Stack’s Bowers Galleries Auction Will Still Be Held in November 2020 The Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo was prohibited from being held November 12–14, 2020, due to Maryland’s ongoing mitigation of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The full Expo, one of the largest numismatic events of the year, will next be held at the Baltimore Convention … Read more
Special collections from legendary collectors will set the gold standard in Heritage Auctions’ Dallas numismatic events spanning U.S. Coins, World & Ancient Coins and Paper Money and U.S. Currency Sept. 16-22 in Dallas. Finest-known specimens from the highly esteemed James Dines “Original Goldbug” Collection to the first offering of the momentous U.S. Coin collection amassed … Read more
Whitman Publishing announces the release of A Guide Book of Collectible Postcards, by Q. David Bowers and Mary L. Martin. The 432-page book will be available for preorder Labor Day weekend, 2020. In mid-September it will be available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide and online (including at www.Whitman.com) for $39.95. Postcard collecting has been … Read more
Whitman Publishing announces the release of the Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins, second edition, by Q. David Bowers. The 352-page hardcover book will debut in September 2020, available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide, and online (including at www.Whitman.com), for $49.95. The Whitman Encyclopedia is the definitive reference on the coins, tokens, … Read more
Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) will grade and have special insert labels for colorized 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Clad Half Dollars and Silver Dollars, the first colorized coins to ever be officially issued by the United States Mint. These special United States Mint Commemorative Coins, being colorized post-strike by private vendor Lularose, will be … Read more
Respected researchers and award-winning numismatic authors Len Augsburger and Joel Oroszhave received yet another prestigious award. They have been selected as the joint 2020 recipients of The Clemy, the highest honor given by the Numismatic Literary Guild (www.NLGonline.org). “The Clemy is a coveted, annual award presented in recognition of writing skill, dedication to numismatics, … Read more