Authored by Ray Dalio via LinkedIn, Over my roughly 50 years of being a global macro investor, I have observed there to be relatively long of periods (about 10 years) in which the markets and market relationships operate in a READ MORE
Roman Empire Augustus – Silver Cistophorus obverse of Augustus, reverse of six grain ears, bound together 27 BC to AD 14 NGC XF* Strike – 5/5 Surface – 5/5
For close to 60 years, Augustus was a dominant player in Rome’s political scene – as the grand nephew and heir of Julius Caesar, Augustus was able to mold the character of the Republic into a truly different system of READ MORE
1885 Gold Dollar PCGS/CAC PR67 DCAM
Simply Splendidly Stunning Of the 1,105 gold dollar proofs struck in 1885, PCGS has certified a total of 107 submissions. That figure comprises all designations and almost certainly includes duplications. From among those 107 submissions, only 14 have received a READ MORE
Indian Head Quarter Eagle 15 piece sets (1908-1929) NGC MS61
Wonderfully Matched Sets This is a complete, uniformly matched fifteen piece set of Indian quarter eagles from 1908 to 1929, including every date and mintmark issue. Each coin is certified as MS61 by NGC. Listed at $13,330 in the NGC READ MORE
Merrill Lynch Caught Criminally Manipulating Precious Metals Market “Thousands Of Times” Over 6 Years
Courtesy of ZeroHedge by Tyler DurdenWed, 06/26/2019 – 07:35 Remember when it was pure tinfoil-hat conspiracy theory to accuse one or more banks of aggressively, compulsively and systematically manipulating the precious metals – i.e., gold and silver – market? We do, READ MORE
1807 Bust Right Half Eagle PCGS MS62
This Bust is Right Always important as final-year type in the transitional year when Robert Scot’s design was retired and John Reich’s Capped Bust Left design was introduced, the conditionally rare Bust Right half eagles are always appealing to type READ MORE
1796 Draped Bust Dime NGC MS65
Attractive Gem, First Year Extremely well struck and (while not apparent in our images) attractively toned in shades of violet, turquoise and mint-green. The 1796 Draped Bust, Small Eagle dime is always in demand from type collectors and series specialists, READ MORE
1810 Capped Bust Half Eagle PCGS MS63
Satiny, Choice Unc. This is the Large Date, Large 5 combination, which, along with the Small Date, Tall 5, is the most frequently seen of the four Guide Book varieties known for the year. It is also part of a READ MORE
1879-S Liberty Double Eagle NGC MS62
Rare Unc. S-Mint $20 Lib For all practical purposes, MS62 is the optimal collectible grade for this San Francisco date. While all Mint State coins are scarce, the value increases dramatically above the MS62 level. By way of example, to READ MORE
1854 Small Date $20 NGC AU-58 Mint Error Obverse Strike Through
Twenty Dollar gold pieces have long been popular with collectors with Type 1 pieces such as the one being presented today the most sought after. On top of this coin being in impressive AU-58 condition, it is a mint error. READ MORE
1921-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar PCGS MS64
Challenging, Nearly White At 208,000 pieces, the mintage of the 1921-D Walking Liberty half dollar is the lowest in the series. This issue is also the second-rarest date in the series in high grade Uncirculated, with only the 1921-S being READ MORE
1877-S Liberty Double Eagles PCGS MS61
A handful, we have five coins available… The San Francisco Mint struck large numbers of double eagles throughout the second half of the 19th century and 1877 was certainly no exception. A mintage of more than 1.7 million Liberty double READ MORE
1879-S Liberty Double Eagles NGC/PCGS MS61
Ten Tough $20 Lib. S-mints The San Francisco Mint continued to be the chief producer of double eagles in 1879, striking more than 1.2 million coins (about 1 million pieces more than all three other mints combined). However, Uncirculated examples READ MORE
1924-D Saint Gaudens Double Eagle PCGS MS64
This one is a toughie. Despite its substantial mintage of more than three million pieces, the 1924-D double eagle has always been an elusive issue. Most of the coins were held in Mint vaults or Federal Reserve Banks until the READ MORE
1893-CC Morgan Dollar PCGS MS64
Virtually Color-Free The 1893-CC dollar is an issue that is hard for collectors to resist since it has so much going for it. It is the final year of issue for the Carson City mint, it has a relatively low READ MORE
Why is this billionaire predicting gold could hit $5,000?
