US Coin News

What should I collect? Tips for building a meaningful set of U.S. Coins. Part Two. - Mon, 27 Dec 2010
Bozarth Rare Coin Market Report During the holiday season I often reflect on the many blessings I have in my life. One of those blessings is the joy I receive from handling and looking at rare coins. In fact, I love my job. I get to look at coins virtually every day as [...] Related posts:

1. What Should I Collect? Tips for Building a Meaningful Set of U.S. Coins. Part One.
2. How To Collect Charlotte Gold Coins
3. Deciding What Coins to Collect

The Three Kings: The Proof-Only Double Eagles Dated 1883, 1884 and 1887 - Mon, 27 Dec 2010
By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com Continuing my fascination with Proof-only issues, I’d like to discuss the rare Proof-only double eagles dated 1883, 1884 and 1887. These issues are not all that well-known outside of Type Three Liberty Head collectors and I think they merit more than a passing mention. Beginning in 1881, production of double eagles at [...] Related posts:

1. Proof 1884-CC Morgan Dollar Headlines Heritage’s Houston Auction
2. Branch Mint Proof 1884-CC Dollar to be sold at FUN
3. Doug Winter Market Report: Liberty Head Double Eagles Set Records

Coin Rarities & Related Topics: The Henry Miller Collection - Wed, 22 Dec 2010
News and Analysis on scarce coins, coin markets, and the coin collecting community #32 A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds I. FUN Auctions Two weeks ago, I wrote about Jim O’Neal’s set of Indian Head Half Eagles ($5 gold coins), which will be auctioned during the Jan. 6, 2011 FUN Platinum Night auction in Tampa. During the FUN [...] Related posts:

1. Coin Rarities & Related Topics: Stack’s auction of the W. L. Carson Collection of Proof Coins
2. Coin Rarities & Related Topics: O’Neal Collection of Indian Head $5 Gold Coins
3. Coin Rarities & Related Topics: The Malibu Collection of Proof Liberty Seated Quarters, with information for beginning and intermediate collectors

Malibu Collection Part II Anchors Bowers and Merena’s January 2011 Rarities Sale - Mon, 20 Dec 2010
Nearly 1,700 lots to cross the auction block in Tampa, FL immediately prior to  FUN Bowers and Merena, one of the world’s preeminent auctioneers for rare coins and currency, will conduct the January Rarities Sale as its first event of 2011. The single-session sale on Jan. 4 at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay will offer nearly [...] Related posts:

1. BOWERS AND MERENA’S ORLANDO RARITIES SALE IN JANUARY HELPS TO LAUNCH 2009
2. BOWERS AND MERENA SETS RECORDS AT ORLANDO RARITIES SALE ON JANUARY 8
3. Bowers and Merena to Offer Hundreds of Breathtaking Rarities In Orlando on January 8 before the F.U.N. Show

Coin Profiles: Unique 1834 Original Half Dollar O-104, Ex: Brand, Norweb - Mon, 20 Dec 2010
1834 Capped Bust Half Dollar PR65 NGC. O-104, Unique as a Proof. Only a few proof 1834 half dollars are known, mostly restrikes from the dies used to produce the Crushed Lettered Edge coins. In the catalog of the George “Buddy” Byers Collection (Stack’s, 10/2006), the cataloger enumerated these Overton varieties used to produce the Crushed [...] Related posts:

1. Coin Profile: The Farouk-Norweb 1915 No S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar in Gold
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3. Norweb 1797 MS-66 Half Dollar to be sold by Stacks