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    1st-Time Display Together of “Big Four” U.S. Coin Rarities at Central States
    Central States

    1st-Time Display Together of “Big Four” U.S. Coin Rarities at Central...

    Four of the most famous United States rare coins with a combined face value of only $1.16 but insured now for $19 million will...
    Numismatic Crime - Help Identify Suspects in Gold Coin Theft
    Crime and Fraud

    Numismatic Crime – Suspects in Earlier Coin Theft Possibly Traveling

    By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Lost/Stolen Packages - FedEx, UPS The following parcels have been reported lost/stolen: FedEx A package...
    Ancient Coins and (Modern) Object Biographies
    Ancient Coins

    Ancient Coins and (Modern) Object Biographies

    By Nathan Elkins for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   One way to study numismatic objects is through the lens of the anthropological/archaeological concept of object...
    National Silver Dollar Round Table Award Winners and Central States Update
    NSDR

    National Silver Dollar Round Table Award Winners and Central States Update

    No NSDR Banquet at Central States National Silver Dollar Round Table membership ... I want to thank all of you that responded to the last...
    Numismatic Crime - Help Identify Suspects in Gold Coin Theft
    Crime and Fraud

    Numismatic Crime – Help Identify Suspects in Gold Coin Theft

    By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Suspects in Theft of Gold Kruerrands The two females pictured above are responsible...
    Antiochus IV in Illinois
    Ancient Greek Coins

    Antiochus IV in Illinois

    By Oliver Hoover for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   Everyone loves to find coins in unexpected places. There's a certain thrill that comes from discovering...
    Numismatic Education

    Price for American Numismatic Association Diploma Program to Increase

    Members encouraged to take advantage of current price point   American Numismatic Association (ANA) members have until April 1 to take advantage of the current School...
    Collector Exhibits at ANA Conventions Eligible to Receive Prizes
    Coin Exhibits

    Collector Exhibits at ANA Conventions Eligible to Receive Prizes

    One of the big draws of American Numismatic Association (ANA) conventions are the featured collector exhibits on display. The individual creativity in these displays...
    Fame and Infamy Represented in the Medallic Art Co. Die Shells
    American Numismatic Society

    Fame and Infamy Represented in the Medallic Art Co. Die Shells

    By Jesse Kraft for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   Since repatriating the die shells of the Medallic Art Co. (MACO), organizing and cataloguing these pieces...
    ANS Announces Andrew M. Burnett Chair of Roman Numismatics
    American Numismatic Society

    ANS Announces Andrew M. Burnett Chair of Roman Numismatics

    The newly endowed Chair of Roman Numismatics is named in honor of renowned numismatist, scholar, and ANS Board of Trustees Vice President Andrew M....
    Background of the Saint-Gaudens $20 Doube Eagle The Saint-Gaudens double eagle is one of the most famous of all American coin types. Its existence came only at the insistence of President Theodore Roosevelt, who sought for years to beautiful America’s humdrum coin designs. Saint-Gaudens’ involvement in the process was meant to be more far-reaching than it turned out to be. The artist set out to redesign every denomination of America’s circulating coinage but fell seriously ill before this plan could truly come to fruition. In fact, what we have in the form of the Saint Gaudens-designed $10 and $20 gold coins were actually only made possible due to the work of Saint Gaudens’ assistant Henry Hering. The Mint’s first strikings of this $20 design came in the form of two dozen Proofs, which were struck in March, each coin requiring nine impressions to realize the full detail of Saint-Gaudens’ high relief design. The Mint’s engraving department, led by Chief Engraver Charles Barber, was adamant that the high relief models were completely impractical for use in striking circulating coins. Barber is often slandered in numismatic circles as being entitled, hard to deal with, and unprofessional to his peers in the U.S. Mint engraving department and to outside artists. This could not be farther from the truth, and in the case of the double eagle design, he was absolutely correct! All double eagles struck in 1907 and most struck in 1908 lack the motto "In God We Trust" and are referred to as No Motto types. "With Motto" double eagles were struck from 1908 through 1933 when production of the coin was terminated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's executive orders recalling all privately owned gold. Design The obverse features a full-length image of Liberty, facing forward, with an olive branch in her extended left hand and a raised torch in her extended right hand. Draped in a long, flowing gown, her hair is swept to the left. Some describe her as striding forward; the foot of her left leg rests on a large rock (in front of which are oak leaves), difficult terrain through which to be walking. To Liberty's right, at the bottom of the coin, the sun is visible behind a depiction of the United States Capitol building. Rays from the sun extend upward from behind the Capitol and Liberty to about the level of Liberty's waist. At the top of the coin is the word LIBERTY, the torch separating I and B. Forty-six tiny six-pointed stars (48 stars from 1912 forward) are arrayed just inside the flat rim, forming a circle broken only at the bottom. The date, in 'Arabic' numerals, is at the right bottom, above the rock, and a monogram of the designer's initials ASG is below the date. With Motto Saints were minted in Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco; D and S mintmarks are located above the date. The crest of the sun appears again on the reverse, at the bottom with rays extending upward nearly to the top of coin behind a majestic left-facing eagle, wings uplifted in flight. In an arc above the sun is IN GOD WE TRUST, the words separated by centered triangular dots. At the top is UNITED STATES OF AMERICA in a concentric arc next to the flat rim, with TWENTY DOLLARS just below in another arc. The words of both phrases are separated by centered triangular dots, and the text is also in front of the sun's rays. E PLURIBUS UNUM in raised letters, with 13 separating raised stars, is on the edge of the coin.  
    Coins and Kids

