Jeff Garrett: The Newest Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars is Essential Reading

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The seventh edition of Whitman Publishing’s best-selling Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars, by Q. David Bowers, will debut this December, available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide. Here, Jeff Garrett, the Senior Editor of the Red Book, reviews the new volume and shares some thoughts on these popular coins. American numismatics closely relates to … Read more

Ancient Roman Rarity, 1 of 2 Known, Headed to Auction

A medallion from one of the best and most important collections of ancient coins ever sold through Heritage Auctions could bring $200,000 or more when it crosses the block Nov. 2 at Heritage Auctions’ World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction. The Maxentius (AD 307-312). AV quaternio or medallion of 4-aurei (33mm, 21.12 gm, 1h). NGC … Read more

Q. David Bowers on A Guide Book of American Silver Eagles

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Whitman Publishing’s new Guide Book of American Silver Eagles, by Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez, will debut this December, available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide. Here, Q. David Bowers, the namesake of Whitman’s popular “Bowers Series” of numismatic reference books (of which McMorrow-Hernandez’s work is no. 27), reviews the new volume and shares some thoughts on American … Read more

1875 Liberty Eagle Soars to Record $1.02 Million

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Total from 3 Heritage coin and currency auctions held during Long Beach Expo top $49 million An 1875 Liberty Eagle, AU53 drew a record winning bid of $1.02 million to lead Heritage Auctions’ Long Beach Expo US Coins Signature® Auction to $17,875,326 Oct. 6-9. The event was part of an extraordinary week of Heritage Long Beach … Read more

1882 $100 Gold Certificate Shines in Currency Auction

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Triple-signed note, leading Oct. 5-7 event, is one of just two known examples A magnificent hand-signed, triple signature 1882 $100 gold certificate, one of just two known examples, will become a centerpiece of a new collection when it is sold in Heritage Auctions’ Long Beach Expo US Currency Signature® Auction – Long Beach Oct. 5-7. … Read more