‘Cherrypickers’ Guide Volume II’ Gets Second Run
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by Numismatic News Staff
11h ago
Whitman Publishing has released a second print run of the Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties: Volume II, 6th Edition. The reference book originally debuted at the 2023 American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money in Pittsburgh, PA. The first edition of the Cherrypickers’ Guide debuted in 1990. The latest volume is available now. amazon.com “The Cherrypickers’ Guide was one of our best booksellers of the entire year,” said Dawn Burbank, Whitman's vice president of sales. When it was released at the show, “collectors and dealers bought every advance copy we had. We ..read more
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Counterfeit Coin Ring Foiled
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by Richard Giedroyc
3d ago
Counterfeit €2 Coin Daily Mail Counterfeit coins appear to be something out of the past to the American public. Who would want to go through all the trouble of counterfeiting a coin when it would be much more lucrative to fake a bank note? This isn’t true everywhere. While coins in any denomination higher than 25 cents generally fail to circulate in the United States, this isn’t true worldwide. The European Union issues coins in denominations as high as €2. At the time this article was being written, the exchange rate for a €2 coin was $2.17, making a coin of this value a greater target for co ..read more
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New High Serial for the $2 Series of 1928C Mules
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by Peter Huntoon
3d ago
The serial number on this Series of 1928C mule printed in early 1940 extends the known serial number range for the variety by a quarter million serials. Derek Higgins Small Size U.S. variety collector Derek Higgins set another record with the $2 LT 1928C mule pictured here. This is now the highest reported serial number for this very scarce variety. His find is C03716665A G190/289, which extends the known range by a quarter million serials. The total reported range for the variety is now B97675359A- C03716665A. He bought the note at the August 2023 American Numismatic Association World’s Fair ..read more
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Gold Rush 2.0: Coin Collecting Turns into an Adventure with River Gold
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by Sebastian Weischowski
3d ago
A cold breath swept across the vast, lonely land as fog slowly descended over the glassy Yukon River. The silence was only broken by the gentle splashing of water carving its way through the icy landscape. It was a scene that seemed unchanged for centuries until the quiet murmurs of nature were suddenly pierced by wild shouts and cheers. In the distance, figures emerged on the riverbank. Men and women, with adventurous sparks in their eyes, eagerly plunged into the icy waters of the Yukon. They were in search of something greater than themselves - hunting for the precious metal that ran throug ..read more
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Facts about Fakes: An Eye for Style
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by F. Michael Fazzari
3d ago
The appearance of a coin tells a story that is made up of many chapters, one of which is named “style.” Style is something that I cannot easily put into words, but it is associated with a particular group or type of object – in our case, coins. Good style is best recognized by an experienced eye. This experience is something we all can acquire with dedication and “time in.” Putting it simply, you’ll know it when you see it. A pleasing style is achieved through a combination of design and execution by the artist and the engraver. That combo makes many coins more desirable, popular, and pleasing ..read more
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CoinClinic: Why are Coins Called ‘Colonial?’
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by Richard Giedroyc
4d ago
 Why do many coin dealers label post-Revolutionary coins as “Colonial?” Historians generally use the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783, which officially ended the Revolutionary War, as the end of our Colonial period. Since individual states were still issuing their own coins in 1788 for numismatic purposes, we were still in the Colonial period. The “Red Book” uses the term Post-Colonial, a much better choice. 1783 Colonial Cent Washington Independence eBay I’m beginning to collect coins by rolls. Is there a fast way to check rolls of coins for better stuff? Checking rolls of coins is ..read more
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Archaeological Excavation at Tell Abraq in the UAE Unearths Possible Religious Site, 1,800-Year-Old Roman Coins, and Other Artifacts
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by Kele Johnson
1w ago
Tell Abraq (Til Abrook) was an ancient city in the Near East located in the modern-day United Arab Emirates. Today, it is a multi-period archaeological site which dates to around 2500 BCE and is thought to have been inhabited until around 300 AD. The initial excavation of the Tell Abraq mound was carried out by a team from the University of Copenhagen between 1989 and 1998. The dig concentrated on the extensive remains of the nearby city of Ed-Dur. However, during the excavations, they made an unexpected discovery—extensive evidence of much earlier settlements, dating back to the Umm Al Nar pe ..read more
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Collecting Trade Dollars: Doable on a Budget?
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by Mark Benvenuto
1w ago
1876 Trade dollar usacoinbook.com We have examined some of our classic silver dollars in previous Bargain Collector columns but have thus far stayed away from the short-lived Trade dollar series. It seems that the collector community believes the entire series is expensive and tough to collect. Let’s go through these big silver pieces in some detail, then, and see if a couple of bargains might be hiding among a more expensive crowd. Philadelphia, as opposed to San Francisco or Carson City For almost all classic United States coin series, the main mint in Philadelphia did the lion’s ..read more
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Mint Production Hits Five-Month High
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by Richard Giedroyc
1w ago
The U.S. Mint The business of coins goes in several directions, not all of which directly benefit collectors. Circulation-strike production is important to the economy or the future of physical cash and, more indirectly, to collectors. According to U.S. Mint manufacturing statistics released on February 28, January production was at a five-month high. The Mint struck 756 million cents, 5-cent coins, dimes, quarters, and half dollars during January, a nearly 400 percent increase from one month earlier. However, this is still 37 percent less than what was produced during J ..read more
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You Don’t Need a Precious Metals IRA to Buy Gold
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by Patrick A. Heller
1w ago
Now is the season to hear frequent radio commercials touting the use of a Precious Metals Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to own physical gold. The focus on acquiring through a Precious Metals IRA is about the only option advertised. It finally struck me: does the general public even realize that you can acquire physical precious metal coins and bars without the expense and hassle of doing so through such an IRA? Readers of these columns are much more sophisticated than the general public in realizing that you can purchase precious metals, coins, and bars directly without the need to pay ..read more
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