation that occurred when gold was found in the West in the 1840s and 50s. While there were not enough coins to keep commerce running smoothly (as the West was far from most of the operational mints creating coins at the time and "off the beaten path" for most trade), there was plenty of gold metal--mostly impractical gold dust.
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Rare Pattern From When Aluminum Outranked Gold
Aug 19 — Aluminum is so ubiquitous today that it may not strike you today as a metal that would belong on the "precious metals" list or that even has much value. However, in the early and mid-1800s, it was considered in the United States and Europe to be very precious indeed. This led to the production of some rare pattern coins (trial pieces made to test out new designs or metal compositions) struck in aluminum. In fact, for a time during the 1800s, aluminum was more valuable than gold!
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Fascinating Die Cap Error Stars in Simpson Collection
Aug 19 — Most of the Bob Simpson Collection of US Coins is made up of the very best of American numismatics--the way coins look when things go right and a coin has been saved in amazing condition. However, one piece in the Simpson single-owner collection is special because of what went WRONG.
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Rare St. Gaudens $20 Escapes the Melting Pot, One of 0.0007% Known To Survive
Aug 18 — With gold prices on the move and hitting around $2,000 last week, there has been a 2020 "gold rush" of sorts. Despite all of this news about the yellow metal and the fact that some $20 gold pieces are available for prices closer to their gold content, certain dates of gold coins remain truly rare and difficult to locate even today. The 1926-S $20 Saint Gaudens offered by Heritage as part of Sale 1319 is a great example.
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An American First! NGC Celebrates the 2020 Colorized Basketball Coins
Aug 18 — On August 28, the first colorized coins ever produced by the US Mint are being released: a Basketball Hall of Fame 2020-S Colorized Half Dollar and 2020-P Colorized Silver Dollar. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) is offering a special attribution — First Colorized US Coins — to celebrate this historic innovation in US coinage.
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Stacks Bowers Galleries Sells Nearly $14 Million of United States Coins and Exonumia in August Sale
Aug 13 — Over $13.94 million in United States coins and Numismatic Americana was sold in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries August 2020 Las Vegas Auction, contributing to overall prices realized of $21,739,851 for the sale across all categories.
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Heritage Auctions Expects a Gold Rush for The ‘Original Goldbug’ Collection by James Dines
Aug 13 — Legendary financial forecaster’s sale includes ‘virtually untouched’ 1907 Saint-Gaudens High Relief Double Eagle
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NGC Certifies Two Brasher Doubloons and Other Extreme Rarities from the Partrick Collection
Aug 11 — Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) has certified hundreds of additional selections from the incomparable collection of Donald G. Partrick. Incredibly, this stunning group of coins includes two Brasher Doubloons, fabled rarities that rank among the most prized coins in all of numismatics.
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Aug 10 — Offered as part of the firm’s Rarities Night session on Thursday, August 6, this was perhaps the most highly anticipated selection from the legendary ESM Collection. It was a virtually complete set of large cents by Guide Book variety, spanning all issues from 1793 through the end of the type in 1857.
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