Tag Archives: Liberty

The 1793 Liberty Cap Cent

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Numismatic News Staff

The 1793 Liberty Cap cent, simply based on the date, is a good coin. The only thing likely keeping it from much higher prices is a greater appreciation for how tough it really is and the fact that unlike the … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Features, General News, Item of the Week, News | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Dreaming of Coins

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Coins Magazine Staff

I started coin collecting in 1969 with the help of my sixth-grade teacher, Mr. Thorn, in a small upstate N.Y. town. Back then, I was mostly looking through pocket change and, once in a while, bankrolls of pennies. Growing up … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Coin Finds, Features, General News, News | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Are Pre-1934 US Gold Coin Prices Tracking Gold Price Increases?

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Pat Heller

From the New York COMEX closes on Dec. 28, 2018, to Sept. 3, 2019, the price of gold jumped 20.2%.  How have the prices of common-date Pre-1934 U.S. Gold Coins fared over them time period? At my company, here are … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, General News, News | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

‘Fraternity’ closes Marianne trilogy

Posted on March 4, 2019 by World Coin News Staff

Since 2008, Monnaie de Paris has revisited a number of historic French numismatic themes. Two years ago, it commenced a trilogy paying tribute to Marianne, whose face first appeared on a French coin in 1871, a 5 centime (KM-821.1). In … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, General News, News | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment