10 Effective Ways to Buy and Sell Collectible Currency
Collectible currency, encompassing coins and banknotes, has perpetually fascinated both enthusiasts and investors.
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Nevada State Museum Celebrates 150th Anniversary of Carson City Mint on Feb. 4, 2020
Even as the first silver dollars emerged from the sparkling new Coin Press No. 1 at the U.S. Branch Mint in Carson City on Feb. 4, 1870, there were voices in Washington, D.C., still questioning if there should be a Mint at all in Nevada’s capital. In 1870, Coin Press No. 1 struck the first
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Professional Numismatists Guild get $100,000 Donation
A donation of $100,000 to the Professional Numismatists Guild will go entirely to the hobby’s effort to fight fakes. Half of the money came from Wayde Milas, RARCOA Chief Executive Officer in Willowbrook, Ill. Half came from Standard Numismatics LLC President Brett Charville. His firm is located in Chicago. The two had agreed to merge their firms,
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Doubled Dies – What are they and how much are they worth?
Doubled dies or the “doubled die” variety, is one of the most popular die varieties for collectors. Because doubled dies are so popular, there is a lot of information out there about these varieties and they are often seen for sale on internet auction sites such as Ebay. Unfortunately, not all of the information out
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Bitcoin to Hit $1,000,000 by 2020? Maybe not…
From CCN.com: John McAfee has been really bold when it comes to predicting the price of bitcoin, claiming that each unit of the cryptocurrency will be worth $1 million by the end of 2020. The cybersecurity expert had first said in July 2017 that one bitcoin would be worth $500,000 by the end of 2020.
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A Week of Extremes for Currency in All Categories
SEC delays Van Eck SolidX Bitcoin ETF decision until Sept (med-high impact) With so much hope for crypto adoption riding on a bitcoin ETF this may have pinched some nerves. The decisive date was pushed back a month to consider the rule change that would pave the way for the first official crypto exchange traded
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Getting Rid of Paper Money
By the time the $20 bill honors Harriet Tubman, cash may be something of a rarity. The Treasury Department’s recent announcement that Tubman and other women will grace $20, $10, and $5 bills starting in 2020, is a long overdue tribute to some of the country’s greatest civil rights heroes and suffrage activists. But the
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What is the Mint Mark on a Coin? Where is the Mint Mark?
In this video we cover some coin basics – What is the Mint Mark on a Coin? and Where is the Mint Mark?
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Storied 1879 Flowing Hair Stella
A superb example of an extremely rare 140-year-old U.S. coin that sat, untouched and perhaps unknown, in a family safe is among lots in highest demand being offered at Heritage Auctions’ U.S. Coins Auction March 14-16. Heritage Auctions will offer this rare 1879 $4 Flowing Hair at its March U.S. Coins Sale. (Imaged by Heritage
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$500,000 ULTRA RARE 1838 Half Dollar Coin Going to Auction
An ultra-rare 1838 half-dollar coin could fetch as much as $500,000 at the Whitman Baltimore Winter Expo at the Baltimore Convention Center on Nov. 14.
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