Whitman Publishing, producer since 1946 of the Guide Book of United States Coins (the annually issued retail price guide known as the “Red Book”), announces a call for new pricing contributors. There is an application and screening process, after which newly selected participants will contribute to the pricing of the 71st edition. “Red Book pricing … Read more
Whitman Publishing has announced that eight of its authors were awarded prizes in the annual Numismatic Literary Guild Writers Competition. The awards were presented at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Anaheim, Thursday, August 11, 2016. The Numismatic Literary Guild is a national organization open to authors of numismatic books; publishers and … Read more
Heritage Auctions (www.HA.com) has donated an additional $50,000 to the American Numismatic Association (www.money.org) to endow a scholarship fund in honor of the late Pennsylvania collector Gene Gardner. The Eugene H. Gardner ANA Young Numismatist Scholarship Fund was established in 2014 with an initial donation of $7,500 from Heritage Gardner passed away in Lancaster, Pennsylvania … Read more
Each year the American Numismatic Association recognizes young writers through the Young Numismatist Literary Awards, funded by Whitman Publishing. Awards of up to $1,000 are given in three age groups named after Whitman authors and longtime hobby leaders Bill Fivaz (entrants aged 8–12), Q. David Bowers (ages 13–17), and Kenneth Bressett (ages 18–22). First-place winners … Read more
In less than five weeks, Liberty Coin Service’s Patrick A. Heller’s June 1st prediction that the price of silver would top $20.00 by Labor Day came to pass on July 4. Silver reached an intra-day high of $21.13 on the Shanghai Gold Exchange on July 4. Heller made this prediction in LCS’s monthly newsletter, Liberty’s … Read more
On June 25, 2016 we all lost a good friend and a great numismatist Chester L. Krause, who was born on December 16, 1923. Besides being a World War ll veteran and builder, a man called “Chet,” was a numismatic icon who spoke in a mild and knowledgeable manner. You could say he carried a … Read more