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- Letters to the Editor: Aug. 11, 2020 Research Reveals Find Created by Chet Krause Check out this historic find! The steel penny isn’t part of it, it’s just something I picked up at the same time. I started researching and found that this publication’s founder made these. I thought it was a cool find considering I’m in Florida. Michael Blankenship Florida Panic Buying for Gold Yet ...
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U.S. Mint Announces Designs for the Two Bush Coins
On July 28, The United States Mint officially announced the designs for the George H.W. Bush Presidential $1 coin and the Barbara Bush First Spouse gold coin. Public Law 116–112 authorizes the Mint to strike and issue these coins. The … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, General News, News
Tagged $1 Bush Presidential coin, First Spouse gold coin, u.s. mint
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Detecting Counterfeit Coins in Fake Slabs
Is there any way to reliably detect counterfeit coins that have been put into fake slabs? The saying “buy the coin, not the slab” still holds true. It may be more difficult to determine if a coin is a fake … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Coin Clinic, Features, General News, News
Tagged coin clinic, counterfeit coins, fake slabs
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Chinese ‘Spring Dollar’ Nets $660,000 at Heritage Sale
A China 1910 Yunnan silver dollar certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) realized a whopping 660,000 USD at a Heritage Auctions sale on June 12, 2020. This is one of the highest prices ever paid for any Chinese coin, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese spring dollar, dragon, heritage auctions, NGC, spring dollar, World Coin News
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The 1794 Half Cent
There are a lot of interesting questions to be raised about the 1794 half cent, and in some cases the only one who can answer the question is you. That makes the 1794 half cent a piece that no two … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Features, General News, Item of the Week, News
Tagged 1794 half cent, Item of the Week, Numismatic News
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Stone Mountain Half a Reminder of Institutionalized Racism
By Robert Grand Great art is timeless, but also inevitably tied to the time in which it was produced. Many coins are miniature works of art and as such, reveal the ideals and prejudices of the time in which they … Continue reading
Proof Silver Eagles Come Out on Top
It was a quiet week as far as new releases go, but for top sellers, silver continues to dominate. The front-runner this week is the 2020-W proof silver Eagle coin. With a hearty week-over-week gain of 18,089, it cracked 300,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Features, General News, Mint Stats, News
Tagged mint stats, proof silver eagle, sales figures, u.s. mint
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Community Voice Response: Aug. 11, 2020
from the July 17, Numismatic News E-NewsLetter Have you come across counterfeits or suspected fakes during your time in the hobby? If so, what have you seen? Here are some answers sent from our e-newsletter readers. I’ve gotten a … Continue reading
U.S. Mint to Issue Its First-Ever Colorized Coins
The 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame products were launched June 4, but now these coins are bouncing back for a second installment. On Aug. 28 at noon EST, the U.S. Mint is releasing two products. They are the first colorized … Continue reading
Posted in AnnounceMints, Articles, Features, General News, News
Tagged AnnounceMINTS, Basketball HOF coins, colorized coins, half dollar, silver dollar, u.s. mint
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