Coin Shows, Auctions and Numismatic Events

An 1897 Szechuan Ferracute Pattern Set certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC) realized $1,020,000 at auction, an impressive figure that reflects the set’s extreme rarity and numismatic importance.

The 10 silver and brass coins in the set were sold as a single lot in the Heritage Auctions Hong Kong International Numismatic Fair (HKINF) World and Ancient Coins Signature Auction, which concluded December 6, 2019 […]

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A never-before seen exhibit of United States $10 Eagle gold coins from the extensive Tyrant Collection (www.TheTyrantCollection.com) will be publicly displayed at the February 20-22, 2020 Long Beach Coin, Currency, Stamp & Sports Collectibles Expo (www.LongBeachExpo.com).

The unprecedented display, "Eagles of The Tyrant Collection," will showcase examples of every business strike and most of the proof Eagles from 1795 to 1933, including varieties […]

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The fabled SS Central America, the famous "Ship of Gold" that sank in 1857 carrying tons of California Gold Rush treasure, continues to surprise and delight the numismatic world.

California Gold Marketing Group LLC (CGMG) of Brea, California has confirmed discovery in the ship’s latest recovered sunken treasure of nine rare 1856 San Francisco Mint large S over small s mint mark Seated Liberty No Motto quarter dollars […]

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The Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) will offer, for a 16th straight year, a scholarship to attend one session of the 2020 American Numismatic Association (www.money.org) Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 27-July 2 or July 4-9.

Young numismatists (YN) between the ages of 13 and 22 are invited to apply for the scholarship, which will cover the cost of airfare, tuition for one of the ANA Summer Seminar sessions, meals and five nights of dormitory accommodations on the campus of Colorado College, site of the ANA headquarters […]

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The Stack’s Bowers Galleries November 2019 Baltimore Auction brought together collectors of every discipline for a historic offering of five important collections and numerous additional rarities.

In total, over $17.6 million was realized across more than 6,000 lots of United States coins and related issues. In total, the firm’s Official Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Winter Expo realized $19,124,255 across 16 sessions […]

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Two of the rarest and most famous US coins have been brought together under a single owner.

The 76-year-old coins look like regular Lincoln Cents from the era — bronze with the 16th president on one side, wheat ears on the other. Yet they were not supposed to exist. For years, US Mint officials claimed that they didn’t […]

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