Best wishes for your numismatic New Year!

Welcome to 2020. How was 2019 for you and your collection? Were you able to remove any stubborn longstanding wants from your want-list? Did you capitalize on opportunities in slower parts of the market? Were you lucky enough to get the year’s Enhanced Reverse Proof American Silver Eagle at issue price? How many U.S. Mint […]

U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending August 4, 2019

This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending August 4, 2019. The Mint’s best-selling product this week was the 2019 Native American $1 Coin & Currency Set (19NR), which sold 3,823 units. In second place was the 2019 Proof Set (19RG) with 3,688 sold. The third best-selling item this week was the 2019 […]

Bowers on collecting: Suggestions for the U.S. Mint

By Q. David Bowers Within a few days, I and thousands of others will be in Rosemont, Illinois, attending the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money. Collectors, dealers, journalists, and others will come from all across America and from many foreign destinations to enjoy a week of immersion in the art, history, and romance […]

The U.S. Mint and NASA celebrate decades of coins and space

The following is an Inside the Mint feature courtesy of the U.S. Mint’s Office of Corporate Communications What’s been to Mars, the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Kuiper Belt? The answer may surprise you — U.S. coins. Our coins have journeyed across space and witnessed historic moments in space exploration. The […]

Joseph Menna brings his unique portfolio of talents to the position of chief engraver

On February 4, 2019, United States Mint Director David J. Ryder announced that the new chief engraver of the Mint will be Joseph (Joe) Menna. Menna’s work for the U.S. Mint is quite extensive, distinguishing himself with his skillful designs displayed on various Congressional Gold Medals and coins including Presidential dollars, the latter of which […]

The CCAC unanimously rejects the reverse designs submitted for the 2018 American Innovation $1 coin

Today’s public meeting of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) centered on the design of a dollar coin proposed to be the first minted under the American Innovation $1 Coin Act. The program’s coins are scheduled to share a common Statue of Liberty design on the obverse. The CCAC focused more on which of the […]

Déjà vu all over again: American Innovation Dollar Coin Program

By Louis Golino On July 10, legislation calling for the issuance of a new series of $1 coins that will honor American innovations and innovators was sent to President Trump to be signed into law — which he did Friday. The bill, H.R. 770 — the American Innovation $1 Coin Act — authorizes the issuance of four coins […]

Private collection paces Heritage’s Long Beach auctions to $18.1 million

Unique 1792 Washington President Gold Eagle unveiled in first public pre-auction showing since 1890 Dallas, Texas (June 20, 2018) — Elite private collections of some of the finest U.S. coins known to exist powered Heritage Auctions’ Long Beach Expo events to $18.1 million from June 14-17 in Long Beach, California. An Important New York Collection sold for […]

Bowers on collecting: Invitation to a forum!

By Q. David Bowers Next week in this column I plan to discuss “cleaning,” “artificial toning” and “conservation” of coins. I invite readers, including those who grade or certify coins for a living, to send me an e-mail with your thoughts at qdbarchive@metrocast.net. As I see it, cleaning, artificial toning, and conservation are poorly defined […]

Bowers on collecting: Coins of the presidential administrations — John Adams

By Q. David Bowers This week I give another overview of the coins issued during the administrations of various presidents from George Washington to date with a small selection of illustrations. To include all of the design types—never mind different dates and varieties—would far exceed the space available. For that information see A Guide Book […]

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