Paul L. Koppenhaver, a former Executive Director of the Professional Numismatists Guild, passed away at the age of 80 on December 1, 2012. Koppenhaver served as PNG Executive Director from 1978 to 1995 [...]
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A rare 1919-D half dollar PCGS MS65 is among the stellar offerings valued at more than $3 million in Legend-Morphy’s Dec. 13 Regency Auction at the PCGS Members Only Coin Show.
The featured highlight is a 1919-D half dollar PCGS MS65, boasting surfaces as clean and boldly lustrous as [...]
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A famously rare New England sixpence, considered the most valuable American coin ever found with a metal detector, will cross the block in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries Official Auction of the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Baltimore Expo. Today, rare coin experts believe the sixpence will sell for a price over $100,000 [...]
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The demand for precious metals hasn’t been as strong in the United States since the Gold Rush of 1849, but nowadays the "prospecting" is done at auction, and the treasures are purchased in the form of gold and silver coins.
Estate specialist Stephenson’s Auctioneers, located in the Philadelphia suburb of Southampton, has a history of successful, well-attended coin sales, and owner Cindy Stephenson is expecting another full house on Friday, Nov. 2nd [...]
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Sandwiched between receiving an award, autographing copies of his book and purchasing gold coins to fulfill his customers’ orders, America’s Gold Expert®, Michael Fuljenz, President of Universal Coin & Bullion, recently was a keynote speaker at a special training course for Texas law enforcement personnel on the topic of investigating crimes involving rare coins, bullion and jewelry [...]
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A 1793 Wreath Cent, Vine and Bars, SP66 Brown NGC is among the important early coinage in Heritage Auctions’ Oct. 18 American Numismatic Association (ANA) Auction, taking place at the Dallas Convention Center in conjunction with the ANA’s National Money ShowSM, Oc. 18-19 [...]
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A 107-year old $5 bill from Fairbanks, Alaska originally given to the city’s namesake, former U.S. Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks, is expected to sell for $200,000 or more in an auction of rare currency on October 18, 2012.
The historic note is printed with serial number one and it has been in the family’s possession since Charles W. Fairbanks received it from the First National Bank of Fairbanks when it was issued in 1905 [...]
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Dozens of rare coins from China, Malaysia, Australia and the United States certified for authenticity and grade by Professional Coin Grading Service are among the highlights of the upcoming Monetarium Singapore auction at the Marina Mandarin Hotel in Singapore and online, October 26, 2012.
"Many collectors from Asia are starting to realize the advantage and convenience of having coins graded by PCGS," stated Gilbert Chiang of Monetarium Singapore [...]
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The PCGS Set RegistrySM number one all-time finest collection of Lincoln Cents Off-Metal Strikes, Circulation Strikes 1943 – 1944, just got even better with a million dollar upgrade.
Well-known collector Bob R. Simpson, co-chairman of the Texas Rangers baseball club, has paid $1 million for the finest known 1943-S bronze cent in a transaction arranged by Legend Numismatics (www.LegendCoin.com) of Lincroft, New Jersey [...]
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Professional Coin Grading Service has expanded its services in Europe with the opening of a new, larger submission center in Paris and the creation of the PCGSEurope.com web site (www.PCGSEurope.com) that includes useful coin information in five languages for collectors and dealers as well as easy-to-use coin submission forms.
The new PCGS European Submission Center is conveniently located in the La Bourse-Richelieu Drouot area of Paris [...]
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