Washington — The United States Mint (Mint) will open sales for the U.S. Marines bronze medal on December 14, 2023, at noon EST. The medal is part of the United States Armed Forces Medals Program, which honors the proud history and unique traditions of each branch of the Armed Forces. Like its silver counterpart, the […]
U.S. Navy bronze medal sets sail on August 8
Washington — The United States Mint (Mint) will open sales for the U.S. Navy bronze medal on August 8 at noon EDT. This is the bronze version of the U.S. Navy silver medal issued through the United States Armed Forces Silver Medal Series that honors the proud history and unique traditions of each branch of […]
The Union Shield cent, 2010–2020 and beyond
On April 28, 2009, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee met at United States Mint headquarters on Ninth Street in Washington, D.C., to review coinage designs including more than a dozen candidates for a new Lincoln cent. The coin, which in 2009 celebrated both its 100th anniversary and the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, […]
Bowers on collecting: Focus on a great book
Whenever anyone asks me for suggestions on several books to start a good numismatic library, I always recommend the standard work by William H. Sheldon, Early American Cents, 1949, mostly available in its 1958 second edition retitled Penny Whimsy. After reading the introduction, in particular, you will fall in love with early coppers! Sheldon said […]
Bowers on collecting: Revisiting American Coin Treasures and Hoards
By Q. David Bowers It was 23 years ago in 1997 when my American Coin Treasures and Hoards book was published. Treasure ships, gold coins, and other elements combined to make this a very popular title. That narrative began with accounts of early issues including Massachusetts silver coins, 1773-dated Virginia copper halfpence, 1786-1788 coppers of New […]
March 10, 2020, CCAC meeting: Barbara Bush Gold Coin and Bronze Medal Program
Today, at 1:00 p.m. (EDT), the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) held its first of two teleconference meetings to review and discuss designs for the upcoming Barbara Bush Gold Coin and Bronze Medal Program and designs for the 2021 American Innovation $1 Coin Program. Below are the various proposed obverse and reverse designs for the […]
Stack’s Bowers Galleries to display the Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation tribute to Benjamin Franklin’s Libertas Americana medal
Santa Ana, CA (December 19, 2020) — Stack’s Bowers Galleries is pleased to announce that it will display an incredible tribute to the Libertas Americana medal, assembled by the Cardinal Collection Education Foundation, at the upcoming Florida United Numismatists Convention in Orlando, January 9-11, 2020. The display, centered around one of the most beautiful and […]
Bowers on collecting: To certify or not to certify, that is the question
By Q. David Bowers I have been part of a recent discussion as to whether early American medals should be certified by PCGS or NGC when they are offered at auction. This is a conundrum. I like to have my tokens and medals raw so I can touch them, but at auction, certification does bring […]
Die variety photographs welcomed for new Cherrypickers’ Guide, Sixth Edition, Volume II
(Pelham, Alabama) — Whitman Publishing is calling on the hobby community for photographs of die varieties of U.S. coins from half dimes to gold double eagles, plus commemoratives and bullion coins. These denominations and coin types will be covered in the sixth edition, volume II, of the Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United […]
Bowers on collecting: Some interesting medals from the ANA World’s Fair of Money
By Q. David Bowers I love tokens and medals (and many other numismatic items as well). At the recent World’s Fair of Money, I poked around the bourse and bought a number of interesting things. Back at the office, I photographed each before taking the pieces to a bank safe deposit box. In the modern […]
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