The American Numismatic Association urges its members to contact their members of Congress and ask to repeal a law that could significantly increase the paperwork burden on dealers and increase the risk of identity theft for all collectors who buy and sell numismatic material.
Under Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as health care reform legislation, businesses will be required to report all goods and services purchased in excess of $600 with an IRS 1099 form.
As written, the law would, beginning in 2012, require all coin dealers to report on IRS form 1099 all goods and services (totaled across a taxable year) they purchase from other dealers and customers in excess of $600...
Full Article: Collectors Urged to Help Repeal New 1099 Requirements - CoinNews.net
The incredible "Ship of Gold" exhibit, showcasing California Gold Rush-era sunken treasure recovered from the 1857 shipwreck of the SS Central America, will make port in Boston at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money, August 10-14 at the Hynes Convention Center. The exhibit is courtesy of Monaco Rare Coins of Newport Beach, Calif.
The SS Central America was recovered in 1988 from nearly 8,000 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. The ship sank in a hurricane in September 1857 while carrying California gold from Panama to New York City.
"There will be examples of historic assayers’ ingots as well as San Francisco Mint and California territorial gold coins with a combined value of over $10 million," said Adam Crum, vice president of Monaco. "One of the highlights is a huge Kellogg & Humbert ingot. Weighing just over 55 troy pounds, it is the largest surviving gold ingot of the California Gold Rush." ...
Full Article: 1857 SS Central America Shipwreck Treasures at ANA Show - CoinNews
The American Numismatic Association’s 2010 Boston World’s Fair of Money offers some of the world’s most beautiful and famous coins, the nation’s top numismatists and a venue in the heart of one of America’s most historic cities.
Held Aug. 10-14 at the Hynes Convention Center, the show features a spectacular Museum Showcase, the famous Ship of Gold display, more than 1,100 dealers and vendors, 18 mints from around the world, and educational programs for experts, casual collectors and numismatic newcomers.
The ANA Museum Showcase is a dazzling display of numismatic rarities. Highlights include:
- a selection of beautiful specimens from the ANA Bebee Collection of U.S. Paper Money;
- a complete set of 1874 Bickford pattern coins, courtesy of Bob R. Simpson; and
- the Smithsonian Institution exhibit "Gold as Gold: America’s Double Eagles," including the first (1849 pattern) and last (1933) double eagles produced.
The showcase also includes...
Full Article: Rare Coins, Exhibits and Education at Boston ANA World’s Fair of Money - CoinNews
Four items from the famed Stack’s Family Library now call the American Numismatic Association’s Dwight N. Manley Library home. Purchased from George Frederick Kolbe’s January auction in New York City, the ANA’s new American numismatic literature rarities include a large paper copy of the first work devoted exclusively to American coins and a complete set of the 19th-century numismatic journal Numisma ...
Full Article: ANA obtains books from Stack’s library - Numismatic News
The ANA Summer Seminar is called "the best education in numismatics." Take a look at the courses being taught by NGC experts.
Numismatists from NGC will be present in full force at this year’s ANA Summer Seminar. Now celebrating its 42nd year, Summer Seminar features ...
Full Article: NGC Instructors at ANA Summer Seminar - Numismatic Guaranty Corporation
It is always great to get home after an American Numismatic Association convention, especially when flights are on time as mine were yesterday.
The Fort Worth event was a well-run show with seamless logistics. The local volunteers and national volunteers can take a bow ...
Full Article: Fort Worth show now history - Buzz with Dave Harper
"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
The ANA Museum Showcase will make its National Money Show™ debut March 25-27 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. This spectacular gallery gives visitors a unique chance to see some of the world’s most beautiful and valuable coins.
The showcase will be located just inside the bourse entrance, and features several numismatic treasures. The Smithsonian Institution’s exhibit, "Good as Gold: America’s Double Eagles," explores the history of the U.S. $20 gold piece. The display includes the first (1849 pattern) and last (1933) double eagles ever produced, and a 1907 Saint-Gaudens ultra-high-relief $20 pattern coin that President Theodore Roosevelt gave his daughter Edith for Christmas that year ...
Full Article: ANA Museum Showcase at Ft. Worth National Money Show - CoinNews
"Beautiful Places: Landmarks and Mintmarks" is the theme of 2010 National Coin Week, April 18-24. The theme celebrates the many landmarks and scenic places that have inspired the designs on coins and paper money.
It was chosen by a panel of American Numismatic Association staff and club members active in the annual celebration. Clubs are invited to help the ANA celebrate the week by ...
Full Article: Theme Chosen for 2010 National Coin Week - CoinNews
