These exciting new releases go on sale November 17, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. EST. With mintages ranging from 5,000 to 20,000 units, they are in limited supply. The United States Mint announced on October 6, 2020, the Mayflower 400th Anniversary products it will offer, including some in collaboration with The Royal Mint. The products are expected … Read more
On November 9, the U.S. Mint is releasing a 2020-W 24-karat gold coin and a companion silver medal that celebrate the “Greatest Generation” — those who fought in World II, contributed to the war effort at home and, with victory, secured America’s freedom and economic strength. The coin and medal are being sold alongside the 2020-W V75 gold and silver … Read more
Wine’s Name Inspired By The Brasher Doubloon He Owned A Napa Valley California winery, owned by a well-known professional numismatist and named after an important design element on United States coins, is expanding. Steven L. Contursi, Chief Executive Officer of Rare Coin Wholesalers and his wife, Seanne, are proprietors of the Arrow&Branch Estate Vineyard in … Read more
“If you don’t know gold, you’d better know your gold dealer,” cautions the leader of the Accredited Precious Metals Dealer program of the Professional Numismatists Guild. Dealers who sell bullion gold and silver bullion coins report an increase in new customers who want to own precious metals. They also are seeing some earlier customers who … Read more
Stack’s Bowers Galleries is thrilled to announce the opening of their new flagship gallery at 470 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Located just down the block from their historic West 57th Street storefront, this new gallery at 470 Park Avenue will serve as the East Coast’s premier numismatic destination for a new generation of collectors. With modern, … Read more
The second edition of the Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins debuted in September 2020. This essay is condensed from the book’s foreword, by Kenneth Bressett. The story of money, its everyday use in commerce, and how it is created for payment of taxes and use in trade, presents a chronicle of the … Read more