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    USA Coin Album: Coin Ghosts of Christmas Past

    David W. Lange
    By David W. Lange - Research Director, Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......   Because the holiday season is rapidly approaching, I’ll finally break precedent and do...
    Coin Collecting Merit Badge Tips for Teachers and Scouts

    Coin Collecting Merit Badge Tips for Teachers and Scouts

    Tips for Collectors
    By CoinWeek .....   The Coin Collecting Merit Badge should be a fun, rewarding, and educational experience for scouts. And it not only teaches them about...

    Jeff Garrett: The Great American Coin Hunt – 2020 Edition

    Coins and Kids
    By Jeff Garrett - Mid-American Rare Coin Galleries .....   The last few weeks have been like no other in my 45 plus years as a...

    PNG 2020 Young Numismatist Scholarship Competition Opens

    Coins and Kids
    YNs have until March 13, 2020 to submit an essay   The annual Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) Young Numismatist (YN) Scholarship Competition has opened. The PNG...

    World Coin Shows – Rare 2002 Canada Cent Selling for $7000 at Toronto Coin...

    Coins and Kids
    By Toronto Coin Expo ....   The Toronto Coin Expo, Canada’s premiere coin and banknote show, returns to the Toronto Reference Library at 789 Yonge St....
    Dispatches From a Week in Numismatics - Charles Morgan

    Dispatches From a Week in Numismatics

    ANA Money Shows
    By Charles Morgan for CoinWeek .....   Hello, CoinWeek readers. As we wrap up the final days of winter, I thought I'd write a few words...

    Young Numismatists and the Coin Collecting Merit Badge

    Coins and Kids
    By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   Founded in 1910, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have long “strove to educate and enrich the youth of...
    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.  

    Submissions Accepted for ANA Young Numismatist Literary Awards

    Coins and Kids
    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...

    United States Mint Announces New Products for Young Collectors

    Coins and Kids
    The United States Mint is pleased to announce a new family of youth products in 2019 – the Mint’s first new youth products in...

    So You Want to Go Pro – Thoughts on Starting Your Numismatic Career

    Jobs and Careers
    How to transform a rewarding hobby into a numismatic career By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) ......   I am truly blessed to do what...

    Learn to be a Professional Numismatist: PNG Numismatic Education and Intern Program

    Coins and Kids
    If you’ve thought about turning your hobby into a full-time career, the Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) can help. PNG is accepting applications for its...
    ANA 2019 Young Numismatist (YN) Literary Awards

    ANA Presents Literary Awards to Exceptional Writers

    American Numismatic Association
    2019 Adult Numismatist Literary Award Winners The American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) 2019 literary awards – recognizing articles published in the 2018 volume of its official...

    Highest ANA Awards Given to Numismatists Making a Difference

    ANA
    American Numismatic Association to Honor Recipients Virtually   The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is honoring several numismatists who not only lead by example but pave new...

    Princeton-Bound Teen Wins 2019 PNG YN Scholarship

    Coins and Kids
    Young Connecticut numismatist will attend a six-day session of the ANA Summer Seminar The Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) 2019 Young Numismatist Scholarship has been awarded...

    Exhibitors Honored at ANA Chicago World’s Fair of Money

    ANA Worlds Fair of Money
    The American Numismatic Association (ANA) presented 53 competitive exhibit awards at the 2019 World’s Fair of Money in Rosemont, Illinois. Winners were announced at...

    ANA Awards Given to Numismatists Making a Difference

    Coins and Kids
    The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is honoring several numismatists who not only lead by example but pave new pathways within the numismatic hobby. Recognized...

    Celebrate “Money, Big & BOLD” During 2021 National Coin Week

    Numismatic Education
    Activities Offer Hobbyists a Chance to Win Prizes   Collecting silver dollars has long been a favorite of coin collectors. One hundred years ago, the United...

    ANA: Young Numismatist 6th Annual Live Auction, eLearning Seminars

    Education
    By the American Numismatic Association (ANA) ......   Young Numismatist 6th Annual Live Auction Join fellow young numismatists to bid on over 100 lots at a live...

    Your Kids Don’t Want Your Coins, But I Know Someone Who Might

    Coins and Kids
    By David Schwager for CoinWeek .....   Kids today don’t care about coins. That’s not a problem. A recent CoinWeek article discussed three events at the 2017...
    CoinWeek Podcast #163: Why #FreeCoinDay Matters

    CoinWeek Podcast #163: Why #FreeCoinDay Matters

    CoinWeek Podcast
    The CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. Check out PCGS’ new grading specials and take advantage of an exclusive offer to get...

    PNG Opens 2019 Young Numismatist Scholarship Competition

    Coins and Kids
    Young Numismatists have until March 29, 2019 to submit an essay   The annual Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) Young Numismatist (YN) Scholarship Competition has opened. The...

    Third 2019 United States Mint Youth-Oriented Product on Sale Oct. 31

    Coins and Kids
    The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2019 Youth Coin and Currency Set™ (product code 19RX) on October 31 at noon...

    CoinWeek News Wire for December 30, 2016

    Coins and Kids
    By Coinweek ....   CoinWeek News Wire for December 30, 2016 Brain Food 1.) The medal detective Few things mean as much to soldiers as their medals. But if...

    That First Magical Coin – How Coin Collectors Got Their Start

    Coins and Kids
    By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for CoinWeek .......   I remember that fateful day in November 1992 like it was yesterday. It was the day a well-worn, chocolate-brown...

    PAN Offering World’s Fair of Money NGC Special Issue Innovation Dollars

    Certified Coins
    NGC Innovation Dollar Slab was to be part of cancelled American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money Festivities   The August 4-8 ANA 2020 World's Fair...

    Can Social Media Re-Energize the Rare Coin Market?

    Coins and Kids
    Meet younger numismatists where they are - on social media By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) ......   While president of the American Numismatic Association...

    Jeff Garrett: ANA Summer Seminar – A Chance to Learn From Experts

    Numismatic Education
    By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) ......   After a nearly three-year hiatus, the ANA Summer Seminar returns to Colorado Springs this year. Strict...

    At the ANA, Many Attempts to Bridge the Coin Collecting Divide

    Coins and Kids
    By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ....   To hear some veterans of the industry tell it, the coin hobby of today is a...

    Why Young People Are Not Interested in Coins

    Coins and Kids
    By Olivia Beauvais, Age 15, Massachusetts ........ Heritage Auctions holds a quarterly essay contest to encourage and support young numismatists and budding authors. Contest rules...

    CoinWeek News Wire for February 24, 2017

    Coins and Kids
    By Coinweek ....   CoinWeek News Wire for February 24, 2017 Brain Food 1.) The Secret Art History on Your Money The “fancy heads” both prettied things up and...
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