Category Archives: Texas

Numismatic Crime – Suspect Arrested in Facebook Counterfeit Note Case

By Doug Davis – President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) …… Suspect Arrested in Counterfeit CSA Note Case On February 22, 2023, the Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) sent out an alert requesting information on a person of interest, Jeremy Tewell, regarding an ongoing investigation involving counterfeit CSA notes. The subject was arrested on March […]

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Coin Theft Suspects Caught With Help From NGC and NCIC

Two people were charged in connection with the thefts of rare coins and bullion coins mailed to customers from Beaumont, Texas. One of the suspects was an employee of the United States Postal Service (USPS) who is now awaiting federal sentencing along with forfeiture of funds. The other suspect was her adult son who died […]

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Numismatic Crime – Suspects in Texas Coin Shop Thefts

By Doug Davis – Founder & President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) …… Alert: Suspects Traveling in Gold Theft On October 28, 2022, the subjects pictured below were responsible for the theft of seven one-ounce American Gold Eagles from a coin shop in Texarkana, Texas. The subjects entered the shop wanting to buy several one-ounce […]

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Q. David Bowers: Amon G. Carter, Sr. and Amon G. Carter, Jr.

By Q. David Bowers – Co-Founder, Stack’s Bowers ….. Amon Carter, Sr. Born on December 11, 1879, Amon Gamaliel Carter, Sr., was a Texas oilman in the traditional style. Building on his success in petroleum exploration, he became publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and a co-founder of American Airlines. By the 1930s, he was […]

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Special Palestine Texas $100 Date Back in Stack’s Bowers Spring Auction

By Christopher Dahncke – Currency Auction Associate, Stack’s Bowers Galleries …… The Stack’s Bowers Galleries Spring 2022 U.S. Currency Auction will be an impressive sale, with quite a few high-grade rarities within the catalog, including a neat CH#3694 The First NB of Palestine, Texas 1902 Date $100 in PCGS Banknote Choice Extremely Fine 45. The […]

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Rare Obsolete Texas Banknote Highlights From Stack’s Bowers September CCO Auction

By Christopher Dahncke – Currency Auction Associate, Stack’s Bowers Galleries …… Austin, Republic of Texas $500 The September CCO Auction from Stack’s Bowers Galleries will feature the Republic of Texas Collection, consisting of 55 obsolete notes from the Lone Star State. This is one of the most extensive collections we have had the pleasure of […]

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A Closer Look at the Republic of Texas 1843 25¢ Exchequer Bill

By Cory Williams for PCGS …… Prior to being admitted to the union as the 28th state, Texas existed as a republic from 1836 to 1846. Famous Texan Sam Houston would be elected as president of the Republic of Texas twice, the second time rigorously overseeing the final issue of Texas paper money before statehood. […]

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Utah, Texas, and Wyoming top 2018’s Sound Money Index

New Jersey, Kentucky, Vermont and three other states declared biggest enemies of sound money
Eagle, Idaho (July 9th, 2018) — Utah, Texas, and Wyoming round out the top three most sound money-friendly states in the United States, according to the 2018 Sound Money Index, released today by the Sound Money Defense League and Money Metals Exchange.
The 2018 Sound Money Index is the first index of its kind, ranking all 50 states using nine indicators to determine which states have implemented the most pro-sound money policies in the country

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Texas Man Arrested for Fraud Involving Rare Coins

Worked for different coin companies in Beaumont over a period of five years By CoinWeek News Staff ….   Last Wednesday on July 12, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas announced that 42-year-old Wesley Judy Pollard, Jr. of Beaumont had been arrested earlier that day on allegations of federal mail […]

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Texas Attorney General Issues Gold Coin Consumer Protection Tips

By Universal Coin & Bullion …… With input from numismatic experts, the Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, has issued a consumer protection alert about buying and selling gold coins. Award-winning rare coins and precious metals writer, Michael Fuljenz, President of Universal Coin & Bullion in Beaumont, Texas, provided continuing consultation to the attorney general’s […]

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Paper Money Auction – U.S. Rarities, Shipwreck Banknotes in Sedwick Sale 21

Rare U.S., world and even shipwreck recovered bank notes will appear in Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC’s Treasure, World, U.S. Coin and Paper Money Auction 21. The sale will be held live online May 3-4 at auction.sedwickcoins.com. The U.S. paper money section contains federal and obsolete issues in addition to Texas, Confederate and Philippine notes. The […]

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