National Coin Week April 17-23, 2022

National Coin Week April 17-23, 2022

National Coin Week is next month! Celebrate “Dynamic Designs, Artistic Masterpieces” with activities that focus on the incredible artistry on coins and paper money throughout history, and the talented artists who create it. There are a few different ways to get involved – Starting April 17, hobbyists can answer daily trivia questions for the chance … Read more

Expanded Red Book, 76th Edition, Will Debut at the 2022 Whitman Baltimore Expo

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Visitors to the March 31–April 2, 2022, Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo in Baltimore will have early access to the 2023 (76th) edition of the Guide Book of United States Coins (known to collectors as the “Red Book”). After its Expo debut this newest edition of the hobby’s best-selling reference will be available from booksellers … Read more

Ken Bressett Will Greet Fans and Autograph Books

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Kenneth Bressett, Editor Emeritus of the Guide Book of United States Coins (the hobby’s popular Red Book), will meet and greet collectors and sign books at the American Numismatic Association’s National Money Show in Colorado Springs, March 10–12, 2022. The annual convention will be held at the historic Broadmoor Hotel. Bressett will be the featured … Read more

A Complete History and Price Guide: Gold Quarter Eagles Get the Full Dave Bowers Treatment

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Q. David Bowers’s Guide Book of Quarter Eagle Gold Coins will debut in March 2022. The 448-page volume will be available from bookstores and hobby shops and online (including at Whitman.com), and in the meantime is available for preorder. Here, professional numismatist Mike Fuljenz discusses the book, its subject matter, and its famous author. Whenever … Read more

President Ronald Reagan and the American Silver Eagle

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The fourth edition of John M. Mercanti’s American Silver Eagles: A Guide to the U.S. Bullion Coin Program releases in March 2022 and will make its coin-show debut at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo in Baltimore, March 31. The updated and expanded 224-page hardcover volume will be available from bookstores and hobby shops and … Read more

“The Closest Thing to Time Travel”—A Review of Kenneth Bressett’s New Study of Ancient Coins

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Whitman Publishing’s new book by Kenneth Bressett, Bible Lore and the Eternal Flame, will debut in March 2022. The 224-page hardcover volume will be available from bookstores and hobby shops and online (including at Whitman.com), and in the meantime is available for preorder. Here, David Hendin, first vice president of the American Numismatic Society and … Read more