Washington — The United States Mint is opening sales for the 2019 American Gold Eagle Proof coins today at noon EST. Product options are below. PRODUCT CODE PRODUCT OPTION 19EB One-Ounce Coin 19EC 1/2-Ounce Coin 19ED 1/4-Ounce Coin 19EE 1/10-Ounce Coin 19EF Four-Coin Set The individual coins and the four-coin sets are packaged in satin-lined […]
Bowers on collecting: Hobby versus industry
By Q. David Bowers Recently, I have been going through old Coin World columns and other items in connection with writing my autobiography. I came across this, published in Coin World in June 1995 (if you don’t subscribe to this newspaper you should; plus, you might enjoy my weekly “The Joy of Collecting” column, which […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending February 24, 2019
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending February 24, 2019. The Mint’s best-selling product this week was the San Francisco Mint’s 2019 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set (19AQ), which sold 43,924 units and was released on February 21. In second place was the 2019 Lowell National Historical Park Quarter, Three-Coin […]
Whitman Publishing releases new updated edition of Robert Shippee’s award-winning memoir on collecting and investing in rare coins
(Pelham, Alabama) — Whitman Publishing announces the release of the second edition of Pleasure and Profit: 100 Lessons for Building and Selling a Collection of Rare Coins, by Robert W. Shippee. The 328-page book will debut at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo, February 28, 2019. After that, it can be ordered from booksellers […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending February 10, 2019
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending February 10, 2019, and will also include some information regarding last week’s report. The Mint’s best-selling product this week was the 2019 Lowell National Historical Park Uncirculated five-ounce silver coin (19AJ), which sold 12,734 units. In second place was the 2019 Apollo 11 Proof Half […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending January 13, 2019
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending January 13, 2019. The Mint’s best-selling product this week was the 2018 American Innovation $1 Proof coin (18GA), which sold 5,996 units. In second place was the 2018 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set (18RH), which sold 1,130 units. The third best-selling item this week was the […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending November 4, 2018
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending November 4, 2018. The Mint’s best-selling product this week was the 2018 U.S. Mint Proof Set (18RG), which sold 7,925 units. In second place was the 2018 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set (18RH), which sold 3,909 units. The third best-selling item this week was the 2018 […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending October 28, 2018
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending October 28, 2018. The Mint’s best-selling product this week was the 2018 United States Mint Limited Edition Silver Proof Set (18RC), which sold 5,975 units. In second place was the 2018 U.S. Mint Proof Set (18RG), which sold 5,742 units. The third best-selling item this […]
Bowers on collecting: The 2018 Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo
By Q. David Bowers As you read these words I am getting ready to go to the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo in Baltimore next week from Wednesday the 24th through Saturday. What a nice event this will be! Guaranteed! It always is! On the program is the annual meeting of the Colonial Coin Collectors […]
Bowers on collecting: The birth of the Lincoln cent
By Q. David Bowers Collecting Lincoln cents from circulation and putting them in blue Whitman folders is the way that most people discovered numismatics from the 1930s down to the 1970s or so. The hope was to find a rare 1909-S V.D.B. or 1914-D Lincoln cent. By the 1970s most cents in circulation were of […]
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