Tag: so-called dollars
Spotlight on So-Called Dollars 3: America’s Forgotten History
Mass murder... domestic terrorism... swastikas... are they really on American medals and tokens?
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek .....
In the first and second installments...
Spotlight on So-Called Dollars 2: The Commemorative Coin Connection
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek .....
In the first part of our story, we discussed a number of So-Called Dollars and commemorative...
Spotlight on So-Called Dollars
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek .....
It is said that New York coin dealer Thomas Elder first coined the term “So-Called Dollar”...
1926 Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Exposition Coins and Medals From the U.S. Mint
By Vic Bozarth for PCGS ......
The year was 1926, and the United States was celebrating its 150th anniversary, more widely known at the time...
1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition Coins and Medals From the U.S. Mint
By Vic Bozarth for PCGS ......
The Panama-Pacific Exposition was one of the biggest of the popular world’s fairs, which drew millions over the several...
1905 Lewis and Clark Expo Coins and Medals From the U.S. Mint
By Vic Bozarth for PCGS ......
We wind our way to 1905 in this series covering the coins, medals, and tokens produced in conjunction with...
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...
Columbian Exposition Coins and Medals Struck by the U.S. Mint
By Vic Bozarth for PCGS ......
Continuing my series on the World's Fair expositions held between 1876 and 1926, we move to the year 1893...
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...
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...
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...
The Ferris Wheel on So-Called Dollars
Souvenir So-Called Dollars by Jay Turner for PCGS ......
It had been four years since the Exposition Universelle in Paris, France, where the world had...
Highlights From Robert Adam Collection of U.S. Tokens and Medals in Stack’s Bowers June...
The Robert Adam Collection of U.S. Tokens and Medals comprises more than 450 lots with nearly 600 individual items, making it one of the...
The 1933 Santa Monica Breakwater So-Called Dollar
By Jay Turner for PCGS ......
1933 SC$1 HK-687 Aluminum Santa Monica Breakwater PCGS MS62
A trip to the beach, the smell of the ocean air,...
So-Called Dollars From the Pacific Coast Expositions
The latest publication on so-called dollars by Jeff Shevlin and Bill Hyder, So-Called Dollars from the Pacific Coast Expositions, won awards at the 2019...
Spectacular Collection of NGC-Certified Lesher Dollars to be Sold in February
The most complete set of Lesher “Referendum Dollars” — which is entirely certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) — is being sold by Kagin’s...
CoinWeek Podcast #126: Collecting Medals in America
CoinWeek Podcast #126: Collecting Medals in America
Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or subscribe to the CoinWeek Podcast on...
Boston Lawyer Aaron White Hated Paper Money
By Charles Morgan for CoinWeek .....
The numismatic object illustrated above is a wonderfully preserved example of a private issue token categorized by numismatic researchers...
Extremely Rare Gold 1920 Wilson Dollar in July 21 Austin Auction
On July 21, Austin Auction Gallery will offer one of the finest-known examples of one of the rarest gold medals ever struck by the...
New Book on So-Called Dollars From Pacific Coast Expositions Just Released
So-Called Dollar dealer Jeff Shevlin and William D. Hyder announced the release of their new book, So-Called Dollars from the Pacific Coast Expositions. It...
1892-3 Columbus So-Called Dollar/Award Medal and Obverse Die
1892-3 Columbus So-Called Dollar/Award Medal
by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Charles Barber Bronze, 38.1 mm, R.5.
One of our favorite so-called dollars, the Saint-Gaudens/Barber HK-223.
This is the...
1883 Liberty Nickel Bag: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity – Heritage CSNS Auction
Over the years, we have watched the Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) grow into one of the most active and important numismatic organizations in...
ANA 2018 Summer Seminar “The Medal in America” Is Firing Up
By David T. Alexander and Dr. David Menchell .....
Highlighting its educational mission for more than three decades, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) has offered...
CoinWeek: Cool Coins! 2018 Episode 1: Amazing Mint Errors, Shipwreck Gold and More!
CoinWeek Cool Coins! returns with this first episode for 2018.We are excited to share with you a new crop of cool stories about some...
The 1901 Pan-American Exposition in the “Rainbow City”
By 1900, the United States had established itself as a major world power. The frontier had been settled coast to coast. The major hostilities...
NGC Certifies First Silver Bombardment of Fort Sumter Medal
NGC has identified a new silver variety of the Fort Sumter Medal as HK-11f
A new metal type for the renowned “Bombardment of Fort Sumter...
Northern Nevada Coin Hires Expert on So-Called Dollars
By Northern Nevada Coin ......
Northern Nevada Coin has hired Jeff Shevlin to manage their store in Reno, Nevada. NNC, owned by Allen Rowe has...
New So-Called Dollar Plastic Coin Holder Debuts at FUN – 4K CoinWeek Video
At the 2016 Florida United Numismatists Annual Winter Convention, CoinWeek met up with So-Called Dollar Expert Jeff Shevlin to ask him about the status...
Should You Collect Medals?
By David Thomason Alexander, Founder of Medal Collectors of America for Coinweek....
Medals remain a mystery to many American coin collectors in 2015.
Part of the...
What Rare Coin Dealers Collect
By Jeff Garrett for NGC Market Report ......
Many assume that rare coin dealers have built incredible collections from the coins that they regularly trade....