Rare coin dealer Paul Hollis will commemorate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth and the 100th anniversary of the first Lincoln cent by giving away one million pennies — weighing 2.7 tons — throughout Louisiana. (Mandeville, Louisiana) — Even in tough economic times, it’s hard to give away $10,000 – in pennies. To commemorate the [...]
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Dallas, TX – Heritage Auction Galleries reported $709,664,132 in net sales for 2008, by far the largest in its history. This figure represents results from all of Heritage’s 26 departments, and includes all auction and private treaty sales. "This was a year of sales growth, right from the very beginning," said Greg Rohan, President [...]
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The latest US Mint coin to join the "sold out" ranks is the 1/10 ounce 2008-W American Eagle Gold Uncirculated Coin. The gold option was pulled from the Mint online store on Tuesday, and follows the gold eagle four-coin set sellout last Tuesday, Feb. 3. The coin price guide shows 8,643 of the coins been [...]
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On 11th February, 2009, the Austrian Mint honours one of the greatest men in the history of medicine with its third gold coin in the series "Celebrated Physicians of Austria" – Theodor Billroth.
Born on the island of Rügen off the Baltic coast of Germany in 1829, Theodor Billroth had to choose at an early age between his love of music and a career in medicine. He studied in Göttingen and Berlin, and even spent a year studying in Vienna. He gained experience in Berlin and his reputation grew so rapidly that in 1860 he went to Zurich as a professor of surgery. In the following years he rejected posts in both Rostock and Heidelberg, but accepted a teaching appointment in Vienna in 1867.
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The United States Mint on Tuesday issued a press release officially announcing its shortened 7-day return policy. The policy had already been published in its online shopping area, and detailed on CoinNews Monday. The US Mint provided the following explanation in its release: On January 12, 2009, the United States Mint implemented a new [...]
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For many, Summer Seminar is a life-changing event. It has catapulted the careers of many of the nation’s most successful numismatic collectors, authors and dealers, and guided young numismatists to become hobby leaders. Now celebrating its 41st year, ANA’s Summer Seminar, as always, will feature a lineup of classes to suit virtually every collector’s hobby [...]
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The United States Mint has unveiled proof 2009 quarter images depicting the themes honoring the District of Columbia and the five United States territories — D.C., Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands.
The high resolution quarter images were not available when the 2009 Quarters Proof Set was issued in Jan., and offer an excellent presentation for how the circulating quarters will look.
The Mint is already offering DC quarters in rolls and bags. The five other quarters will enter circulation in equal intervals spread throughout 2009.
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Four numismatic articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday. These articles are not authored by us, but we recommend collectors read them for their unusual or interesting content. Here are today’s articles: Now if Only We Could Mint Lincoln Himself By Thomas Vinciguerra, The New York Times On Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday this [...]
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