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New Social Network for Coin Collectors, MyCollect, Launches with Exciting Features and TheftCheck Database

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1933 Double Eagle on MyCollect

MyCollect, a revolutionary social network designed exclusively for coin collectors, has officially launched, providing a platform that combines interactive features of the hobby and trade. Founded and operated by collectors, MyCollect aims to address the algorithm problems commonly encountered on mainstream platforms such as Facebook while offering a safe and engaging environment for collectors worldwide. … Read more

Safe Storage Tips For Your Gold

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You bought gold. Now what? There are pros and cons when considering a home safe, bank deposit box, or bullion depository. During the “Gold Rush of 2023,” dealers report that demand for gold bullion coins has soared from both previous investors and many new buyers. Now the important question is: how should you safely protect … Read more

Ten Autographed Cherrypickers’ Guides Will Be Raffled at the ANA World’s Fair of Money

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Whitman Publishing is launching the new sixth edition, volume II, of the Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Pittsburgh, August 8–12, 2023. A small quantity will be sold at the show, with a limit of one copy per customer. Ten copies will be raffled to … Read more

Liberty Coin Service Acquires U.S. Banknote With No Previously Known Survivors

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1918 $5 Federal Reserve Bank Note

At the recent Central States Numismatic Society convention near Chicago, Liberty Coin Service acquired a US Series 1918 $5.00 Federal Reserve Bank Note issued for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia as a replacement (or star) note.  To date, this is this first discovered surviving specimen of this previously unknown US paper money issue. Said … Read more

The Near Perfect Counterfeit Coin

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There are two excellent sites on YouTube that offer numismatic information programs that I know you will enjoy. I visit them daily and always come away with increased knowledge in many phases of the hobby. I strongly suggest that you visit both.. One is hosted by Ben (“The Coin Geek”) who owns Old Pueblo Coin … Read more

The Original and the Second “Mr. Red Book”

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Kenneth Bressett’s memoir A Penny Saved: R.S. Yeoman and His Remarkable Red Book celebrates the life of Bressett’s mentor, hobby legend Richard S. Yeo (known as R.S. Yeoman), and the longevity of the Guide Book of United States Coins (the “Red Book”), first published in 1946. The 352-page hardcover volume is available from bookstores and … Read more