Unique Georgia Lazy Deuce

The only known example of an “Original Series” Georgia $2 Lazy Two or Lazy Deuce National Bank note realized a price of $58,500 on July 11, 2015. The First National Bank of Newnan, Georgia, Charter #1861 note was Lot 279 in the Manifest Auctions summer sale. To learn more about this exciting discovery note, read Numismatic … Read more

“Coin Widows” ladies night out

Ladies! You are invited to join the fun-loving (and hungry) group of ladies for a ladies night out during the Saturday, February 21, club meeting. If you are interested in having a good meal and an evening of no coin talk, please call Marilyn Fivaz at (770) 396-6616 as soon as possible to let her know … Read more

Stolen bullion reported in metro Atlanta

The Numismatic Crime Information Center reported that the Major Crimes Fraud Unit of the Atlanta, Georgia police department is requesting assistance in the following offense. A dealer in Phoenix, Arionza recently reported that approximately $105,000 in gold was stolen and sent to metro Atlanta, Georgia. This includes (2) 10-ounce gold bars, (13) 1-ounce gold bars, … Read more

PNG YN Scholarship winner to speak

Tara Crosby who is the recipient of the 2014 Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) Young Numismatist Scholarship will be speaking at the November 15 club meeting. Crosby is a communications student from Alpharetta at Georgia Perimeter College. As the scholarship’s winner, Crosby attended the American Numismatic Association (ANA) Summer Seminar courtesy of PNG. She took the … Read more

“Play in the dirt again”

Jim Braun’s house in Atlanta was built in 1941. He was moving several plants in his front yard that had been there for many years. As Jim was removing the plants, a bright shiny object in the soil caught his attention. Jim picked up the object removing the dirt on it to discover it was a 1943 Winged … Read more