Five New Items Added to Korver’s NumiStorica.com

“Four new educational slide shows and an article have been added to the free NumiStorica.com website for coin clubs and advanced numismatists. These new items follow the same eclectic mixture of topics” noted numismatic story-teller Bob Korver. “Eric P. Newman & The Successful Hunt For AUDUBON’S MISSING GROUSE” (25 minutes) In 1824, a young John … Read more

Second Edition of MEGA RED™ Deluxe Red Book Available

The second edition of Whitman Publishing’s Guide Book of United States Coins, Deluxe Edition, popularly known as MEGA RED, debuted at the Whitman Baltimore Coin and Collectibles Expo on March 31, 2016. Larger than the regular-edition Red Book, and with more pages, Mega Red retails for $49.95. It can be ordered online (including at Whitman.com) … Read more

Mercury Dime Centennial Gold Coin Debut

The United States Mint (Mint) will accept orders for the 2016 Mercury Dime Centennial Gold Coin (product code 16XB) starting on April 21 at noon Eastern Time (ET). The 2016 Mercury Dime Centennial Gold Coin has a mintage limit of 125,000 coins and an initial household order limit of 10. The Mint will continue to … Read more

Mint Releases HOW COINS ARE MADE… FOR KIDS! Video

The United States Mint today released its latest educational video, “How Coins Are Made…For Kids!” on the organization’s YouTube channel. The video features a mix of animations and live action footage and makes learning the basics of U.S. circulating coin production fun and engaging. Targeting younger audiences, the video is also suitable for anyone interested … Read more

1860s-1930s Pristine, Fresh-to-Market Collection Offered

The extraordinary Rev. Dr. James Gore King McClure Collection of U.S. and world coins, medals and tokens – a pristine, fresh-to-market grouping of more than 3,000 coins collected between the 1860s and the 1930s – will be offered at by Heritage Auctions, beginning with the company’s June 8-13 Long Beach Expo US Coins Signature® Auction … Read more

United States Mint Obtains Possession of Aluminum Coin

The United States Mint announced today that it has recovered a 1974-D aluminum experimental one-cent specimen that was neither authorized to be struck nor authorized to leave the Mint.  The Mint’s recovery follows an agreement to resolve a lawsuit over the ownership of the piece. The lawsuit in question involved an aluminum one-cent specimen that … Read more