Monthly Archives: August 2017
Last Long Beach Expo of the Year Held Sept. 7-9
It's time for the last Long Beach Coin, Currency, Stamp and Sports Collectible Expo of the year, and as usual, the show is filled with fun for everyone. The three-day event will feature coin giveaways, the latest offerings and unveiling of a new 5 ounce silver coin from the United States Mint, and the display of two award-winning world coin sets.
Held September 7-9, 2017, the Long Beach Expo showcases collectibles from over 500 dealers, featuring everything from coins to cards [...]
Superman Depicted on Reverse Gold-Plated 3 oz Silver Coin
The Royal Canadian Mint kicked of the new month with several collectibles, including a unique piece that features DC Comics' Superman™ against laser-engraved panels that hint at the origins of not only Superman but also Batman™ and Wonder Woman™.
Adding to its appeal, the coin is struck in 3 ounces of 99.99% pure silver. Most of it is gold plated. Superman shines in silver [...]
NGC-Certified Coins Top Heritage ANA Sale
Coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) stood out in Heritage Auctions' recent Platinum Night sale, held in conjunction with the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money in Denver.
The sale was headlined by a group of nine NGC-certified Japanese Proof coins from the 1870s that sold for a combined $793,125 [...]
Gold Ends Near 2-Week Low, Silver Logs First Gain in Six...
Precious metals futures ended mixed Tuesday. Gold declined slightly while silver closed higher for the first time in six sessions.
Gold for December delivery shed $2.10, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,262.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2017-S Enhanced Uncirculated Coin Set Sales at 96.7% of Maximum
New sales figures from the United States Mint show that there's not a lot of remaining 2017-S Enhanced Uncirculated Coin Sets.
Collectors and dealers scooped up 217,514 sets, or 96.7% of the possible 225,000. That leaves 7,486 left, and that was as of Sunday, Aug. 6 [...]
NGC Authenticates ‘Mule’ Error on 2017 Canadian Timber Wolf Gold Coin
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has certified an extremely unusual "mule" error of the 2017 $2,500 Canadian In the Eyes of the Timber Wolf 1 Kilo Gold Coin.
A mule is an error in which the two sides of a coin were incorrectly paired. In this case, the large Royal Canadian Mint coin was struck with the obverse intended for the silver kilogram version [...]
Gold and Silver Mostly Flat in Start to New Trading Week
Gold and silver futures ended nearly flat Monday after both metals settled lower on Friday to mark their first weekly losses in four weeks.
Gold for December delivery added a dime to finish at $1,264.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Two Rare U.S. Cents Realize Nearly $500,000
Two of the rarest U.S. coins ever discovered sold for nearly $500,000 at a Heritage sales event held Aug. 2 in conjunction with the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Denver.
A newly-discovered 1943 Lincoln cent shot to $282,000 because it was made of the wrong material and a 1792 cent – lost for 130 years – sold for $211,500 [...]
Gold and Silver Log First Weekly Declines in Four Weeks
Precious metals futures ended mixed on Friday and for the week. Gold logged a third day of losses while silver drove its losing streak to four straight days, and both posted their first weekly declines in four weeks.
Gold for December delivery lost $9.80, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,264.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Lipton and Proskey Added to PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of...
On Friday, August 4, 2017, two more renowned numismatists joined the ranks of the PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of Fame.
In the final days of this year's World's Fair of Money, during the PCGS Set Registry Luncheon, Kevin Lipton and the late David Proskey joined the esteemed list of numismatists that comprise the PCGS CoinFacts Hall of Fame [...]