The real price of gold
It seems I hear that the price of gold is at all times highs almost every day. While in dollar terms this statement appears to be true, it just doesn’t hold water when you compare it in “real value” terms. What I mean by this is, that when pricing anything in terms of a “fiat” […]
NGC NOW ASSIGNING PLUS (+) DESIGNATION TO GSA CC MORGAN SILVER DOLLARS
Posted on 9/11/2012 NGC will now consider all Morgan dollars in GSA holders for its Plus Designation. In May 2010 NGC introduced the Plus (+) designation to indicate a coin that is at the high end of the assigned grade. Nearly all United States coins from 1792 to 1964 in the grades of XF 45 […]
Pure California Gold Humbert Commemorative
Augustus Humbert was the United States Assayer of San Francisco in 1851 and 1852. His legacy as a coiner and assayer of gold during the California Gold Rush is well documented. The $50 Octagonal Ingots, or “slugs” as they are often referred to, which he created during his tenure as the US Assayer are considered […]
Saint-Gaudens $20 double eagle, NGC Matte Proof-67
Price: $135,000 Some original estimates of the mintage for the matte proof 1911 double eagle are as high as 100 pieces, however, two prominent authors have suggested a mere 20 to 25 coins were struck. Apparently, there are inadequate mint records to get a definitive number and the estimates are based upon the number of […]
Historic $3 Million 1907 PF67 “Rolled Edge” Eagle to be on Display
(Long Beach, California) — One of only two known proof 1907 rolled edge Indian Head $10 gold coins will be exhibited at the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, May 31 – June 2, 2012. The show will be held in the Long Beach, California Convention Center, 100 S. Pine Ave. “There are only […]
1792 Silver Center Cent Sells for $1,150,000
The first coin struck inside the newly constructed United States Mint in Philadelphia sold for a celebrated $1,150,000 on Thursday night at the Central States Numismatic Society Convention. The specimen is graded MS61-Brown by PCGS. The coin is highly coveted by numismatists and always brings about enthusiastic bidding when seen in the market. The design […]
NGC Certifies Unique Stella Variety
Copied from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation website 4-9-12 The single known example of a distinctive Stella variety has been authenticated and graded by NGC as PF 60, J-1636a. The Stella, or four-dollar gold piece, was coined solely as a series of pattern pieces dated 1879 or 1880 in two major types. Both show a left-facing bust […]
The Beginning of a Revolution?
In what some historians consider a catalyst to the American Revolutionary War, a small band of citizens (mostly farmers) from North Carolina took up arms against what they considered corrupt colonial officials. Today it is known as the War of the Regulation or the Regulator Movement. It was 1766, ten years before the start of […]
1848 $2 1/2 Liberty with “CAL.” on reverse, NGC MS61
One of the 100 Greatest U.S. Coins The 1848 $2.50 Liberty with the reverse CAL. stamp is a very significant issue often referred to as a one-year Type coin, not to mention the fact that it is the first commemorative coin struck in the United States to memorialize the historic events of the California Gold […]
First United States Coin
A spectacular GEM+ Fugio Cent, Reverse – United (LT) States (RT), Obverse exhibiting 4 Cinquefoils. This is more commonly referred to as “United States, 4 Cinq” within the numismatic community. As one of the coins listed in the critically acclaimed book, 100 Greatest United States Coins, alleviating any doubt that this issue caries the popularity […]