The Philadelphia Mint struck a meager total of 7,200 ten dollar gold pieces in 1838, after a 34-year hiatus. The coins featured Christian Gobrecht’s brand new Liberty design, which was modified slightly the next year, creating a short-lived design subtype READ MORE
The Real Thing (but not Coca Cola) – 1969-S DDO Lincoln Cent PCGS/CAC MS61BN
The Real Thing (but not Coca Cola) – 1969-S DDO Lincoln Cent PCGS/CAC MS61BN We included the words “The Real Thing” in the listing title for this coin, because we receive weekly, if not daily inquiries about the 1969-S DDO READ MORE
Tuesday Special
We are offering up to 200 certified MS62 $10 Liberties at just 3.5% over melt. This is by far the lowest premium that these have ever been and offer tremendous value. The coins are priced at (spot x .48375 + 7.5%) READ MORE
1851-O 3 Cent Silver NGC Specimen 65 Unique Branch Mint “Specimen” Strike The Only New Orleans Date 3 Cent Date
Branch Mint Specimen Strike and Proof coinage represents the rarest of the rare in American numismatics. To understand just how special these coins really are, one must understand how coins were struck at Branch Mint facilities. The Branch Mints, including READ MORE
Very Rare! 1797 Draped Bust Half Dollar PCGS XF40
The two-year Draped Bust Small Eagle half dollar design type, bearing the date 1796 or 1797, is one of the three keys to completing a collection of early U.S. type coins (the others are the 1796 No Stars and 1808 READ MORE
Rare Late Date Saint – 1925-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle NGC MS64+
The 1925-S double eagle was spared from complete eradication during the mid-1930s gold melts by trade exportation, which preserved small quantities in South American and other foreign banks until recent decades. Although several hundred thousand pieces were paid out to READ MORE
A Dozen $20 Libs in “1” -1878-S Liberty Double eagles NGC/PCGS MS61
The combined NGC/PCGS Ms61 population for this date – approximately 1200 pieces – compares extremely favorably with that of the common date 1904 issue. The latter’s combined NGC/PCGS population numbers a “somewhat higher” population in excess of 43,000! Listed at READ MORE
Rare Mint State 1799 Large Stars Draped Bust Eagle NGC MS61
The Draped Bust Eagles eagles are a special case, the shortest denomination and the largest early U.S. gold, made only from 1795 through 1804 (one variety was struck in 1834-35), although no 1802-dated examples were produced. Like the quarter eagles, READ MORE
36 B.C. Marc Antony/Cleopatra Tetradrachm
The Finest of 13 Certified Examples! Finer than the Example which recently sold for $215,000 below! This coin is just $103,075 Delivered A Love Story Never Grows Old With Time… NGC AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 2/5 The following RAW XF-described READ MORE
Tied for Highest Graded – Grant Gold Dollar NGC MS68
The Grant gold dollars and silver half dollars were issued on behalf of the Ulysses S. Grant Centenary Memorial Association, and that entity selected Laura Gardin Fraser to prepare the designs. A notice appeared in the January 24, 1922 issue READ MORE
Rare, Choice Unc. 1865 Liberty Double Eagle NGC MS63+
The 1865 Liberty twenty claims a nominal mintage of 351,175 pieces. Before the era of recent shipwreck finds, the 1865 double eagle was seldom encountered above the VF-XF grade level. Fortunately, 320 examples of the 1865 were recovered from the READ MORE
Trio of S-Mint $20 Libs – 1906-S Liberty Double Eagles PCGS/NGC MS64
Despite the reported mintage of more than 2 million pieces, the 1906-S Liberty double eagle is a prime condition rarity once it gets to the MS65 grade level. And if you want an MS65 instead of one of these, be READ MORE
Gun Money: A Fools Promise
Courtesy of PCGS, by Dylan Dominguez In the late 17th century, James II served as the Roman Catholic King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. He reigned from 1685-1688. During the last year of his reign, he was overthrown by Dutch READ MORE
Historic Gold Medals George Washington and Andrew Jackson
Undated George Washington “Time Increases His Fame” Gold Medal NGC MS62 DPL $11,250 Delivered 1833-Dated Andrew Jackson 2nd Term Inauguration Gold Medal NGC PF63 UCAM $6,650 Delivered We do business the old fashioned way, we speak with you. CALL US TO READ MORE
