Yearly Archives: 2020
Buyer of Historic 1894-S Barber Dime Crosses it to PCGS
Famed “Del Monte” Error Note Offered Jan. 22 in Heritage Currency...
ACEF Warns Feds About Online “Coin” Seller
Promptly acting on a tip from a concerned collector, the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation's (www.ACEFonline.org) Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (ACTF) has notified law enforcement agencies and online shopping platform Amazon.com about a seller who is in apparent violation of federal laws involving reproductions of rare coins.
The seller using the name SeTing offered nine reproductions of coins and fantasy dates, but none of the accompanying coin images indicated any of the items were properly marked "COPY" as mandated by the Hobby Protection Act [...]
Precious Metals Rise Wednesday, Dec. 23
NGC-Certified 1894-S Barber Dime and 1794 Dollar Each Top $1M in...
Two vintage US coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) each realized more than $1 million in a Stack's Bowers Galleries (SBG) auction on December 17, 2020. An NGC-certified example of the legendary 1894-S Barber Dime realized $1,440,000, while an NGC-certified 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar realized $1,050,000 as part of the Larry H. Miller Collection sale.
The 1894-S Barber Dime is among the most treasured rarities of US numismatics. Only 24 examples of the 1894-S Barber Dime were struck by the San Francisco Mint and just nine are known to exist today, including two that are heavily circulated [...]
US Mint Sales: 2020 Maryland American Innovation Dollars Debut
The latest round of U.S. Mint sales figures offer first showings for rolls and bags containing uncirculated American Innovation dollars for Maryland.
Depicting a design showcasing the Hubble Space Telescope, the Mint's newest dollar products launched Dec. 14 and registered seven-day combined sales of 755,500 coins [...]
Palladium Rises Tuesday, Dec. 22, As Other Metals Decline
Gold Declines; Silver Logs 3-Month High
Gold, platinum and palladium declined in their start Monday to the holiday-shortened trading week. Silver, meanwhile, advanced 1.3% to score its best finish in more than three months.
Gold for February delivery gave back $6.10, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,882.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
George H.W. and Barbara Bush Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse...
Gold Gains for Third Straight Week; Silver Soars
Most precious metals traded lower on Friday but they all gained on the week, led by silver and then by gold. Gold's weekly gain was its third in a row.
Gold for February delivery shed $1.50, or 0.08%, to settle at $1,888.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]