…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
A single choice uncirculated $10,000 1934 Green Seal note, PMG 64, that once greeted gamblers in the entryway to Binion’s Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas is expected to sell for over 12 times its face value in Heritage Auctions’ Florida United Numismatists Currency Signature Auction’s Platinum Night Jan. 6-12 in Tampa, Florida. The note (est. … Read more
Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) will launch a year-long 30th anniversary celebration at the upcoming 2016 Florida United Numismatists convention by turning back the clock to display an assortment of more than 120 different, promotional sample “slabs” issued by the company since its founding in 1986. While supplies last, PCGS will also be giving away … Read more