A policeman who found £15,000 of gold coins with his metal detector has been sacked for cheating the landowner out of a share of the treasure. PC David Cockle last month admitted theft and keeping the proceeds of the sale of coins found in a Norfolk field. A misconduct hearing was told Cockle had agreed […]
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Certification Organizations Several independent organizations exist for the sole purpose of grading coins, including the highly reputable Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) or Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC). For a nominal fee, individuals can submit a coin for grading, which will be returned certified, graded and sealed in a tamper-evident plastic container known as a “slab.”
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A significant Japanese proof coin collection will be put on the auction block Jan. 8-9 by Heritage Auctions. The sale will occur at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel during the New York International Numismatic Convention. Just a handful of proof coins were produced by the Japan Mint in 1880 for use only in presentation sets, the firm
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Here is a top-graded second-year double eagle that is as fresh to market as can be. The coin is miraculously well-preserved and affirmed by both PCGS and CAC for its quality within the grade. Rich yellow-gold surfaces show complete detail on Liberty’s portrait and the eagle. Evidence of die polish appears in the fields, though
WORLD RECORD Finest U.S. Double Eagle gold coin worth $400,000 sold! Read More »
Readers Ask column from the Feb. 13, 2017, weekly issue of Coin World: I found this coin when I was a boy in the woods off any trails around 1989-1991. It was found in an Alabama forest on the outskirts of Birmingham. I have never known or researched its markings, but let a friend see
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The New Year is here and, as you read this, the Florida United Numismatists show catalogs will be out and we’ll be anticipating the biggest paper money auction of the year. Will it foreshadow a bull market or bear? The stock market has been hitting new highs since the presidential election. This is symptomatic of
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The 2023 Central States Numismatic Society (www.csns.org) convention, April 27-29, will have more than 600 dealers, educational seminars organized by the Newman Numismatic Portal (nnp.wustl.edu), and a $15 million “Rarities From 1796” exhibit of historic early American coins.
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Last week, the United States Mint introduced one new numismatic product: their proof set of clad 2023 American Women quarter dollars. Not surprisingly, it was the U.S. Mint’s top weekly seller. Released on March 21, with quarters honoring Bessie Coleman, Edith Kanakaʻole, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jovita Idar, and Maria Tallchief, the Mint’s set scored six-day starting
New year, new decade and now new celebration sets are available from the United States Mint. The Mint’s 2020 Birth Set and 2020 Happy Birthday Coin Set went on sale today at noon ET for $23 apiece.
The death of Queen Elizabeth II was a sad event for people around the world, and the Royal Canadian Mint marks her passing with a colorful mourning $2 coin.
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