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
Whitman Publishing announces the release of a new reference, the Guide Book of United States Coins, Deluxe Edition, at the Whitman Baltimore Coin and Collectibles Expo on March 26, 2015. Larger than the regular-edition Red Book, and with more pages, the Deluxe Edition retails for $49.95. It can be pre-ordered online (including at Whitman.com) and … 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
The newest edition of the Guide Book of United States Coins (known to collectors as the “Red Book”) will debut at the Whitman Baltimore Coin and Collectibles Expo on March 26, 2015. The 69th edition, with a 2016 cover date, can be pre-ordered online (including at Whitman.com) and after the Expo will be available from … Read more