Coin Rarities & Related Topics: The Rarities Night Auction, Part 1 Overview
News and Analysis on scarce coins, markets, and the coin collecting community #65
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
While Heritage has been organizing 'Platinum Night'...
Dillon Gage to Open Larger Precious Metals Refinery in Dallas
Company's new facility now has twice the capacity to chemically remove diamonds from their settings
This summer, Dillon Gage Metals will move to a brand...
Multi-Million Collection of Cents on Display at Chicago’s World’s Fair of Money
The number one-ranked collection of United States large cents in both the PGCS and NGC Set Registry listings will be publicly displayed in Chicago...
A Look at Advanced Rare Coin Collecting
By Mark Ferguson for CoinWeek – MFrarecoins.com ......
When most people think of coin collecting, they think of filling albums with coins organized by date...
NGC Recognizes New Variety of 2010P Grand Canyon 5 Ounce Specimen Issue
The first variety in the America the Beautiful Quarters five-ounce silver coin series has been discovered and will now be recognized by Numismatic Guaranty...
Are MS-70 Coins “Value Traps”? – Another View
Editors Note: The following is a letter we received following publication of an article on June 23rd by Louis Golino, "Are MS-70 Coins Value...
The Two Types of Coin Collectors
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com
In my day-to-day dealings with collectors, I note at least two distinct typologies. First, there is the collector who has...
The Most Famous Ancient Coin of All
The most famous ancient coin in existence, the "Ides of March" silver denarius struck by Julius Caesar's assassin Marcus Junius Brutus, celebrating the infamous...
20 Interesting, Undervalued U.S. Gold Coins You Can Buy for Less Than $5,000
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com
In a recent blog, I mentioned the fact that the entry level to become a buyer of interesting United...
Recently discovered 1842-O Liberty Eagle sold by GreatCollections for $57,970
Rarity purchased in 1960s for just $225
June 28, 2011, Irvine, Calif. – GreatCollections successfully auctioned the 1842-O $10 Liberty Eagle PCGS MS-60 CAC, after...
Paul Fraser’s Top Five…Spectacular and Unique Rare Coin Sales
By Paul Fraser Collectibles ......
If you ever have only one penny to your name, make sure it is one of these fantastic coins...
How many...
NGC Ancients: The Roman Civil War of A.D. 68–69, Year of Five Emperors
By Josh Illingworth - NGC Ancients .....
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War. The concept of civil...
Tom Denly – Denly’s of Boston
Tom Denly
Denly’s of Boston
Interviewer: David Lisot
Tom Denly has been a paper money dealer for decades and knows the Memphis Paper Show from the earliest...
Neil Shafer – Paper Money Writer, Researcher & Collector
Neil Shafer
Paper Money Writer, Researcher & Collector
Neil Shafer is one of the worlds’ top author and researcher for paper money. His knowledge covers many...
Andrew A. Shiva – Paper Money Collector and Professor of Forensic Psychology
Andrew A. Shiva
Paper Money Collector and Professor of Forensic Psychology
Interviewer: David Lisot
Andrew Shiva has assembled one of the most comprehensive and extraordinary collections of...
James Simek of Numisgraphic Enterprises
James Simek - Numisgraphic Enterprises
Interviewer: David Lisot
Jim attended the first Memphis Paper Show 35 years ago and has come regularly ever since. In...
Don Kagin & Sergio Sanchez – Paper Money Dealers
Don Kagin & Sergio Sanchez
Paper Money Dealers
The expression is, “if you want to talk paper money you have to come to Memphis.” Hear from...
Coin Rarities & Related Topics: The June 2011 Baltimore Auction, part 1, copper and...
News and Analysis of scarce coins, markets, and the collecting community #57
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds
In my columns of April 6 and of...
The 1856-S Eagle: A Study of Mintmark Varieties
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com....
I’d like to thank collector John Toffaletti for writing this interesting study of 1856-S eagles and contributing it to raregoldcoins.com...
United States Paper Money Market at Long Beach
June 2011 Long Beach Expo
Sergio Sanchez comments on the state of the market in high quality paper money. How to learn about paper money...
Early American Coppers Market Report
June 2011 Long Beach Expo Video News
Tom Reynolds
Early American Coin Gallery, Owner
Interviewer: David Lisot
Tom Reynolds reports on trading in early American copper coins. He...
The State of the Liberty Head Double Eagle Coin Market: 2011
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com
The level of popularity for the Liberty Head double eagle series, struck between 1850 and 1907, shows no signs of...
The Story of English Civil War Siege Money
When Royalists did battle with Parliamentarians, some numsimatic oddities were produced
By Paul Fraiser Collectibles ......
Many numismatic collectors seek perfection in the rare coins they...
Coin Markets: What’s Hot and What’s Not – Spring 2011
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com -
One of the more popular entries in the DWN Blogospehere is the “Hot/Not” feature. Its been a while since...
GreatCollections To Auction a Newly Discovered Mint State 1842-O $10 Gold Eagle
Discovery Ranks Among the Finest Known.
GreatCollections is proud to auction a newly discovered Mint State 1842-O Eagle, which ranks among the finest known.
The coin...
Collecting Three Cent Nickels
News and Analysis of scarce coins, markets, and coin collecting #53
A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds ......
More than 20 years ago, there was...
Heritage-Gemini Ancient Coin Auction Nets $3.4 Million
Silver tetradrachm of Naxos in Sicily brings $174,800 to lead the way
A spectacular silver tetradrachm of Naxos in Sicily, struck circa 415 BC, brought...
Steve Roach: The Strong Market for Classic Proof U.S. Coins
By Steve Roach for Steve Roach Online .....
First published in the May 30, 2011, issue of Coin World
The Heritage Platinum Night auction on...
The State of the Dahlonega Gold Coin Market, 2011
Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com
I published the second edition of my book on Dahlonega gold coinage in 2003. A lot of time has passed since...
EAC 2011 “Happening”
When members of the Early American Coppers gather for one of their conventions participants bring coins with them to sell and trade as well...