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
A suspected thief was tackled by a Positive Protection, Inc. security guard as he tried to escape at the Long Beach Coin, Currency, Stamp & Sports Collectible Expo on Friday, June 10, 2016. An alleged accomplice with a backpack containing more than $300,000 of rare coins was also taken into custody. Both suspects were turned over … Read more
This subject ignites sparks of conversation whenever it’s brought up. Before the word conserve was introduced to the hobby and its use became routine in conversation about grading coins, there were many presentations on cleaning coins in the hobby. Conservation was considered the way to remove contamination on a coin without chemically altering its surface. Cleaning … Read more
…that the 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin program is made up of the first U.S. coins that have ever been minted on purpose with convex/concave surfaces? A unique design concept, issued in denominations of $5 gold, $1 Silver and a 50 cent clad half. The 3 denominations were struck as Proof and Mint … Read more
“Four new educational slide shows and an article have been added to the free NumiStorica.com website for coin clubs and advanced numismatists. These new items follow the same eclectic mixture of topics” noted numismatic story-teller Bob Korver. “Eric P. Newman & The Successful Hunt For AUDUBON’S MISSING GROUSE” (25 minutes) In 1824, a young John … Read more