Eye Grabbing (Not Just Catching) 1883 Morgan Dollar PCGS MS66DPL
The 1883 Morgan dollar is a challenging issue in the Deep Mirror Prooflike category, particularly in high grade. Premium Gems, such as this are rare. The example herein offered is brilliant and displays considerable cameo contrast on each side. In READ MORE
Gold Strategy
April 1, 2019 Investors continue to find the Equity markets attractive even with no end in sight to the China and Brexit negotiations. With investors feeling confident that their investments are in good shape, safe haven investments like Gold and READ MORE
Walking With a Glow – 1921 Walking Liberty Half Dollar PCGS MS65
The three 1921 Walking Liberty half dollars, Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco, are the classic key-date issues for this series. While the 1921-S is rarest in high grades, the 1921 and 1921-D issues had the two lowest mintages in the READ MORE
Coinage legislation left out the word “The”
Courtesy of Numismatic News by RICHARD GIEDROYC ■ Why is “The” missing from the inscription “United States of America” on our coins? Section 10 of the Mint Act of April 2, 1792, says, “…with this inscription, ‘UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,’…” READ MORE
Always Popular 1856 Flying Eagle Cent PCGS PR64
Several hundred proof (or pattern) Flying Eagle cents were made in 1856, and delivered to congress for approval on the proposed size reduction of the denomination. When collectors became aware of these pieces, demand grew rapidly, and so the Mint READ MORE
Tied for Highest Graded, Desirable 1838 Gobrecht Dollar PCGS PR65
J-84 Restrike. These popular and rare Gobrecht dollars were struck between June 1859 and 1863. They were struck on orders of Mint Director James Ross Snowden as trade pieces for rare Washingtonia needed for the Mint Cabinet Collection. To date, READ MORE
American Eagle Sales as of 3/28/2019
March 28, 2019 The following chart includes the year to date totals for 2019 Gold and Silver American Eagle Sales from the U.S. Mint as of 5pm on March 28th. The chart also shows the difference in sales from our last report on March 22nd. Gold READ MORE
Vibrant $5 Indian Key – 1929 Indian Half Eagle PCGS AU55
The 1929 half eagle issue is a curious one, struck during the year that the Great Depression began its decade-long stranglehold on the American economy, an unusual denomination to produce at a time when the theme song (written a couple READ MORE
Fund Managers Increase Bullish Posture In Gold
Courtesy of Kitco News byAllen Sykora Monday March 25, 2019 10:59 Kitco News – Fund managers sharply increased their bullish positioning in gold futures during the most recent reporting week for data compiled by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Markets seemingly READ MORE
Burnished Gold Eagles All with Box and Papers
Burnished Gold Eagles are some of the lowest minted coins, yet they do not trade much over their bullion counterparts. In fact, they were struck 42 times fewer than the bullion gold eagles. Most of the time, you find a READ MORE
IT’S OFFICIAL; U.S. Silver Production The Lowest In More Than 70 Years
POSTED BY SRSROCCO IN MINING, NEWS, PRECIOUS METALS ON MARCH 20, 2019 — 11 COMMENTS With the latest release by the USGS, silver production in the U.S. is now the lowest in more than 70 years. We have to go all the way back until the year after World READ MORE
2000 $10 Library of Congress Bimetallic NGC PF/MS 70 Mike Castle signed The only US Minted coin with Gold and Platinum
The 2000 Library of Congress Commemorative Coins were billed as “The Coins of Many Firsts” The bimetallic coin design was inspired by the graceful architecture of the library’s Jefferson Building. The outer ring is stamped from a sheet of gold, then a READ MORE
Ten of Them – 1873 Open 3 Liberty Double Eagles NGC/PCGS MS63
The 1873 Liberty double eagle, with an Open 3 in the date, was produced in greater numbers than its Closed 3 counterpart. Its availability as a Type Two double eagle makes it a popular choice with type collectors. Of course, READ MORE
Order the Aztec Calendar Rounds today!
