Stack’s Bowers Galleries Acquires Coins In Motion

Stack's Bowers Galleries logo

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is proud to announce the acquisition of Coins In Motion LLC.  The patent-pending Coins In Motion technology creates high-resolution animations that accurately capture the in-hand visual appeal of coins and banknotes in a manner unlike any still or video photography available today. Coins In Motion animations will be first available for select … Read more

1969-S Penny Sold to Honest Coin Dealer for 5 Cents to Realize over $40,000 at Auction

1969-S cent double die obverse

Over the past 50 years, an individual from San Francisco accumulated thousands of Lincoln Cents from change, friends and by searching rolls. He never found anything of note, and finally the day came to sell the collection. He obtained several quotes from local coin shops, and ended up selling the whole collection for a few … Read more

NGC Special Designations and Labels for End of WWII 75th Anniversary Gold Coin and Silver Medal

On November 9, the U.S. Mint is releasing a 2020-W 24-karat gold coin and a companion silver medal that celebrate the “Greatest Generation” — those who fought in World II, contributed to the war effort at home and, with victory, secured America’s freedom and economic strength. The coin and medal are being sold alongside the 2020-W V75 gold and silver … Read more

Prominent Coin Dealer Expands Numismatic-Themed Wine Business

Brasher Doubloon

Wine’s Name Inspired By The Brasher Doubloon He Owned A Napa Valley California winery, owned by a well-known professional numismatist and named after an important design element on United States coins, is expanding. Steven L. Contursi, Chief Executive Officer of Rare Coin Wholesalers and his wife, Seanne, are proprietors of the Arrow&Branch Estate Vineyard in … Read more