You can add another billionaire to the bullish gold camp as Thomas Kaplan, chairman and chief investment officer of Electrum Group said in a recent interview with Bloomberg that gold is on the cusp of a new decade long bull READ MORE
1860-S Liberty Double Eagle PCGS MS61
Rare Mint State The 1860-S Type One Liberty double eagle claims a mintage of 544,950 pieces, a substantial production total in absolute terms, but slightly smaller than average for a San Francisco issue from this period. The coins were released READ MORE
1915-S Pan Pac $50 Round NGC MS66
The Panama-Pacific Exposition was authorized to sell up to 1,500 examples each of both the Round and Octagonal versions of the Pan-Pac fifties, and the Mint struck 1510 examples of the Round version, including 10 examples for the Assay Commission. READ MORE
1854 Kellogg & Co. $20 NGC AU58
The California economy suffered from an acute shortage of coinage after the United States Assay Office closed in late 1853, until the San Francisco Mint began coinage operations on a large scale in 1854. Even after the Mint was officially READ MORE
Choice Key 1911-D Indian Quarter Eagle NGC MS63
The 1911-D is the first of only three branch mint issues in the Indian quarter eagle series and it claims a mintage of just 55,680 pieces, a remarkably small production total for any 20th century coin. Accordingly, this issue is READ MORE
1892-O 50c NGC SP66*
Unique 1st Year Specimen Strike “Branch Mint Proof” For many years this coin has been touted as a “Branch Mint Proof” or at least something “very special” from the likes of Walter Breen, David Hall and the catalogers and auctioneers who READ MORE
Very Rare Mint State 1860 Clark, Gruber & Co. $10 NGC MS60
In 1860 and 1861, Clark, Gruber & Co. of Denver produced gold pieces in four denominations, $2.50, $5, $10, and $20. Substantial quantities of gold were mined in the region around Denver, including the most famous community, Cripple Creek. The READ MORE
Rare Gem – 1838-O No Stars Seated Liberty Dime NGC MS65
After almost half a century without expansion, the U.S. Mint established three branches that began operations in 1838: Charlotte, Dahlonega, and New Orleans. Of the three, only New Orleans struck silver coinage in addition to gold. Only 404,034 representatives were READ MORE
1937-D 5c 3 Legs NGC MS65 +
A Top 100 U.S. Coin and Classic 20th Century Rarity. The 1937-D 3 Legged Nickel is a coin which is known even to people who have no familiarity with coin collecting. Indeed, it’s one of those classic 20th century rarities that kids READ MORE
Sharp, Flashy 1901-S Barber Half Dollar PCGS MS65
The 1901-S is the rarest of the first-year 20th century Barber halves, and it boasts the lowest mintage of the three at barely more than 847,000 pieces. The Complete Guide to Certified Barber Coinage ranks this tricky issue third in READ MORE
Very Rare Mint State 1909-O Indian Half Eagle NGC MS62
The 1909-O half eagle is distinctive in several ways: it is the final gold issue produced at the New Orleans Mint, it is the sole O-mint Indian Head type coin, and it has the lowest circulation-strike mintage (34,200 pieces) of READ MORE
First Year of Issue 1838 Liberty Eagle PCGS AU53
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
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
1863 Three Dollar Gold Piece PCGS MS62
Tough Uncirculated. $3 Civil War Issue The financial stresses and uncertainties of the Civil War caused widespread hoarding of all precious metal coinage during the war years. The U.S. government suspended specie payments in 1861, so gold coins did not READ MORE
1969 Gold Apollo 11 Lunar Medal NGC MS66 By LG Balfour Co.
Only a Couple Hundred Struck and Given to Members who Worked on the Apollo 11 Project “That’s one small step for man. One Giant Leap for Mankind.” We’ve all heard the words, and 50 years ago today was the day READ MORE
The Calm Before the Storm
Authored by Pater Tenebrarum via Acting-Man.com Intra-Market Divergences Galore US big cap stocks have rallied to new highs in recent months, but just as in the rally from the low of the February 2018 mini-panic to the September/October 2018 peak, READ MORE
1911 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle PCGS MS65+
Satiny Sashaying Saint The 1911 claims one of the few mintages of less than 200,000 coins, but the story of its availability is similar to that of other issues in the series. Most examples were exported to European markets, either READ MORE
1885 Liberty Nickel NGC MS67
Pop 3, None Higher Key Date Lib Nickel The 1885 has been recognized for more than a century as the coin to have, the key to the set of Liberty nickels. Only 1.4 million pieces were struck and pieces were set aside shortly after READ MORE
1914-D Lincoln Cent PCGS MS65RD
Positively Perpetually Popular The 1914-D Lincoln cent is a key issue in the series, from a low mintage of 1.1 million pieces. Unfortunately, despite the low mintage figure, the 1914-D was largely overlooked by contemporary collectors and few high-quality examples READ MORE
1852 Humbert $10 NGC MS61
Rare Mint State Territorial Gold Piece Moffat & Co., in its role as semiofficial branch mint and United States Assay Office of Gold in California, struck both over-dated (1852/1) and normal-date 1852 ten dollar gold pieces of 884 fineness using READ MORE
1898-S $20 Liberty NGC MS 65
In the top tier of existing specimens – only 7 graded higher! A stunner from the turn of the last century – seldom seen any finer, it is sure to please the most discriminating of U.S. Gold collectors. Sports a READ MORE