US Coin News

Douglas Winter Numismatics To Sell the Tri Star Collection of Proof Gold Dollars - Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Douglas Winter Numismatics has been chosen to sell the Tri-Star Collection of Proof gold dollars. This collection, which was formed by one of the savviest collectors of gold coins in today’s numismatic market, includes a dozen very rare Type Three Proof gold dollars dated between 1856 and 1878. In a conversation with the former owner [...]

Three 1876-CC Twenty Cent Coins Sell in Spring 2009; Less than Twenty are Known! (Part 2 - Rarity, Quality & Condition Rankings) - Mon, 29 Jun 2009
By Greg Reynolds for CoinLink The 1876-CC (Carson City, Nevada) Twenty Cent piece is the rarest date of this short lived denomination, and it is a famous Great Rarity. In a Sept. 2008 article on CoinLink, I tentatively estimated that between eighteen and twenty-six exist. As a result of further research, I am changing my estimate [...]

Bootstrap Error Lincoln Cents In Circulation - Wed, 24 Jun 2009
By Richard Giedroyc of HCC, Inc. www.hcc-coin.com There are many minor error coins that can be found in circulation, but there are few error coins on which the error is both graphically visible and available in significant enough quantities to grab the interest of collectors as being a major variety. There may be such a major [...]

Kiawah Collection of Gold Coins Highlights Summer FUN Offerings - Mon, 22 Jun 2009
The Heritage Summer FUN Auction has opened for bidding at www.HA.com/Coins, and it features an impressive selection of gold coins from The Kiawah Collection. Collectors of Liberty gold will want to search through the 500 pieces of Liberty gold, in the half eagle, eagle, and double eagle denominations. In addition, about a hundred earlier and later [...]

The Availability of Rare Coins - Mon, 22 Jun 2009
by Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com One thing that I’ve always found interesting about the coin market is the ebb and flow of coins that are (or aren’t) available. If you actively buy and sell coins for any period of time, you learn that certain “rare” issues or series always seem available. Other supposedly available coins can, [...]

Three 1876-CC Twenty Cent Coins Sell in Spring 2009; Fewer than Twenty are Known! (Part 1 - News & History) - Thu, 18 Jun 2009
by Greg Reynolds for CoinLink The offering at auction of three different 1876 Carson City (Nevada) Mint Twenty Cent pieces between March 28 and June 11 is astounding. This issue is a legendary rarity, and there are just fifteen to nineteen known. The most curious piece of news, however, in regard to these offerings is that [...]

Collecting U.S. Gold Coins On A Limited Budget - Wed, 17 Jun 2009
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com Of course everyone would like to not think twice about buying all sorts of cool, expensive gold coins. But most of us have a coin collecting budget that we have to hold to. Is it possible for the collector of average means to seriously collect US gold? I would contend [...]

Money Talks at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History: New Display of Numismatic Rarities - Mon, 15 Jun 2009
A new exhibition at the National Museum of American History invites visitors to explore the development and meaning behind American coinage and currency. “Stories on Money” demonstrates the interplay among people, money and history, from the earliest times to the present day. The display of coins and other related objects will open June 12 in [...]

If I Collected Coins What Would I Collect? - Thu, 11 Jun 2009
By Doug Winter - RareGoldCoins.com I often (OK, not “often” but at least “occasionally…”) get asked the question “what kind of coins do you collect?” I don’t currently collect coins because I think that, as a dealer, being a collector is an inherent conflict; I don’t ever want to have an internal debate with myself [...]

PNG files Amicus brief in 1933 Double Eagles case - Tue, 09 Jun 2009
On June 5, 2009, the Professional Numismatists Guild filed another Amicus Curiae (”friend of the court”) brief on behalf of a Pennsylvania family’s efforts to get the federal government to return ten 1933 Double Eagles. The PNG brief challenges the government’s claim that the ten gold pieces are not legal tender coins. Below [...]