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"Beautiful Places: Landmarks and Mintmarks" is the theme for he 87th annual National Coin Week, April 18-24. Activities will celebrate the beautiful and historic places that have inspired designs on coins and paper money.
A "Road Trip" treasure hunt is now under way, taking participants on a virtual cross-country adventure from West Coast to East Coast. The American Numismatic Association is ...
Full Article: Coin Week offers ‘Road Trip’ hunt - Numismatic News
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Some of the world’s most famous and valuable coins and paper money, including a multi-million dollar nickel, rare $20 gold pieces and $100,000 bills, will be on display at the 2010 American Numismatic Association’s National Money Show March 25-27 at the Fort Worth, Texas, Convention Center.
The event will offer exhibits, a wide range of educational programs and activities, and more than 500 numismatic dealers ...
Full Article: Showcase to debut at Money Show - Numismatic News
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All 119 tables on the bourse floor of the Chicago International Coin Fair have been sold, making the April 22-25 show larger than the 2009 edition.
Event coordinators are making plans to expand the show floor. Parties interested in exhibiting at CICF should contact bourse chairman ...
Full Article: CICF bourse sold out, show will expand - Numismatic News
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The new silver coin honoring Disabled American Veterans is more than just a keepsake. A portion of its proceeds will be used to construct the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington, D.C.
And the funds are already coming in. During the 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life ...
Full Article: DAV coin sales brisk - Numismatic News
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If someone asks you to name some of the defects commonly found on counterfeit coins what would you say? What would you look for on a coin that you suspected to be counterfeit?
Did you say weight? One authenticator that I have worked with routinely weighed any coin he suspected might not be genuine. I cannot argue with his thoroughness, yet there were many times I had to suppress a smile or ...
Full Article: Fakes share certain surface characteristics - Numismatic News
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Die clashes have been studied by coin collectors and numismatic researchers for many years.
For very obvious clashes, one can simply flip over a coin and see the feature of an obverse that met with a reverse die. Sometimes it is not so obvious. In these cases ...
Full Article: Die clashes come alive through video - Numismatic News
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A high-relief, wire rim Roman numeral date 1907 Saint-Gaudens double eagle in Professional Coin Grading Service MS-63 condition brought $24,150 in Scotsman Coins’ Feb. 12 auction in St. Louis.
That and other results added up to a cumulative total of $859,134.25, including the 15 percent buyer’s fees. Coming close behind ...
Full Article: Saint-Gaudens gold tops Scotsman’s sale - Numismatic News
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Chalk one up for numismatic scholarship in the Seated Liberty coin field at the next Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Spring Expo scheduled for March 4-7 at the Baltimore Convention Center.
Organizers say an exhibit paying tribute to Martin Luther Beistle, the first person to study in depth Seated Liberty half dollars and author of a book on the topic, will be on ...
Full Article: ‘Seated Liberty’ stars in Baltimore - Numismatic News
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Coin errors are both the easiest thing for collectors to understand and the hardest. Everybody understands the concept of something going wrong. However, from there many tend to slide off into silliness.
You see cutesy stories or descriptions over time that are written to hype ...
Full Article: If the story is cute, run away - Buzz with Dave Harper
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