Monaco Makes Commitment to Provide Its Customers With Historical, Exciting and Fun Collectibles
Odyssey Marine Exploration Executes $21 Million Deal, Retires all Bank Debt, and Retains a Financial Interest in Future Shipwreck Projects Odyssey to Provide Paid Shipwreck Search and Recovery Services TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NASDAQ:OMEX), a pioneer in the field of deep-ocean exploration, has sold certain intangible and […]
NGC ANCIENTS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE “AS RICH AS CROESUS?”
Credit to Numismatic Guarantee Corporation on 11/10/2015 Can any collection of ancient coins be complete without at least one of the earliest coins ever struck? Coinage was invented in present-day western Turkey, seemingly in the mid-7th Century B.C. The earliest coins were made of electrum, an alloy of gold and silver. After about a century […]
Saved From the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
“Granite Lady Hoard” Type I $20 Double Eagles Now Available by Adam Crum It was April 18, 1906 and the thriving international city of San Francisco was beginning the hustle and bustle of a what probably seemed like just another beautiful crisp spring morning in the “City by the Bay.” However, Mother Nature had something […]
Major European Auction Shatters Price Levels in “12 Caesars” Gold
by Adam Crum Last week, two major auction houses in Europe saw record-shattering results in the category of “12 Caesars” ancient gold and silver coins. Many lots in the sale hammered at previously-unseen prices, confirming again what I have been telling our customers for months: Ancient Roman and Greek coins are white-hot, and I believe […]
Hoard of 1873 Gold Double Eagles Discovered; NGC Certifies with “Crime of ‘73” Provenance
by Adam Crum More often than not, challenging economic times inspire policy makers to change currency policies . . . and sometimes, with dire and unintended consequences on the economy. The Coinage Act of 1873 did just that . . . and my recent discovery of an original bag of 1873 Type II $20 Double […]
The ‘‘Twelve Caesars’’ Ancient Gold Coin
by Adam Crum Since historical significance adds to numismatic value, you could argue that ancient gold coins from the era of the Roman Caesars should be priceless. They are so gratifying to behold that Monaco feels fortunate to have amassed the finest selection of gold Caesar coins that I have ever seen. A listing with […]
Appeals Court Judges Rule in Favor of Langbord Family:
Says Government Must Return Ten 1933 St. Gaudens “Double Eagles” Court says Mint should have filed judicial civil forfeiture complaint by Adam Crum A federal appeals court on April 17, 2015 issued a favorable ruling for the Langbord family in the ongoing battle over who rightfully owns ten 1933 $20 St. Gaudens seized from the […]
NGC GRADES FIRST MS68 1884-CC MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR IN GSA HOLDER
The coin was discovered and submitted in the past month and is the first MS68 example to be graded of any date still housed inside its government issued GSA holder. It makes perfect sense that the only MS68 Carson City Morgan Dollar from the GSA hoard is an 1884-CC because it is the most common […]
Red-Alert Buy: The Twelve Caesars Ancient Gold Coins
By middle school most children have heard the name Julius Caesar. The self-proclaimed Dictator had ideas well ahead of his time, and much of what he did and did not do is the foundation for the way western societies exist to this day. He rose to power quickly and extended the reach of the Roman […]
Famed Brasher Doubloon On Display At ANA Money Museum Courtesy Of Monaco Rare Coins
For immediate release March 25, 2015 News media contacts: Jake Sherlock, for ANA, (719) 482-9872 Adam Crum, for Monaco Rare Coins, (888) 751-1933 (Colorado Springs, Colorado) — The finest certified 1787 Brasher Doubloon, the first circulating gold coin struck for the young United States, is on loan and on display at the American Numismatic Association […]