The intricate beauty of the ancient Aztec Calendar is now available in 5 ounce rounds to complement the 1 ounce versions that were released last Fall. Order these Silver and Copper Rounds NOW via our trading representatives. We do business READ MORE
Ultra Rare, Stunning 1884 Liberty Eagle NGC PR66 Ultra Cameo
Only 45 proof Liberty eagles were struck in 1884, the lowest production total for any gold denomination that year. Thirty pieces were delivered for inclusion in the proof sets on January 19, with another 15 coins delivered at intervals throughout READ MORE
Superb 1875-S Twenty Cent Piece NGC MS67
The twenty cent denomination is one of the great failures in American numismatics. There was never any great need for it. Its use was limited to the West, where consumers would often pay a quarter for items worth a bit READ MORE
The Day I Lost My Home but Gained a Community
Joe Best I was a young Cub Scout when I needed a hobby to earn a badge. My dad was a coin collector, and he sparked my interest in collecting United States coins. It started like the rest of my READ MORE
Libertas Americana medal realizes $17,435 in DNW sale
Courtesy of World Coin News Staff Posted on March 20, 2019. The American War of Independence achieved top billing at Dix Noonan Webb’s late February coin and medal sale. On offer was a 47 mm bronze medal engraved by Augustin READ MORE
Gold Buffalos in OGP Includes Proofs and Burnished All come with their box and papers
Gold Buffalos in OGPIncludes Proofs and BurnishedAll come with their box and papers Gold’s up, but premiums are down….still a good time to acquire! Available coins 1-2008 Double Prosperity Set at $1,7751-2012 $50 Proof at Plus $1453-2013 Reverse Proof $50 READ MORE
Jay Taylor: Under “Basel III” Rules, Gold Becomes Money!
Courtesy of ZeroHedge by Tyler Durden Sun, 03/17/2019 – 11:29 Excepted from Jay Taylor’s latest newsletter In 2018, central banks added nearly 23 million ounces of gold, up 74% from 2017. This is the highest annual purchase rate increase since 1971, READ MORE
Canada coin pair recalls D-Day landing
Posted on March 12, 2019 by World Coin News Staff Seventy-five years ago on Tuesday, June 6, 1944, the largest seaborne invasion in history took place when Allied troops stormed ashore in Normandy. The operation to liberate German-occupied France had begun. Among the READ MORE
Gem 1908-D Motto Saint Gaudens Double Eagle NGC MS66
In 1908, Congress passed legislation to restore the motto IN GOD WE TRUST to the double eagle and other denominations, which had been omitted by Saint-Gaudens and President Roosevelt during the designing process in 1907. The motto was incorporated into READ MORE
Tied for Highest Graded 1901 Liberty Eagle PCGS MS67
We have not offered an MS67 at auction since 2008! The population for this date and grade remains unchanged from what it was back then. This particular specimen is sharply detailed and features satiny luster and a pristine appearance. Tied READ MORE
2015-W $100 High Relief PCGS MS 70 “PL” Proof Like First Strike Moy
Moy pop of only 20 coinsOut of the entire 50,000 mintage, PCGS has only graded 123 total MS 70 PL coins. That is .002 of a percent that made the PL! That’s quite a small amount. Since there initial release READ MORE
Tied for Highest Graded 1904 Liberty Quarter Eagle NGC MS68
This little jewel is obviously one of the finest survivors for this issue. It features satiny, golden surfaces that exhibit no noticeable abrasions or other imperfections. Additionally, it’s fully struck and boasts a great overall appearance. It is particularly well READ MORE
Three 65’s from “99“ – 1899 Liberty Double Eagles PCGS/NGC MS65
Despite a mintage of more than 1.6 million coins, few 1899 twenties survive in high grades. In fact, the combined NGC and PCGS population for MS65 grade examples is fewer than 200 coins and the two companies together have graded READ MORE
U.S. national debt tops $22 trillion for the first time
Published: Feb 12, 2019 5:00 p.m. ET By Jeffry Bartash, a reporter for MarketWatch in Washington. U.S. financial picture getting worse in wake of Trump tax cuts The U.S. national debt topped a record $22 trillion this week, less than a READ MORE
These Billionaires Are Issuing Terrifying Warnings About Global Debt Levels
By Simon Black on February 2, 2019 We write a lot about global debt levels at Sovereign Man. In fact, the very first Notes from the Field I ever wrote, in June 2009, was about how broke the US was… READ MORE
NGC To Offer ASF Labels for Apollo 11 Commemorative Coins
by COINNEWS.NET on JANUARY 11, 2019 Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC) has officially licensed the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) logo for special NGC certification labels that celebrate the U.S. Mint’s Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coins. The coins go on sale January 24, 2019. READ MORE