1882 $100 Gold Certificate Shines in Currency Auction

1882 $100 Gold Certificate

Triple-signed note, leading Oct. 5-7 event, is one of just two known examples A magnificent hand-signed, triple signature 1882 $100 gold certificate, one of just two known examples, will become a centerpiece of a new collection when it is sold in Heritage Auctions’ Long Beach Expo US Currency Signature® Auction – Long Beach Oct. 5-7. … Read more

Nine Top Coin Collections Vie For Auction Spotlight

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1870-CC Double Eagle leads highly coveted Carson City gold at Oct. 6-9 auction When an auction has as many elite offerings as Heritage Auctions’ Long Beach Expo US Coins Signature® Auction does – and make no mistake: this spectacular event offers a bounty of more than 1,500 elite coins and patterns – the choices might … Read more

Bill Fivaz Donates Early Silver Dollar Files to The Institute

Cherrypickers’ Guide coauthor Bill Fivaz.

Noted Variety collector Bill Fivaz, co-author of the Cherrypickers’ Guide donated a box of early historical files and records about Morgan and Peace silver dollars to The Institute of Silver Dollar Education and Research. According to Dr. Michael S. Fey, The Institute’s Chairman, this represents some of the earliest research and development efforts on discovery … Read more

Introducing The Institute for Silver Dollar Education and Research

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Michael S. Fey, Ph.D., Jeff Oxman, and John Baumgart have formed a new not-for-profit Delaware corporation called, The Institute for Silver Dollar Education and Research, (The Institute). It was formed to continue the educational contributions of Leroy Van Allen and A. George Mallis (VAM) during their lifetimes of research and cataloging. The product of these … Read more

“Odd” U.S. Coins are Featured in Whitman Publishing’s New 8th Edition of MEGA RED

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The eighth edition of MEGA RED (the Deluxe Edition of the Guide Book of United States Coins) made its coin-show debut at the 2022 American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money. The 1,504-page MEGA RED can now be ordered online (including at Whitman.com) and is available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide. Every U.S. coinage … Read more