D. Brent Pogue Collection Becomes Most Valuable Ever Sold

With the third sale of a planned series of five, the D. Brent Pogue Collection sales, presented by Stack’s Bowers Galleries in association with Sotheby’s, became the most valuable series of numismatic auctions in history. When Lot 3132, a MS-67+ (PCGS) 1807 half eagle, brought $282,000, the D. Brent Pogue sales officially surpassed the $62 … Read more

2016 First Spouse Gold Coin Designs Announced

The United States Mint today officially announced the new designs for the Patricia Nixon and Betty Ford First Spouse Gold Coins that will be released this year. Information about the designs is below. Patricia Nixon First Spouse Gold Coin The reverse (tails side) design features stylized figures standing hand-in-hand surrounding a globe, symbolizing Mrs. Nixon’s … Read more

National Money Show in Dallas Fast Approaching

The American Numismatic Association’s 2016 National Money Show in Dallas is just around the corner. The convention will take place March 3-5 in Hall A of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center at 650 S. Griffin Street. The three-day show will feature more than 500 numismatic dealers with extensive inventories; a free appraisal area; a … Read more

Book chronicles the trials and tribulations of the U.S. Mint

Whitman Publishing announces the release of 1849: The Philadelphia Mint Strikes Gold, by Michael F. Moran and Jeff Garrett. The 352-page hardcover book will be available in early March 2016 from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide, and online (including at www.Whitman.com), for $49.95. It can also be borrowed for free as a benefit of membership … Read more

Richard M. Nixon Presidential $1 Coin on Sale

The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for product options with 2016 Richard M. Nixon Presidential $1 Coins starting on Feb. 3 at noon Eastern Time (ET). The bags and rolls contain circulating quality coins from the Mint’s facilities at Philadelphia or Denver that have never been placed into circulation. The packaging displays the … Read more

Shawnee National Forest Quarters on Sale

2016 Shawnee National Forest Quarter

The United States Mint will open sales on Feb. 1 at noon Eastern Time (ET) for rolls and bags of circulating finish America the Beautiful Quarters® Program coins honoring Shawnee National Forest. Product options and their prices are as follows: PRODUCT CODE PRODUCT OPTION MINT MARK PRICE 16ABA 100-Coin Bag P $34.95 16ABB 100-Coin Bag D … Read more