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The Finest Known 1901 Morgan Dollar. Image: Stack’s Bowers / CoinWeek. Driven by intense collector demand for high-quality, eye-appealing coins, the August 27 Rarities Night Session of the 2025 Global Showcase Auction saw exceptionally strong bidding activity, particularly for coins bearing the Collectible Market Qualified (CMQ) endorsement. Bidders showed a clear willingness to compete aggressively […]

V & E Coin News – V & E Coin News – V & E Coin News – A few weeks ago, Andy and I made a trip to St. Louis, Missouri, to purchase a massive collection from a long-time collector. This was an exciting milestone for both of us, since it was our first

V & E Coin News – V & E Coin News – A few weeks ago, Andy and I made a trip to St. Louis, Missouri, to purchase a massive collection from a long-time collector. This was an exciting milestone for both of us, since it was our first official million-dollar deal since coming to

V & E Coin News – A few weeks ago, Andy and I made a trip to St. Louis, Missouri, to purchase a massive collection from a long-time collector. This was an exciting milestone for both of us, since it was our first official million-dollar deal since coming to DLRC. Having done our homework ahead

A few weeks ago, Andy and I made a trip to St. Louis, Missouri, to purchase a massive collection from a long-time collector. This was an exciting milestone for both of us, since it was our first official million-dollar deal since coming to DLRC. Having done our homework ahead of time, the real challenge was

V & E Coin News – V & E Coin News – V & E Coin News – 2008 Chile 50 Pesos, CHIIE error. Image: NGC / CoinWeek. by CoinWeek… In numismatics, the distinction between an error and a variety is crucial to understanding a coin’s value and rarity. A coin “variety” is a repeatable

V & E Coin News – V & E Coin News – 2008 Chile 50 Pesos, CHIIE error. Image: NGC / CoinWeek. by CoinWeek… In numismatics, the distinction between an error and a variety is crucial to understanding a coin’s value and rarity. A coin “variety” is a repeatable difference in a coin’s design—whether intentional

V & E Coin News – 2008 Chile 50 Pesos, CHIIE error. Image: NGC / CoinWeek. by CoinWeek… In numismatics, the distinction between an error and a variety is crucial to understanding a coin’s value and rarity. A coin “variety” is a repeatable difference in a coin’s design—whether intentional or unintentional—that results from a change

2008 Chile 50 Pesos, CHIIE error. Image: NGC / CoinWeek. by CoinWeek… In numismatics, the distinction between an error and a variety is crucial to understanding a coin’s value and rarity. A coin “variety” is a repeatable difference in a coin’s design—whether intentional or unintentional—that results from a change or flaw in the die itself.

V & E Coin News – V & E Coin News – Left: AV Dinar, Ayyubid, ‘Uthmân i. Yûsuf Minted in Makkah, c. 1197–1198 CE. Right: Gold dinar from the Abbasid Dynasty minted during the rule of Caliph Abdallah al-Mamun (198-218 AH _ 813-833 CE). Minted in Cairo, Egypt, c. 199 AH _ 815 CE.