Barbara J. Gregory New CSNS Magazine Editor

Barbara J. Gregory

Barbara J. Gregory, the former Editor of The Numismatist, the monthly magazine of the American Numismatic Association (www.money.org), has been named Editor of The Centinel, the quarterly journal of the Central States Numismatic Society (www.CentralStatesNumismaticSociety.org). She will succeed Gerald Tebben who is retiring this coming summer after 12 years as Editor of the award-winning CSNS … Read more

Mystery Box Auction Lot Winning Bid Over $2,000

Those of you who are “old-timers” will remember club member Bill Fivaz’s famous mystery box auction lot that he puts in a club auction every two to three years. Well, Fivaz announced at the November 20, 2021, club meeting that another one of his popular mystery boxes will be in the club’s December 4, 2021, … Read more

Artifacts from Captain of Doomed Submarine Conserved

New Exhibit Showcasing Collection Will Launch this Thanksgiving Day Weekend The man who Captained the Hunley died shortly after making world history when the legendary submarine vanished.  His remains were uncovered over a century later during excavation of the crew compartment. The Clemson University team working to save Captain George Dixon’s artifacts have completed conservation … Read more

Counterfeit 2021 Silver Eagle Coins

Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation logo

Recently, ACEF task force investigators were called out to a local coin shop in the Dallas/Fort Worth area where a dealer unknowingly bought a quantity of counterfeit 2021 Silver Eagle coins. Listen to Doug Davis, Director of Anti-Counterfeiting, explain what they found when they evaluated the coins the dealer purchased.

A $20 Gold Piece Straight Out of the Old West Sells for $1.62 Million to Set World Record

1870 CC $20 obverse

The 1870-CC Double Eagle, minted in Carson City, is just one of the highlights in Heritage Auctions’ ongoing US Coins event A shoot-out straight out of the Old West drove the final price of a 151-year-old gold coin to a world record Thursday night at Heritage Auctions, as an 1870-CC $20 Liberty sold for $1,620,000. … Read more

Helpful Numismatic Thoughts

Cherrypickers’ Guide coauthor Bill Fivaz.

From time to time I jot down various thoughts that relate to numismatics that I like to share with others whom I feel might be interested. Below are a few of those thoughts. Generally speaking, if you can read and assimilate images, on grades from Poor to Extra Fine, you can grade! With all the excellent … Read more