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Sole Finest Silver Libertas Americana Medal in Stack’s Bowers August Showcase Auction
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
The Libertas Americana medal is legendary. To no one’s surprise, it was #1 in Whitman's 100 Greatest...
Stack’s Bowers to Offer 1864 Boston Masonic Lodge Seated Liberty Half Dollar
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
On April 5, 1864, a fire destroyed the Boston Masonic Lodge known as Winthrop House, causing significant...
Stack’s Bowers Offers Rare Mint-Produced 1804 Dollar Electrotype
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
Given the profusion of (often low-quality) reproductions and forgeries of 1804 dollars, many collectors are wary of...
Stack’s Bowers to Offer 1860 Clark Gruber $20 in August Auction
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
The Denver Mint commenced coining operations under federal auspices in 1906, but the coinage that rolled off...
Stack’s Bowers to Offer Gem Uncirculated 1889 Three Dollar Gold
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
Featured as Lot 5112 in the Rarities Night Session of the Stack’s Bowers Galleries August 2023 Global...
1921-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar in Stack’s Bowers Auction
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
Each key date Walking Liberty half dollar can claim to be the rarest issue at different points...
Saddle Ridge 1892-S Double Eagle in Stack’s Bowers ANA Auction
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
Uncovered in 2013, the Saddle Ridge Hoard comprised more than 1,400 U.S. gold coins struck at the...
Deep Cameo PR-70 1968-S Kennedy Half Dollar in Stack’s Bowers June Auction
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
1968 marked a turning point in the history of U.S. Proof coinage as production shifted to the...
Doubled Die Proof 1961 Franklin Half Dollar at Stack’s Bowers
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
The Red Book lists only one doubled die variety for Franklin half dollars: the 1961 Proof DDR....
Gem Proof 1904 Morgan Dollar in Stack’s Bowers June Auction
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
The 650 Proof Morgan dollars struck in 1904 place the issue among the key dates for Proofs,...
Mint State 65+ 1927-S Peace Dollar in Stack’s Bowers Auction
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
Peace dollars of any date are rare in the highest Mint State grades (MS-67 and higher) -...
Stack’s Bowers to Offer Mint State 1873-S Open 3 Double Eagle
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
Stack’s Bowers Galleries is offering an attractive, original 1873-S Open 3 double eagle $20 gold coin in...
Stack’s Bowers to Offer 1796 LIKERTY Half Dime in MS-63
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
The die sinker responsible for the obverse die of the LM-1 variety half dime certainly knew how...
Stack’s Bowers Offers 1893-S Morgan Dollar in Rarities Night Sale
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
The title “King of Morgan Dollars” is a contested one. Many reserve the honor for the 1895,...
Stack’s Bowers to Offer Gem 1896-S Barber Quarter
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
For decades, American consumers were handling a significant numismatic rarity almost certainly without realizing it. Many 1896-S...
Stack’s Bowers to Offer S-135 Reverse of 1797 Large Cent
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
Mint State 1797 Sheldon-135 large cents are relatively abundant owing to the Nichols Hoard, a group of...
Proof 1902 Double Eagle in Spring 2023 Rarities Night Auction
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
1902 Proof double eagles are not common coins; they have a reported mintage of just 114 coins...
Stack’s Bowers to Offer 1860 Half Eagle in Spring Rarities Auction
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
Stack's Bowers Galleries is excited to offer an 1860 Liberty Head gold half eagle graded MS-63 by...
Stack’s Bowers to Offer Burger-Regulated Brazilian Gold Coin
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
No, King Joseph I’s eye isn’t bugging out on this 1762/1-R Brazilian 6,400-reis. The coin was plugged...
The Women Honored on the 2022 American Women Quarters
By Chris Bulfinch for CoinWeek .....
The United States Mint will release a new series of circulating commemorative quarters honoring American women notable for their...
