Marshall Collection of Conder Tokens launches new auction series

A rare, 1797 Swan Penny Token, considered the finest known to exist, highlights The Marshall Collection of Conder Tokens Part I – the first of a new series of special monthly world coin auctions set to debut Oct. 2, 2014 at Heritage Auctions. The new venue seeks to elevate advanced or specialty collections with customized … Read more

Memoir on Collecting and Investing in Rare Coins‏

Whitman Publishing announces the release of Pleasure and Profit: 100 Lessons for Building and Selling a Collection of Rare Coins, by Robert W. Shippee. The 320-page book will debut November 11 for the 2014 holiday season. Before then it can be pre-ordered from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide, and online (including at Whitman.com), for $9.95 … Read more

A ladies night out for coin widows

French dip sandwich

Attention ladies! You are invited to join the fun-loving (and hungry) group of ladies for a ladies night out during the Saturday, October 4, club meeting. If you are interested in having a good meal and an evening of no coin talk, please call Marilyn Fivaz at (770) 396-6616 as soon as possible to let her … Read more

New Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money

Whitman Publishing announces the release of the first volume of the Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, by Don and Lois Bailey. The 496-page hardcover book debuts in September 2014. It is available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide, and online (including at Whitman Publishing), for $39.95. The book can also be borrowed for free as … Read more

WANTED: Cherrypickers’ Guide Volunteers

Whitman Publishing is calling for volunteers as it prepares the latest Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins. The next book in the series will be the sixth edition, volume I, covering half cents, large cents, Flying Eagle and Indian Head cents, Lincoln cents, two- and three-cent pieces, Shield nickels, Liberty Head … Read more

1792 silver-center cent tops $700,000

An historic 1792 Silver Center Cent, MS61+ Brown NGC, ex: Norweb, an icon of American coinage for more than a century, brought $705,000 as the top lot in Heritage Auctions’ $13.4 million Sept. 3-7 U.S. Coins Signature® Auction at the Long Beach Convention Center. “High grade, rare U.S. coins continue to sell well across the … Read more