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| Due to the health concerns relating to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the meetings and programs at the Dunwoody North Shallowford Annex are suspended until further notice since this building serves as the City of Dunwoody's backup operational facility. Therefore, MCCA meetings are canceled for the foreseeable future. For more information on COVID-19, visit the Center for Disease Control website. |
The cover of the 1947 Tribute Edition of the Red Book. Whitman also published a limited-edition (500 copies) leather-bound version. How would you like an opportunity to spend less than $100, and get a collection of coins worth $250,000? The following coins are for sale—prices firm, cash on the barrel head: 1880 Shield nickel, Unc […]
Manila Mint (Old La Intendencia Building) Join host David Crenshaw and presenter John Phipps for the club’s inaugural educational webinar series. The webinars are in lieu of the club’s canceled meetings during these unprecedented times of the coronavirus pandemic and will be live the first and third Saturday each month at 7:00 p.m. ET if […]
Nothing. That’s what a one-year American Numismatic Association “Gold” membership will cost you when you take advantage of this special offer during National Coin Week — April 19-25. Claim Free ANA Membership
New Mexico artist Glenna Goodacre—well known to coin collectors as the designer of the Sacagawea dollar—has died of natural causes at the age of 80. She passed away at her home in Santa Fe the evening of Monday, April 13, 2020. The monument at the Vietnam Women’s Memorial, designed by Goodacre. Goodacre was an artist […]
The American Numismatic Association (ANA) announced that the 2020 Summer Seminar, scheduled for June 27-July 9 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been cancelled due to coronavirus (COVID-19) safety concerns. “While it seemed inevitable with each passing week, we were officially notified by Colorado College today that they are suspending all summer programs and camps in […]
An article today reminds us lack of widespread disease is the exception in human history. Thankfully, current conditions are tame compared to hardships our Ancestors endured. 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic. The Arch Street wharf, where the first cluster of cases was identified. “How one federal agency took care of its workers during the yellow […]
1943-D/D Lincoln Cent The World War II years were difficult years historically, but they were also incredibly important years numismatically. During the 1941-1945 span, some of the most significant (and valuable) coin rarities were minted, possibly due in part to the loss of experienced workers at the U.S. mints to the service. Arguably, there were […]
Award places Heritage Auctions Senior Numismatist in elite company among top numismatists Mark Borckardt Named 2020 Numismatist of the Year by American Numismatic Association Heritage Auctions Senior Numismatist Mark Borckardt received one of the highest individual honors within the hobby when he was named 2020 Numismatist of the Year by the American Numismatic Association. “This […]
Cherrypickers’ Guide volume editor Larry Briggs, author Bill Fivaz, associate editor Brandon Hall, and publisher Dennis Tucker at the ANA National Money Show, August 27, 2020. Bill Fivaz, coauthor of the Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins, and Dennis Tucker, publisher at Whitman Publishing, along with Whitman Associate Editor Brandon Hall, […]
Research materials at the May 2019 Cherrypickers’ Guide editorial summit in Chattanooga. Whitman Publishing will release the newest volume of the Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins at the August 2020 World’s Fair of Money in Pittsburgh. The book’s editors are now seeking photographs of certain die varieties of United States […]