US Coin News

Pocket Change Yields an Unusual Find - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
By Tim Shuck Many collectors have occasionally discovered an older coin in circulation. I have, usually Wheat Lincoln cents of various dates or, more infrequently, a silver dime or quarter. I’ve never been too surprised at these finds because the cents, dimes, and quarters of 40 or more years ago look much like the ones minted [...] Related posts:

1. Power of pocket change
2. Flea market box yields Charles Schwab treasure
3. 1846 Shipwreck Yields Southern Gold and Capped Bust Halves

Kris Oyster Interviewed, on Coins for Collectors, the future of Superior Galleries, Generic Gold, Paper Money, and more! - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
By Greg Reynolds I. Who is Mr. Kris Oyster? For around thirty-five years, Mr. Kris Oyster has been a coin dealer and he is currently well known on the nationwide show circuit. As the managing director of numismatics for DGSE, Oyster rose to fame when DGSE acquired Superior Galleries in 2007, as Superior has been [...] Related posts:

1. Superior Galleries to Auction Roadrunner Collection
2. Superior Galleries Realizes Strong Prices in April 10, 2008 Santa Clara Elite Auction
3. Superior Galleries Realizes Exceptional Prices in February 11-12, 2008 Beverly Hills Elite Auction

Historic 1793 S-3 Chain Cent To Be Sold by Heritage - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
This Chain cent appeared on the April 1869 Levick plate, the first photographic plate of large cents that appeared in the American Journal of Numismatics. This lovely 1793 Chain cent, like most early coins, has considerable character and individuality. It combines outstanding technical quality with an historic provenance that dates back nearly [...] Related posts:

1. Strawberry Leaf 1793 Cent Sells for $862,500: An Auction Record for a Copper Coin
2. Liberty Cap 1793 Large Cent Brings Record $632,500
3. New Gold Indian Cent Error Coin to be Sold By Heritage at FUN

The Frederick Collection of Bust Half Dollars to be Offered in Milwaukee by Heritage - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
Heritage Auction Galleries is proud to present the astonishing Donald R. Frederick Collection of Early US Coinage: Bayside Part Two including 443 Bust Half Dollar varieties at the 2010 April-May Milwaukee, WI CSNS US Coin Auction, April 28-May 1 in Milwaukee. The Frederick Collection will be featured in a dedicated catalog, and will feature both exceptional [...] Related posts:

1. The Super-Rare 1825 O-118 Bust Half to be offered by Heritage
2. Insight on Bowers and Merena Results for the Don Willis Bust Half Collection
3. 1802 Half Dime Rarity to Be Offered in Cincinnati by Heritage

Legend Purchases The Brian Sonnier Morgan Dollar Collection - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
Legend Numismatics is proud to announce the outright purchase of the Brian Sonnier Collection of colored dollars and CC GSA coins. Brian is a long time collector (known to many as GSAGUY). You may have seen him set up at shows back in the early to mid 90’s to just display his coins. He started his work [...] Related posts:

1. Legend Numismatics Sells The Sunnywood Toned Morgan Dollar Coin Collection
2. Lord Baltimore’s Morgan Dollar Set
3. Record Price for a Morgan Silver Dollar: More than $1 Million for an 1893-S

Philadelphia No Motto Half Eagles From the 1840’s: A Date by Date Analysis - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com The Philadelphia mint began producing the familiar Liberty Head half eagle design in 1839. After a quick modification in 1840, this issue continued without change until 1866 when the motto IN GOD WE TRUST was added to the reverse. The branch mint No Motto half eagles from the 1840’s are very [...] Related posts:

1. No Motto Philadelphia Half Eagles and Eagles: A New-Found Appreciation
2. The 1810 Half Eagles
3. Philadelphia Type One Double Eagles

The Norweb-Bass MS66 1911-D Quarter Eagle - Sat, 06 Mar 2010
The Norweb Collection was a legend while still owned by its namesake family, and while two decades have passed since the three auctions that dispersed most of it, time has only added to its importance to collectors. Quality and rarity are the chief watchwords; no discussion of early copper, colonials, proof silver, or early and Southern-Western [...] Related posts:

1. The 1845-O Quarter Eagle
2. The Rare and Undervalued 1826 Quarter Eagle
3. Historic 1854-S Quarter Eagle Highlights Heritage Auction

Numismatic History: The Stetson Collection Gold Coin Hoard - Fri, 05 Mar 2010
One of the more interesting (and lesser known) gold coin auctions that I’ve attended was the sale of the Stetson Collection which was conducted by the old Bowers and Merena in May, 1993. This was an instance where the back story (or stories in this case) was nearly as interesting as the coins themselves. Beginning in [...] Related posts:

1. National Museum of American History Updates Preservation of National Numismatic Collection
2. Doug Winter Market Report: Gold from the Jackson, Tennessee Hoard Surfacing?
3. A Short Numismatic History of the United States

New Registry at NGC for Early U.S. Gold Coins Announced - Fri, 05 Mar 2010
The Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has announced the addition of a new section to its registry for Early U.S. Gold Coins. Noted as a pedigree collection and officially named American Independence, it will include Gold Quarter Eagles, Gold Eagles and Gold Half Eagles. It is the first time a new section has been added to [...] Related posts:

1. PCGS To Dispaly All-Time Finest Registry Set of Early U.S. Half Dollars at FUN
2. Top Registry Set of $10 Gold Coins: The Jim O’Neal Collection of Indian Head Eagles (Part 2)
3. Some “Secret” Varieties of Early U.S. Gold Coins

This 19th Century Cent Coin Design Lasted For Only One Year - Thu, 04 Mar 2010
By Dr. Thomas F. Fitzgerald – Republished with Permission from The California Numismatist [ Volume 5 Number 3] The one-cent denomination is unique in our nation’s monetary history. It was first struck in 1793, the year that the Philadelphia Mint, located on Seventh St. between Market and Arch, began minting coins for the new nation. With [...] Related posts:

1. This 19th Century Cent Design Lasted For Only One Year
2. Building A High Quality 19TH and 20TH Century U.S. Gold Type Set: The BVG Theory
3. 19th Century South Carolina Currency Sale