The United States Mint (Mint) opened sales for Mark Twain Commemorative Gold Coins today at noon Eastern Time (ET). Public Law 112-201 authorizes the bureau to mint and issue up to 100,000 $5 gold coins in proof and uncirculated qualities. Customer demand will determine the ratio of proof to uncirculated coins minted within the authorized … Read more
Whitman Publishing announces the release of volume 6 of the Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money, by Q. David Bowers. In 496 pages it covers the early bank currency of the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The book debuted at the FUN (Florida United Numismatists) show in January 2016, and now … Read more
…that the 2014 Kennedy Gold half dollar containing .750 ounces of .999 fine gold has a very unusual origin? Where most commemorative coin programs start in the House, pass the Senate and are signed into law by the President, the 2014 Kennedy Commemorative Coin Program was created by whim of the Treasury Department and the … Read more
As part of a year-long 30th anniversary celebration, Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has unveiled an impressive array of products and services to assist and benefit collectors and dealers. They include ending the annual $149 subscription fee to now make the popular www.PCGSCoinFacts.com website free to everyone; new developments for the PCGS Restoration Service; and … Read more
A singular and spectacular U.S. Mint error coin, a Roosevelt Dime struck on a zinc-coated sixpenny nail — graded MS65 PCGS – sold for $42,300 on Jan. 6, 2016, in Heritage Auctions’ Florida United Numismatists (FUN) U.S. Coins Signature® Auction in Tampa, FL. The pre-auction estimate on the “coin&rdquo was $10,000+. It was purchased by a … Read more
An 1894-S Barber Dime, Branch Mint PR66 PCGS CAC, the finest known survivor, will offer one collector a once-in-a-generation opportunity to own one of the most famous, mysterious and elusive coins in American numismatics when it comes to auction on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, as the centerpiece of Heritage Auctions’ Platinum Night offerings at the … Read more