Heritage Auctions June

Medals and Tokens

1904 World's Fair Collecting.

1904 St. Louis World’s Fair Coins and Medals Struck by the U.S. Mint

By Vic Bozarth for PCGS ......   In part four of this series, we arrive at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, for which...
United States Marine Corps Bronze Medal. Image: U.S. Mint / CoinWeek.

U.S. Marines Bronze Medal on Sale December 14

The U.S. Marines Bronze Medal, part of the Armed Forces Medals Program, will be available for direct purchase from the United States Mint starting...
1901 Pan-American Exposition Medals and Tokens.

1901 Pan-American Exposition Medals From the U.S. Mint

By Vic Bozarth for PCGS ......   This entry in my series of articles about the World’s Fair expositions held between 1876 and 1926 details the...
Solomon Caralho Medal.

Jewish-American Hall of Fame Issues Solomon Carvalho Medals

The Jewish-American Hall of Fame has announced that its newest medal (the 54th in its series) commemorates the life, legacy, and achievements of artist,...
An 1876 Nevada So-Called Dollar struck for the 1876 U.S. World’s Fair in Philadelphia. Courtesy of PCGS TrueView.

1876 Centennial Exposition Medals Struck by the U.S. Mint

By Vic Bozarth for PCGS ...... Regardless of what you like to collect, knowing the particulars about your collectibles is often beneficial in terms of...
U.S. Grant Silver Presidential Medal. Image: U.S. Mint / CoinWeek.

Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Silver Medal Available Oct. 2

The United States Mint Presidential Silver Medal featuring 18th president Ulysses S. Grant (in office 1869-77) will be available at noon Eastern on October...
American Numismatic Society's Paul Revere Medal.

The ANS’s Paul Revere Medal

By David Hill for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ...... From the late 19th into the early 20th century, the American Numismatic Society (ANS) had a...
2023 United States Marines Silver Medal. Image: U.S. Mint / CoinWeek.

U.S. Marines 1oz Silver Medal Available September 11

The United States Mint will open sales for the U.S. Marines One Ounce Silver Medal on September 11 at noon EDT. The medal is...
PCGS World's Columbian Exposition Elongated Coin. Image: PCGS.

PCGS Unveils Grading of Classic Elongated Coins

Professional Coin Grading Service expands elongated coin grading to include pieces cataloged in seminal subject-area book   Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) has announced it will...
1874 United States Assay Medal; Assay Commission Medals – Insights Into the 1874 Issue

Assay Commission Medals – Insights Into the 1874 Issue

By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek .....   The Mint Act of 1792 established the United States Assay Commission to test and verify weight and...

The 1920 Wilson Dollar: A Counterfeited Rarity

An elusive Wilson Dollar medal represents a challenge for collectors of higher grades   The Wilson Dollar by Numismatic Guaranty Company ...... The Wilson dollar was struck...

Andrew Johnson Presidential Silver Medal Available August 14

The Andrew Johnson Presidential Silver Medal will be available for purchase directly from the United States Mint on August 14 at noon EDT. Johnson...
2023 United States Navy Bronze Medal. Image: CoinWeek.

U.S. Navy Bronze Medal Avail. From United States Mint August 8

The United States Mint will open sales for the U.S. Navy Bronze Medal on Tuesday, August 8 at noon EDT. This is the bronze...
United States Navy Medal. Image: United States Mint.

U.S. Navy One Ounce Silver Medal Available July 17

The United States Mint will open sales for the U.S. Navy One Ounce Silver Medal on July 17 at noon EDT. The medal is...
United States Mint Employee Allegiance Medal.

The United States Mint Employee Allegiance Medal

By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek .....   On September 2, 1861, officers and workmen/women of the various facilities of the United States Mint took...
The Curious Case of the Mystery Mule Tokens

The Curious Case of the Mystery Mule Tokens

By John Thomassen for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ...... With a collection as large as the American Numismatic Society’s, those of us who work with...
Coast Guard Bronze Medal. Image: United States Mint.

Coast Guard Bronze Medal Avail. From United States Mint May 11

The United States Mint will open sales for the U.S. Coast Guard 1.5-inch Bronze Medal on May 11 at noon EDT. This is the...
Abraham Lincoln Silver Medal. Image: United States Mint.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Silver Medal Available May 1

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Silver Medal will be available for purchase directly from the United States Mint on May 1 at noon EDT. Lincoln...

New Book on So-Called Dollars From US Expos Now Available

So-Called Dollars by Jeff Shevlin - So-CalledDollar.com ......   A new standard reference book for So-Called Dollars, which are a type of historical U.S. medal, has...

PCGS Now Certifying and Grading Franklin Mint Medals

By Jay Turner for PCGS ...... The Franklin Mint, founded in 1964 by the late Joseph H. Segel and named after founding father Benjamin Franklin,...

The John S. White Medal and the Rise and Fall of Berkeley School for...

By Jesse Kraft for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   Medals help tell a story, but they rarely tell the entire story. The medallic arts are...
Jewish-American Hall of Fame Commemorates Israel's 75th Anniversary of Independence with David Ben-Gurion Medal.

Jewish-American Hall of Fame Commemorates Israel Independence on Medal

No More Than 75 Impressive Medals Will be Made Commemorating Israel’s 75th Anniversary of Independence Featuring a Remarkable Portrait of “The Father of Modern...
US Mint Releases U.S. Army 2.5 Ounce Silver Medal March 6

US Mint Releases U.S. Army 2.5 Ounce Silver Medal March 6

The United States Mint will accept orders for the 2.5 ounce Armed Forces Silver Medal honoring the U.S. Army beginning on March 6 at...
James Buchanan Presidential Silver Medal Available From United States Mint

James Buchanan Presidential Silver Medal Available

The James Buchanan Presidential Silver Medal is now available for purchase directly from the United States Mint. Buchanan was the nation’s 15th President, serving...
Video Shoot Disaster: How I Barely Pulled off This CoinWeek Video

Video Shoot Disaster: How I Barely Pulled off This CoinWeek Video

By Charles Morgan for CoinWeek ..... Before I begin, watch this video...   On June 29, 2017, I was set to meet Michael Chou of Champion Auctions...
New Book on Tokens of Love, Loss and Disrespect

New Book on Tokens of Love, Loss and Disrespect

Coins and tokens from the 18th and early 19th centuries were frequently repurposed to communicate private and public messages – from ad hoc scratchings...
A Brief History of the Receipt

A Brief History of the Receipt

By Jane Sancinito for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   Today’s post comes from Jane Sancinito, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Lowell...

The Numismatic Legacy of Expo ’70 – A Collector’s Journey

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ..... Today we are going to take you on a numismatic journey to Osaka, Japan, host of...

ANS Announces New Book on Betts Medals

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to announce the publication The Early Betts Medal Companion: Medals of America’s Discovery and Colonization (1492–1737), the...
George Washington: The Early Coins, Tokens & Medals Honoring Our Founding Father

George Washington: The Early Coins, Tokens & Medals Honoring Our Founding Father

By Blanchard & Company ...... Before there was a nation, before there was a symbol of this young nation — a flag, a constitution, a...