The United States Mint announces that the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a telephonic public meeting March 23 and 24, 2021. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct business related to the CCAC’s responsibility to advise the Secretary of the Treasury on themes and designs pertaining to United States coinage. Agenda: Review […]
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The United States Mint announces that the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a telephonic public meeting November 17, 2020. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct business related to the CCAC’s responsibility to advise the Secretary of the Treasury on themes and designs pertaining to United States coinage. Agenda: Review and discussion […]
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Obverse and reverse of the only known example of James Cook’s first memorial struck in gilt copper between January and September 1780. It will be offered for sale by International Auction Galleries in March. Images courtesy & © IAG 2020
By James McCartney – Senior Numismatist, Stack’s Bowers …… Our November 2019 Baltimore Auction offers a nearly unprecedented selection of rarities from the Numismatic Americana series. Among the more significant offerings in this group is one of the earliest gold Life Saving medals struck by the United States Mint. Measuring 67 mm in diameter […]
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NGC has identified a new silver variety of the Fort Sumter Medal as HK-11f A new metal type for the renowned “Bombardment of Fort Sumter Dollar” was just identified by NGC’s tokens and medals team. This variety, found in silver, graded NGC MS 64, Prooflike. The piece is largely untoned, with very clean surfaces. NGC […]
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The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a public meeting from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m
The Royal Belgian Mint has produced a special silver medal in honor of the the new mint master, Ingrid Van Herzele, and the new mintmark, which will be included on Royal Belgian Mint coins and medals during her tenure. A version of the medal is also struck in cupro-nickel
First Read, a CoinWeek continuing series of essays about classic and contemporary works of numismatic literature… Essay by David Thomason Alexander, Founder Medal Collectors of America for CoinWeek…. Benjamin Franklin in Terra Cotta: Portrait Medallions by Jean-Baptiste Nini at the Chateau of Chaumont; Medallions of Franklin and of American Interest by Jean Martin Renaud; […]
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