Heritage Auctions Awarded Legendary Walter J. Husak Collection of Large Cents

1793 Large Cent obverse

Revered assemblage from renowned numismatic collector will be offered by Heritage and Early Cents Auctions during January FUN convention Heritage Auctions will offer a significant collection of large cents when the Collection of Walter J. Husak and the Liberty Cap Foundation crosses the block January 4, 2024, as part of the FUN Convention in Orlando, … Read more

New Cherrypickers’ Guide, Sixth Edition, Volume II, to debut at the 2023 ANA World’s Fair of Money

Cherrypickers 6TH Edition Vol 2 cover

Whitman Publishing announces the upcoming release of the newest Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties. The sixth edition, volume II, will debut in August 2023 at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In the meantime, the 320-page spiralbound-hardcover book can be preordered for $39.95 online, including at Whitman.com. After the … Read more

Second Edition of Q. David Bowers’s Guide Book of Liberty Seated Silver Coins Released

Second Edition Guide Book of Liberty Seated Silver Coins cover

Whitman Publishing announces the upcoming release of the second edition of A Guide Book of Liberty Seated Silver Coins, by Q. David Bowers. The 608-page book will debut at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Pittsburgh, August 8, 2023. Before then it can be preordered online (including at www.Whitman.com) and after the … Read more

Dannreuther’s United States Proof Coins Volume II: Nickel Released

Cover, Nickel proof coins book by John Dannreuther

United States Proof Coins Volume II: Nickel, the eagerly anticipated second in a series of four important reference books on U.S. proof coins authored by acclaimed numismatic researcher John W. Dannreuther, is now available. The 374-page book with hundreds of full-color illustrations covers the proof varieties of Three Cent, Shield, Liberty Head (“V”), and Indian … Read more

2024 Guide Book of United States Coins Released

2024 Guide Book of United States Coins cover

Whitman Publishing announces the release of the 2024 (77th edition) Guide Book of United States Coins, popularly known as the “Red Book.” The newest edition of the hobby’s best-selling reference is available from bookstores and hobby shops nationwide, and from online booksellers. The 472-page book comes in several formats including the classic red hardcover, two … Read more

Liberty Coin Service Acquires U.S. Banknote With No Previously Known Survivors

1918 $5 Federal Reserve Bank Note

At the recent Central States Numismatic Society convention near Chicago, Liberty Coin Service acquired a US Series 1918 $5.00 Federal Reserve Bank Note issued for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia as a replacement (or star) note.  To date, this is this first discovered surviving specimen of this previously unknown US paper money issue. Said … Read more