News Release 
Michael S. Fey, Ph.D., Jeff Oxman, and John Baumgart have formed a new not-for-profit Delaware corporation called, The Institute for Silver Dollar Education and Research, (The Institute). It was formed to continue the educational contributions of Leroy Van Allen and A. George Mallis (VAM) during their lifetimes of research and cataloging. The product of these … Read more
The eighth edition of MEGA RED (the Deluxe Edition of the Guide Book of United States Coins) made its coin-show debut at the 2022 American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money. The 1,504-page MEGA RED can now be ordered online (including at Whitman.com) and is available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide. Every U.S. coinage … Read more
A new Whitman Publishing book, 100 Greatest Canadian Coins and Tokens, by Dr. Harvey B. Richer, debuted this summer at the annual convention of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association in Ottawa, then at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Chicago. The 160-page hardcover coffee-table volume is available from bookstores and hobby shops … Read more
The finest of three known Proof 1825/4/1 Capped Head Left half eagles sold for a record price of $4.08 million in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction, nearly doubling the pre-sale high estimate. It set a new record as the most valuable pre-1834 Proof United States gold coin ever sold at auction. … Read more
To provide even more service to collectors and dealers, the Central States Numismatic Society (www.CSNS.org) has enlarged the format of its quarterly publication, The Centinel, to a full-sized, glossy magazine, and will again expand its annual CSNS convention and provide additional security measures beginning with the April 2023 show. Founded in 1939, the Midwest-based organization … Read more
Professional Coin Grading Service is certifying coins from the Harry Bass Collection, which was on display at the American Numismatic Association Money Museum for decades and is now being offered by Heritage Auctions Professional Coin Grading Service is partnering with Heritage Auctions to certify one of the most famous coin collections assembled in the last … Read more