KPIX in San Francisco reported on Sept. 3 about an 18-ounce gold nugget that was discovered in central California. There’s gold in ‘dem der hills! A prospector in the Sierra found a gold nugget the size of a T-bone steak. Now local businesses in the town of Jamestown, about 60 east of Stockton, are banking … Read more
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMRK), a full-service precious metals trading company and an official distributor for all the major sovereign mints, has acquired a majority ownership stake in Indiana-based SilverTowne Mint and entered into an exclusive supplier agreement with Asahi Refining USA Inc. a subsidiary of Asahi Holdings (TSE: 5857), a global refiner and producer … Read more
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