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World’s Most Valuable US Coin to be Sold at Auction this October
Jun 16 — The First Silver Dollar Struck Headlines the Bruce Morelan Collection of Early Dollars
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NGC Certifies Majority of Emergency Production 2020(P) Silver Eagles
Jun 11 — Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) has once again demonstrated its position as the leader in modern coin certification: The third-party grading service has already certified more than half of April’s emergency production of 240,000 American Silver Eagles at the Philadelphia Mint.
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America's First Silver Dollar In A Collector-Friendly Grade
May 25 — Heritage is offering an example of the famous 1794 dollar that is attainable by more than just the most well-heeled buyers: a PCGS Fine Details piece.
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NGC Certifies First Olympic Gold Medal for Basketball Ever Awarded
May 20 — With Germany as the host country and the world on the eve of war, tensions were high during the 1936 Summer Olympic Games. The event — one of great importance to the history of sports and the world in general — would be the last Olympics held for 12 years.
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Former House Speaker Boehner Signs Emergency Eagles Inserts
May 18 — Westminster Mint offers scarce emergency production 2020 silver American Eagles with John Boehner-autographed NGC inserts.
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NGC Now Attributing Tomaska Die Varieties for Franklin and Kennedy Half Dollars
May 13 — The Tomaska die varieties for Franklin Half Dollars have already been added to NGC's VarietyPlus. The Kennedy Half Dollar attributions will be added soon. Varieties for other Proof coinage from the Tomaska book will be considered on a case-by-case basis. An additional fee of $15 per coin applies for the VarietyPlus service.
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NGC-certified Coins Top April Heritage Sales
Apr 30 — The top four prices realized in the US coins sale were for NGC-certified coins. The 1858 Eagle, which is graded NGC PF 64 Ultra Cameo and pedigreed to the Trompeter Collection, realized $480,000. It is the only known example in private hands and hails from the year the US Mint first announced that it was selling Proof coinage; previously, it had been a poorly kept secret.
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U.S. Mint West Point Facility Halts Gold Coin Production Just as Demand Is Surging
Apr 16 — The United States Mint announced the temporary closure of the West Point facility due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, thus straining the bullion markets further.
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NGC Special Attribution and Labels for 2020-W Reverse Proof Nickel
Apr 7 — The first-ever “W” Mint Mark Nickel was released in February 2020. Now, the US Mint is including a 2020-W Reverse Proof Nickel with all purchases of the 2020 United States Mint Silver Proof Set that goes on sale April 17, 2020.
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New Book: United States Classic Gold Coins of 1834-1839
Apr 7 — "Buy the book before the coin." Sage advice if there is a book to buy. Every coin series in U.S. history has a book dedicated to it except one, Classic Gold. Minted from 1834 to 1839 and falling between the series of the old standard preceding it and the newer series that followed, Classic Gold quarter eagles and half eagles are betwixt and between. No comprehensive and authoritative reference guide has been written about these beautifully designed coins. Their story has never been told, until now.
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NGC Announces All-Star Lineup for the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins
Mar 7 — On April 4, the wait is over for the highly anticipated US Mint Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® is ready with an all-star lineup of special labels and holders to create an unrivaled presentation of the coin, the sport and the people behind both.
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Feb 18 — The coins struck in Hawaii from 1847 to 1883 represent a truly unique and highly collectible area of the U.S. rare coin market. Some coins are surprisingly affordable and quite rich in history. Mike Garofalo reviews this area in depth with a great perspective for the dealer and collector alike.
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Feb 16 — Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) is excited to announce that Donna Weaver, sculptor of the Return to Monticello Nickel obverse (used since 2016 to present) and designer of the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin common reverse, is signing certification labels exclusively for NGC.
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NGC Certifies Pattern Coins from the Estate of US Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber
Feb 12 — Five 19th century US pattern coins that belonged to Charles E. Barber, the US Mint Chief Engraver from 1880 to 1917 have been authenticated and graded. A pattern coin is one that features a proposed design, composition or denomination.
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Wayne Miller: The King of Silver Dollars
Jan 31 — An undisputed expert on Morgan dollars, Wayne Miller has led a life full of family and coin dealing centered around the popular series of silver dollars. We took a deep dive into his rich life in the Winter CPG Coin & Currency Market Review pricing guide.
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NGC Registry Award Winners Announced at FUN Show
Jan 13 — NGC announced their annual winners list for top honors in Registry Set categories at the FUN Show in Orlando last week. Over $20,000 in prizes were awarded for the top rare coin, token and paper money categories.
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Stack's Bowers to Auction Famous High Grade 1884 & 1885 Trade Dollars in Baltimore
Jan 8 — Legendary 1884 and 1885 Trade Dollars from the E. Horatio Morgan Collection to be Featured in the Stack's Bowers Galleries March 2020 Baltimore Auction. The coins will be on Display at the 2020 FUN Convention in Orlando, Florida
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Peace Dollars—The "Other" Silver Dollars
Dec 6 — An in-depth analysis on the Peace dollar series by noted numismatist, Mike Garofalo. Mike discusses everything from the legislative & design history to the coins themselves and market factors for current dealers and collectors.
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Special NGC holder allows owner of 1943 copper cent rarities unique presentation
Nov 21 — The 76-year-old coins look like regular Lincoln Cents from the era — bronze with the 16th president on one side, wheat ears on the other. Yet they were not supposed to exist. For years, US Mint officials claimed that they didn’t.
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Rare 2019 Reverse Proof ASE released at Whitman show. $66 coins shoot to $250+ on the floor
Nov 15 — Collectors and dealers line up at the Whitman Expo in Baltimore in hopes of scoring a 2019 Reverse Proof Silver Eagle On Thursday November 14th, the U.S. Mint released
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Dealers prepare for last major show of the year in Baltimore: US Mint releasing limited edition ASE
Nov 8 — The final stop of the national coin circuit for 2019 is coming up next week (Nov 14-17) in Baltimore with the Whitman Expo. Held three times per year, the November even
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Heritage Dallas Auction Raises Over $7.4 million
Oct 30 — Dallas, Texas: Popular rarities led the way as Heritage’s October 17-24 Dallas auction saw more than $7.4 million in rare US coins change hands. All prices includ
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SERIES ANALYSIS: Early Silver Dollars, Flowing Hair (Part 1)
Oct 12 — The October 2019 edition of The Monthly Greysheet This article appeared in print in the October 2019 issue of The Monthly Greysheet. Click here for more information on
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