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The Philadelphia mint began producing the familiar Liberty Head half eagle design in 1839. After a quick modification in 1840, this issue continued without change until 1866 when the motto IN GOD WE TRUST was added to the reverse.
The branch mint No Motto half eagles from the 1840’s are very popular with collectors. But their Philadelphia counterparts have ...
Full Article: Philadelphia No Motto Half Eagles From the 1840’s: A Date by Date Analysis - RareGoldCoins.com
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For 24 years, Richard Doty has been entrusted with the keys to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History’s legendary coin vault, which houses some of the most important coins in the world. Doty’s “America’s Money, America’s Story” is one of the most respected books on the subject of U.S. coins and currency, and his next book with Whitman Publishing, “Pictures From a Distant Country,” will focus on obsolete U.S. currency. You can see samples from the Smithsonian’s U.S. coins collection at their ...
Full Article: An Interview with Smithsonian Coin and Currency Curator Richard Doty - The Collectors Weekly
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An insightful lecture on ancient Greek coin history was held at the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) on Sunday, February 21, by Dr. Peter van Alfen.
Nearly 130 enthusiasts, including several youth, attended the event and had the opportunity to visit the ancient Greek coin exhibit permanently housed in the museum — all for an $8 or lower admission fee.
Dr. Jessica Powers, Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. Curator of Western Antiquities at the San Antonio Museum of Art, welcomed everyone, thanked Louis and Frances Wagner for making the lecture possible, and formally introduced Dr. van Alfen who has published extensively on Greek coins ...
Full Article: Ancient Greek Coin Art Lecture at SAMA - CoinNews
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David Vagi continues his discussion of some of the most important issuers of Roman coins in the second of a multi-part series.
This month we advance our survey to include eight more Roman notables. Only five of these men held the title of ...
Full Article: Ancients: Famous Romans You Can Collect: Part II - Numismatic Guaranty Corporation
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The 20-cent piece was an interesting but rather short-lived denomination. In fact, business strikes of the 20-cent piece were produced only in 1875 and 1876, and if the mintages were large there would still not be a large supply. As it worked out, the mintages were not generally large, making any 20-cent piece tough. However, some are tougher than their mintages might suggest simply because ...
Full Article: Mintage Makes Carson City 20-Cent Piece Rare - NumisMaster
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Older collectors will well remember the problems of the mid 1960s when coins were in short supply and silver coins were being sold for a profit to bullion dealers. Within a reasonably short time the problem was under control with the great amounts of “sandwich” coins being struck by the mints.
There was a similar crisis in the mid 19th century, but that one took time to solve. It all began ...
Full Article: Gold triumphed in 1850s silver shortage - Numismatic News
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During the course of the January 2010 FUN Convention in Orlando, arrangements were finalized for the sale of a 1907-Denver Mint Double Eagle that is possibly unique in Proof format. It is NGC certified as “Proof-62” with a “Farouk” pedigree noted. It is thus indicated that it was formerly in the epic collection of ...
Full Article: 1907 D Double Eagle Sells for More Than Half Million - CoinLink
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Alexander I of Russia. What melodrama is Russian imperial history! His father Paul, yet another ruler, was assassinated. The son was supposedly somehow in cahoots with the conspiracy but, they say, he begged, no, ordered them not to kill his dad, but they did anyway, and from then on there was a tear in his soul that never healed. He was ...
Full Article: Alexander's Rule Changed Russian Coinage - NumisMaster
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Heritage Auctions will be selling one of the two known Bickford $10 Gold Patterns at it FUN Sale this week. Below is the Catelog description of the coin and some history surrounding it.
The Bickford pattern ten dollar gold piece, known to pattern collectors as Judd-1373, is one of the most celebrated issues in the U.S. pattern series. Only two examples are known, placing the issue at the pinnacle of rarity. Both known examples have been meticulously preserved, and their size, attractive design, and majestic gold composition combine to make them breathtakingly ...
Full Article: Unusual Items: 1874 Dana Bickford Ten Dollar Gold Coin - CoinLink
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