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Is the Peace dollar the first example of the word “peace” used on a coin?

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The Peace Dollar is not a commemorative coin, though it celebrates the return of peace following World War I, rather than the universal ideal of peace. In 1920 the American Numismatic Association advanced a proposal for a coin of peace-motif design to commemorate the cessation of hostilities between the Imperial German Government and the people […]

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Professional Numismatists Guild get $100,000 Donation

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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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The 1861 Confederate Half Dollar

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After seven states seceded from the Union, beginning with South Carolina in December 1860, the Confederate States of America was formed with its capital as Montgomery, Alabama. The federal branch mint in New Orleans fell in the hands of the seceded State of Louisiana and the Confederacy. Starting in January 1861, about 5,000 double eagles

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Official Whitman Expo Auction realizes a total of nearly $24 million

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Official Whitman Expo Auction realizes a total of nearly $24 million

Official Whitman Expo Auction realizes a total of nearly $24 million Santa Ana, CA. — The Official Currency Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Winter Expo presented by Stack’s Bowers Galleries saw total sales that exceeded $11.1 million. Part III of the Joel R. Anderson Collection realized over $8.6 million, while the Caine Collection

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Bitcoin Drops Again Despite Record Low

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Bitcoin drops in price despite the oversold conditions signaled on the technical charts for the last six days. The leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization fell to $4,200 soon before press time – a price low not seen since Oct. 5, 2017 – and was last seen trading at $4,484, according to CoinDesk’s Bitcoin Price Index (BPI). Notably,

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Armstrong Artifacts Top $5.2 Million

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The nearly 1,000 CAG-certified items from the collection of astronaut Neil Armstrong  — the first man to walk on the moon — and his immediate family members were sold by Heritage Auctions and set numerous records. In fact, the five all-time highest prices realized for space collectibles at Heritage Auctions, a firm that has sold

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