Goldbergs Offer Millennia Collection May 26

Ira and Larry Goldberg will auction the Millennia collection, more than 1,000 high-quality world and ancient coins, May 26.
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1838-O Sale Mystery of 1989 Unraveled

The 1838-O half dollar is a genuine rarity, with only 20 pieces struck and the fate, 170 years after striking, of just about a dozen known pieces in existence leaves some unaccounted for. ...

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1927 Big Year for Cent

In the year Charles Lindbergh made his historic solo flight across the Atlantic, the cent was flying high, too.
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South African Coin Doomed From the Start

South Africa's 2 1/2-cent coin was doomed even before it began circulating. Perceived commercial needs had prompted the decision to mint it, but these had been changing due to inflationary pressures and the impending adoption of a decimal monetary system of which it was planned to be a part.
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1913 Overshadowed by Other Good Barbers

It's not a great rarity, but the 1913 Barber half dollar is still a very good coin. In fact, it's a better coin than many realize in large part because it came during a period when there were many good coins....

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Roosevelt's Interest Encompassed $5s and $10s

Starting around 1907, it was an exciting time if you liked new coins. The President of the United States had taken a deep personal interest in coin designs, and when Teddy Roosevelt took a deep personal interest in anything that usually produced results.
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Copyright dispute forces Japan to redesign coin

TOKYO (AFP) — After minting 4.8 million commemorative coins, Japan said Wednesday it must change the design due to copyright infringement.

The original design of the coin, celebrating the centenary of Japanese emigration to Brazil, showed bronze sculptures of parents and a child standing in Santos, Brazil, where the first batch of immigrants landed in 1908.

But the Brazilian sculptor of the work refused to let the design be used for the 500-yen (five dollar) coin, the Japanese finance ministry said....

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Appraisal event turns up valuable coins

FRANKLIN — Liz Buchanan thought a $5 gold coin necklace she inherited from her great-grandmother might be worth a pretty penny.

In fact, the coin from 1881 is now worth more than $200 and even more in its weight in gold....

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A Short Numismatic History of the United States

Governments are inveterate despoilers of the freedom, wealth, and lives of their citizens. As consolation, the citizens usually receive little more than lofty words and pretentious sentiments from the political leaders in charge of the looting, murder, and enslavement. Less commonly, governments produce something concrete, such as a marble palace for the ruler or an alabaster temple for the commemoration of some supposedly noble public goal....

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Dealers Report Strong Show Results

Strong auction results and strong collector demand served to underpin the market at the Central States Numismatic Society convention April 17-19 in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Ill.

"Errors are selling like crazy," Doris Bart declared April 18 of her experience with paper money. The Roseville, Mich., dealer was at the Bart, Inc., table.

"Yesterday was strong," she said. "Dealer-to-dealer was very strong. Today was a bit slow with the public, but we're hoping tomorrow there will be more public sales."...

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Coin counterfeit suspect arrested in Polk County

POLK COUNTY, FL -- Polk County Sheriff's office is looking for anyone who may have been a victim of buying rare coins only to find they are counterfeit....

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140 million coin collectors near complete set

KUSA - The 50 State Quarters program at the U.S. Mint is in its final production with the last three states getting their commemorative quarter-dollars by the end of the year...

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