New 2021 OFFICIAL RED BOOK Will Debut April 7

A Guide Book of United States Coins

The 74th edition of the coin-collecting hobby’s annual Guide Book of United States Coins (popularly known as the “Red Book”) will debut April 7, 2020. The new volume includes completely updated pricing and auction data reflecting the current market for collectible U.S. coins, along with historical information and guidance on how to build a valuable … Read more

Heritage Auctions’ Mark Borckardt Named 2020 Numismatist of the Year

Mark Borckardt

Award places Heritage Auctions Senior Numismatist in elite company among top numismatists Heritage Auctions Senior Numismatist Mark Borckardt received one of the highest individual honors within the hobby when he was named 2020 Numismatist of the Year by the American Numismatic Association. “This honor is important to me,” Borckardt said. “This award validates my numismatic … Read more

Historic 1858 Proof Liberty Eagle Gold Coin Offered

1858 $10

An 1858 Liberty Eagle, one of the most historic U.S. gold coins ever minted and the only specimen known outside of museums, will headline Heritage Auctions’ U.S. coins offerings during the Central States Numismatic Society auctions, April 22-25 in Dallas.  “Heritage is honored to have been selected to offer this historically important coin to its … Read more

The Health of the Hobby, 2020

by Dennis Tucker, Publisher, Whitman Publishing For several years when I was a kid, my father and I would plant, nurture, and eventually harvest a big vegetable garden. It was something special he and I shared—my one older brother still living at home didn’t really take to it; my mother helped, but she focused mainly … Read more

Heritage Auctions Awards $10,000 to Pennsylvania Coin Collector

Heritage Auctions Building, Dallas, TX

Collecting interest was passed down from father, uncle Following a tradition that has grown for more than 20 years, Heritage Auctions has awarded a $10,000 auction credit to client Steven Wilson through a drawing among collectors who participated in the firm’s annual numismatic survey. The Pennsylvania resident’s interest in collecting was born out of a … Read more

High-Value “Cherrypicker” Coins Take the Stage at the National Money Show

Larry Briggs, Bill Fivaz, Brandon Hall, and Dennis Tucker

Bill Fivaz, coauthor of the Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins, and Dennis Tucker, publisher at Whitman Publishing, along with Whitman Associate Editor Brandon Hall, spoke to a standing-room-only audience at the American Numismatic Association’s National Money Show on Thursday, February 27, 2020, in Atlanta. They gave an overview of today’s … Read more