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Monday Morning Letter for November 22, 2021: Did Mint Keep Its Promises?
A year ago in this column, published in the December 2020 monthly issue of World of coins, I commented on some sections of a larger public statement made by Mint Director David J. Ryder on Nov. 18, 2020 about the mint's most recent…
Pobjoy continues the Santa 50 penny streak
Santa Claus, as Raymond Briggs imagined him to be, is not a standard Santa Claus, but a rather grumpy interpretation of the stereotypical character.
For the fourth time in a row, the Pobjoy Mint is presenting this interpretation of Saint…
A Sag Harbor doctor’s hoard with a limited bust of half a dollar
from F. David Bowers - Co-founder, Stack's Bowers ... ..
It must have been an all-rounder among collectors long Island, new York in 1880 when the Capped bust half a dollar (coined 1807-1836) had long been withdrawn from circulation. In…
A famous Jewish writer collected 4,000 tiny Eastern European dreidel
Arthur Kurzweil first came across amulets and dreidel, which were unearthed by treasure hunters during a trip to his father's hometown in Poland. Now he has collected thousands of them. Photo by Shira Hanau / JTA; Background courtesy…
Rare Coin Price News – Set of Lincoln coins sells for $ 2,449 after bidding for a war as…
Recently a number of Lincoln pennies made of wheat went into circulation, which sold for $ 2,449 on eBay.
Three of the four pfennigs in the set were minted in 1909 and the group scored 95 bids.
The coins included were: Lincoln 1909-S VDB…
Rare early Islamic silver coins on display in the Louvre Abu Dhabi from tomorrow
The set of more than 2,861 coins pertaining to the reign of King Shapur…
Rare Coin Price News – 1944-S Lincoln Steel Penny is second most valuable ever penny with two…
AN INCREDIBLY rare coin earned its owner a huge payday after being sold at auction.
A rare 1944 Lincoln Steel Penny coin fetched a staggering $ 373,750 at auction when it went up for sale in Baltimore, Maryland in August 2008, according to…
“Special” dollars in the 2021 Baltimore auction from Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Stack's Bowers Galleries' November 2021 Baltimore auction - the official Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo auction - will take place after the convention on November 22nd and 23rd in Costa Mesa, California.
The 151-lot Rarities Night…
A very muddy treasure hunt at the end of the season
Yesterday I found Susie and myself on a day-long metal detector hunt just an hour from home. We had never been to this hotel before but several friends told us we should try it. An entry fee is paid to participate in these…
The last chance to enter your art and WIN FINE SILVER is this
Cincinnati, Ohio, November 3, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Osborne Mint is the oldest and longest-running private mint in the United States of America. This is the first time since the mint was founded in 1835 that it has launched a contest to…