Club is looking for a new president

Welcome to the July/August “summer” edition of the President’s Coiner. Hopefully you’re reading this from a comfortable chair in an air conditioned environment. Please take the time to peruse the information that follows. I’ve included some house-keeping items as well as coin information that you can use in the immediate future. MCCA is looking for … Read more

First piece of U.S. Federal Currency highlights auction

The first piece of United States federal currency ever issued – in private hands since its last auction appearance in 1970 – highlights an exemplary array of rare notes in Heritage Auctions’ Currency Platinum Night Auction at the 2014 Chicago ANA World’s Fair of Money. Platinum Night for Currency is Wednesday, August 6 at 6:30 … Read more

Annual gold and silver contest underway

What will be the spot price of silver and gold bullion on Friday, November 28, 2014? Your guess is as good as the next person’s guess. The New York spot price of silver and gold bullion as reported by Kitco at the close of business on Friday, November 28, 2014 will be the contest’s prices … Read more

America’s 100 greatest modern coins

Whitman Publishing announces the release of the third edition of 100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins, by Scott Schechter and Jeff Garrett. In this beautifully illustrated book, two award-winning numismatists take the reader on a guided tour of the post-1963 circulating, bullion, and commemorative issues so avidly sought by collectors today. The 128-page coffee-table book will be … Read more

Diverse U.S. Coin offering marks Summer FUN auction

1795 Small Eagle Five Dollar

Collectors of early US type coins will be keeping a close on Heritage Auctions’ July 10-13 Summer FUN U.S. Coins Signature® Auction in Orlando, FL, as an 1802 JR-2 dime MS62 PCGS, the finest known example of this coin, makes itself available to the highest bidder. “Historically, Summer FUN is known for its Thursday night … Read more

Mass-Market version of the RED BOOK® released

The Guide Book of United States Coins, popularly known as the “Red Book,” is the hobby’s #1 best-selling annual price guide, with more than 23 million copies sold since 1946. Now, Whitman Publishing has released the over-sized 2015 “Essential Edition” of the Red Book, aimed at distribution to mass-market audiences. “The Essential Edition Red Book focuses mainly on … Read more