    Submissions Accepted for ANA Young Numismatist Literary Awards

    Submissions for the American Numismatic Association's (ANA) annual Young Numismatist Literary Awards competition are being accepted through April 1. The awards were established to...
    Heritage Offers McCloskey Collection, Classic US Commemoratives in Upcoming Auctions
    Commemoratives

    Heritage Offers McCloskey Collection, Classic US Commemoratives in Upcoming Auctions

    The John W. McCloskey Collection Showcase Auction Dr. John W. McCloskey was a prolific researcher and pathfinder in multiple areas of American numismatics. He was...
    Central States Plans Bigger April 2022 Convention
    Central States

    Central States Plans Bigger April 2022 Convention

    Additional Dealer Tables Now Available   Visitors to the April 2022 Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) convention will find an expanded bourse area with more dealers...
    Numismatic Crime - $100,000 Worth of Coins Stolen at Starbucks
    Crime and Fraud

    Numismatic Crime – $100,000 Worth of Coins Stolen at Starbucks

    By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Coins and Silver Seized in Arrest The Police Department of Groveland, Florida is...
    From the Dark Corner: An "Authenticated" NOT 1787 Connecticut Copper - Jack D. Young
    Colonial Coins

    From the Dark Corner: An “Authenticated” NOT 1787 Connecticut Copper

    By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ......   In this series, I intend to continue to showcase different levels of "counterfeits", using a rather...
    William Shakespeare Medal Reunited With Family
    Medals and Tokens

    William Shakespeare Medal Reunited With Family

    By John Thomassen for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   One of the more fascinating aspects of the American Numismatic Society’s (ANS) eBay store are the...
    American Numismatic Association (ANA)
    American Numismatic Association

    Submissions Accepted for ANA Club Publications Competition

    The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is currently accepting submissions for the 2022 Barbara J. Gregory Outstanding Club Publications ANA competition. Awards will be presented...
    Precious Metals Service Awards Given to Arkansas, Ohio Coin Dealers
    Bullion & Metals

    Precious Metals Service Awards Given to Arkansas, Ohio Coin Dealers

    By National Coin & Bullion Association (NCBA) ......   The National Coin & Bullion Association (NCBA) dealer-members Dan Hedges (Auro Industries in Little Rock, Arkansas) ...
    From the Dark Corner: An "Authenticated" Counterfeit 1694 Elephant Token
    Counterfeits

    From the Dark Corner: An “Authenticated” Counterfeit 1694 Elephant Token

    By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ......   In my first installment from the Dark Corner, I reviewed a counterfeit that was created to...
    Coins and Their Target Audiences in the Roman Empire
    Ancient Roman Coins

    Coins and Their Target Audiences in the Roman Empire

    By Nathan Elkins for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   I spend a lot of time thinking about the significance and intent behind certain images on...
    New Concerned Collectors Coalition to Replace NCBA Patron Membership
    Bullion & Metals

    New Concerned Collectors Coalition to Replace NCBA Patron Membership

    The National Coin & Bullion Association (NCBA) is replacing our Consumer Patron-level membership with a new, free membership dedicated to collectors. The Concerned Collectors...
    ANA College Scholarships Available to Young Collectors
    Education

    ANA College Scholarships Available to Young Collectors

    Applications for the Gerome Walton Memorial College Scholarship provided by the American Numismatic Association (ANA) are being accepted through March 11. The scholarship fund...
    News

    Numismatic Crime – Million Dollar Bullion Coin Theft

    By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Million Dollar Coin Burglary at Sunnyvale, California Dealer The Sunnyvale, California Police Department...
    World Coins

    Islamic and Medieval Coins: New Years and Old Years

    By David Yoon for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   This essay is being written on December 31, 2021, to be posted on January 4, 2022....
    US Coins

    From the Dark Corner: An “Authenticated” Counterfeit 1901-S Barber Quarter

    By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ......   In the dark corners of my mind I hadn't anticipated writing this article as this is...
    Counterfeits

    Struck Counterfeit Coin of the Week: An Interesting 1798 “S-158 Large...

    By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ......   This is intended as a summary of the documented counterfeit 1798 “S-158” large cents to date,...
    Record Year For Million-Dollar Rare Coins, Reports Professional Numismatists Guild
    Record Prices

    Record Year For Million-Dollar Rare Coins, Reports Professional Numismatists Guild

    The market for high-grade, rare United States coins soared in 2021. A record 22 U.S. coins sold at auction for $1 million USD or...
    Crime and Fraud

    Numismatic Crime – Suspect in Coin Show Theft Arrested

    By Doug Davis - Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Suspect in Coin Show Theft Arrested On November 26, 2021, Numismatic Crime Information...
    New Candidate for Oldest U.S. Numismatic Society Discovered
    Numismatic History

    New Candidate for Oldest U.S. Numismatic Society Discovered

    By David Hill for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   A couple of months ago, friend and fellow numismatic researcher Joel Orosz sent me a news...
    Consumer Alert

    Jeff Garrett – A Christmas Miracle and Lessons Learned

    A lost coin is found and lessons are learned in a numismatic holiday caper   Reposted from December 6, 2019 by Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty...
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