The American Numismatic Association Road Show will make its next stop at the Georgia Numismatic Association 51st Coin and Currency Show, April 17-19, at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton, Georgia. The ANA Road Show gives members and collectors around the country an opportunity to see some of the most impressive items … Read more
A vault door will mark the entrance to the National Museum of American History’s new Gallery of Numismatics and its inaugural exhibition, “The Value of Money.” Opening July 1, the gallery will delve into the National Numismatic Collection (NNC)—one of the Smithsonian’s oldest and most treasured collections—to uncover stories related to the origins, innovations, messages, … Read more
Whitman Publishing announces a numismatic photography contest with prizes up to $500 in retail value. The Whitman “Share Your Hobby” Photo Contest, for human-interest views of coin and paper-money collecting, is open to all photographers 18 and older and will run through the Fourth of July 2015. Entries will be judged by Whitman Publishing staff, … Read more
An exciting new doubled die error has been found on a 1919 “Winged Liberty” or Mercury Head dime. In terms of the degree of rotation between the two impressions it is almost as great as that seen on the famous 1955 Doubled Die Obverse (DDO) cent, but because of a quirk of fate the doubling … Read more
As someone who buys and sells historic objects all day, every day, it’s easy to get jaded. But, every once in a while, something comes along to help you snap out of it. In 1865, Union Major General Benjamin Butler paid out of his own pocket for a medal to be struck to honor the … Read more
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®), the world’s largest third-party coin grading service, has announced a program to buyback NGC certification labels that have been removed from NGC holders. These certification labels contain an NGC-graded coin’s description, grade and certification number. Occasionally, collectors and dealers remove these labels from NGC holders but do not return them to … Read more