Douglas Winter Numismatics recently set a world auction record for a Liberty Head double eagle and for any Liberty Head gold coin by purchasing a PCGS MS61 example of the excessively rare 1861 Paquet Reverse $20.00 for $1,645,000. The coin was purchased out of the just-concluded Heritage 2014 ANA Platinum Night sale where it was … Read more
I reached an important milestone in my collection last month. After years of focusing exclusively on European coinage, I purchased—somewhat hesitantly—my first United States coin; a raw, circulated 1952 Washington-Carver Half Dollar. The alphabetized spreadsheet of my collection, which I assumed would eternally end with “Switzerland” (coins of the former Yugoslavia are listed under its … Read more
I hope by this time of year, each of you have found all of the 2014 models in circulation. I happened to have received them all at once in a single handful of change. That has never happened to me this early in the year. That handful of coins consisted of two quarters, one of … Read more
Welcome to the July/August “summer” edition of the President’s Coiner. Hopefully you’re reading this from a comfortable chair in an air conditioned environment. Please take the time to peruse the information that follows. I’ve included some house-keeping items as well as coin information that you can use in the immediate future. MCCA is looking for … Read more
The first piece of United States federal currency ever issued – in private hands since its last auction appearance in 1970 – highlights an exemplary array of rare notes in Heritage Auctions’ Currency Platinum Night Auction at the 2014 Chicago ANA World’s Fair of Money. Platinum Night for Currency is Wednesday, August 6 at 6:30 … Read more
What will be the spot price of silver and gold bullion on Friday, November 28, 2014? Your guess is as good as the next person’s guess. The New York spot price of silver and gold bullion as reported by Kitco at the close of business on Friday, November 28, 2014 will be the contest’s prices … Read more