Whitman Publishing announces the upcoming release of Counterfeiting and Technology: A History of the Long Struggle Between Paper-Money Counterfeiters and Security Printing, by Bob McCabe. In 480 pages this narrative covers the origins and development of paper and printing; the formation of engraving companies in America, particularly in the melting pot of Philadelphia; the measures … Read more
Heritage Auctions (www.HA.com) has donated an additional $50,000 to the American Numismatic Association (www.money.org) to endow a scholarship fund in honor of the late Pennsylvania collector Gene Gardner. The Eugene H. Gardner ANA Young Numismatist Scholarship Fund was established in 2014 with an initial donation of $7,500 from Heritage Gardner passed away in Lancaster, Pennsylvania … Read more
A 1792 Silver Center Cent, Judd-1, SP35 PCGS Secure CAC will give collectors a rare opportunity to own one of the most historic coins in early American numismatics on August 10-14 at Heritage Auction’ ANA U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Anaheim, CA. “The 1792 Silver Center Cent is undoubtedly one of the most significant coins … Read more
As the United States readies itself for a first woman to be pictured on its paper money in at least a century, several rare notes offered during Heritage Auctions’ American Numismatic Association Currency Auction Aug. 10-16 show women played an integral role in our money for more than 60 years. “Bringing women back to United … Read more
Each year the American Numismatic Association recognizes young writers through the Young Numismatist Literary Awards, funded by Whitman Publishing. Awards of up to $1,000 are given in three age groups named after Whitman authors and longtime hobby leaders Bill Fivaz (entrants aged 8–12), Q. David Bowers (ages 13–17), and Kenneth Bressett (ages 18–22). First-place winners … Read more
In less than five weeks, Liberty Coin Service’s Patrick A. Heller’s June 1st prediction that the price of silver would top $20.00 by Labor Day came to pass on July 4. Silver reached an intra-day high of $21.13 on the Shanghai Gold Exchange on July 4. Heller made this prediction in LCS’s monthly newsletter, Liberty’s … Read more