Maryland dealer and ANA Life Member Julian Leidman is the inaugural recipient of the Harry J. Forman Dealer of the Year Award. The annual award is presented to an ANA member dealer who shows uncommon dedication to strengthening the hobby and the ANA, and displays exemplary ethical standards as a dealer. The award is named [...]
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Mark Olanoff of Reisterstown, Maryland, will be honored with the American Numismatic Association’s 2009 Outstanding Government Service Award. He will be presented his award Aug. 7 at the ANA’s World’s Fair of Money® in Los Angeles. An ANA member since 2002, Olanoff has served with Diane Piret as co-chair of the ANA Government Affairs Committee [...]
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For the second time in two weeks, the US Mint has updated its 2009 Product Schedule.
Last week the schedule was revised to include dates for August offerings. Thursday the Mint provided specific dates for collector coin and set releases through to September.
Captivatingly within the new schedule are several coin products the Mint has mentioned but not yet fully described:
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Merlin Szasz is the 2009 recipient of the American Numismatic Association’s Numismatic Art Award for Excellence in Medallic Sculpture. The Rhode Island artist will accept the honor Aug. 8 at the ANA World’s Fair of Money® in Los Angeles. Born in Lima, Ohio, Szasz earned a bachelor’s degree in art education from Bowling Green State [...]
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Hobby contributors and advocates David W. Lange and Diane Piret will both receive the American Numismatic Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award on Aug. 8 during the World’s Fair of Money® in Los Angeles. Lange resides in Florida and is a numismatic researcher and author who serves as Research Director at Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. His studies of [...]
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July 30: Four numismatic news or coin blog articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday. These articles are not authored by us, but we recommend coin collectors read them for their unusual or interesting content. Here are today’s coin articles: The Most Hyped Coin in History Susan Headley | About.com: Coins Have you [...]
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Proof sets could hardly perform better for the US Mint and bullion silver eagles continue to flash forward at a striking pace. The numbers do the talking…
In a single week, 37,232 more Mint Proof Sets sets were sold, bringing the total to 888,329 since June 1.
As of July 17, collectors purchased an arresting 350,572 Silver Proof Sets with 79,200 added in a week.
And to top it off, American Eagle Silver bullion coins sprung past 16 million for the year and 2,585,000 for a yet to be completed July — already registering the second best month and continuing at a record-setting yearly pace.
Other US Mint coin sales were less brag worthy. Ultra High Relief $20 Gold coin demand was nearly unchanged. 865 more were sold compared to the prior 868. Better numbers should kick in next week as a result of the Mint’s coin limit unleashing on Monday.
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The relative silence on the coin legislation front was broken Friday with the introduction of a new bill seeking to celebrate former President Ronald Reagan’s life with gold and silver coins. The Ronald Reagan Commemorative Coin Act of 2009, or H.R. 3341 for short, is the first bill in July and one of only a [...]
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