Controversial 1853 United States Assay Office $20 Coins Declared Transfer Die...
Experts at the Society of Private and Pioneer Numismatists (SPPN) meeting settle four decades of uncertainty
A panel of leading numismatists determined the questionable 1853 United States Assay Office of Gold $20 proof, prooflike, and similar coins to be forgeries produced from transfer dies.
The panel's discussion was the main program at the annual meeting of the Society of Private and Pioneer Numismatists held in Baltimore, Maryland Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 as part of the American Numismatic Association's World Fair of Money.
The Transfer Die Forgeries first appeared during the late 1950's, "discovered" by Paul Franklin through a bank teller in Arizona. Franklin and John J. Ford Jr. sold hundreds of these pieces throughout the 1960's as genuine pieces struck in San Francisco by the U.S. Assay Office in 1853.
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2008 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set Announced
2008 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Sets will be available for purchase on Thursday, August 7 at 12:00 noon ET.
The United States Mint today announced that each set is priced at $37.95, and will include this year's four Presidential $1 Coins minted in Philadelphia with the "P" mint mark.
- James Monroe $1 coin,
- John Quincy Adams $1 coin,
- Andrew Jackson $1 coin, and the
- Martin Van Buren $1 coin
Plus, the two remaining 2008 denominated dollar coins:
- Sacagawea Golden Dollar, and an
- American Eagle uncirculated silver dollar
The Sacagawea $1 is minted in Denver with a "D" mint mark while the American Eagle Silver dollar bears the mint mark "W" indicating it was minted at West Point.
Bowers and Merena Realizes More Than $4.4 Million at Baltimore Rarities...
Heritage Passes $40 Million in Baltimore ANA Signature® and Platinum Night...
Dallas, TX. Heritage Auction Galleries has set the record for the most valuable ANA Auction ever! Significant and classic rarities from all series in American numismatics, most of them offered in the Platinum Night catalogs, smashed the previous record of $27.7 million set last year at the Milwaukee ANA event.
The auction was held in Baltimore July 30 - Aug. 3, in conjunction with the World's Fair of Money summer convention of the American Numismatic Association. Total prices realized for the American coins are currently $41,022,713, and will rise further when the post auction buys are finalized.
"This was Heritage's 38th Official ANA Auction, a record in itself!" enthused Heritage C.E.O. Steve Ivy.
"We were very pleased with our results in Milwaukee last year, and we think Baltimore has demonstrated the absolute strength of the market for important and high quality coins. Such high prices realized also mean a record-setting check will be provided to the ANA to support their educational and membership programs.
We also take great pride that our total was 50% higher than our previous ANA record, and double that accomplished by any other ANA auctioneer. Heritage delivered for the ANA."
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U.S. Mint to Release New Jackson Presidential Dollar Coin
