Category Archives: Comstock Lode

Collecting Carson City (CC) Coinage: Part Three – Gold Coins

By Victor Bozarth for PCGS …… In parts one and two of my series on collecting Carson City coinage, I discussed all of the small silver and dollar coin issues produced at the Carson City Mint, famous for its “CC” mint mark. While most of the Carson City Morgan Dollar issues are available across the […]

The post Collecting Carson City (CC) Coinage: Part Three – Gold Coins appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Collecting Carson City (CC) Coinage: Part Two – Silver Dollars

By Victor Bozarth for PCGS …… In the first installment of this three-part series on collecting the coinage of the Carson City (CC) Mint, I covered the three smaller silver denominations produced by that famous mint in Nevada, including dimes, quarters, and half dollars. Here in part two, I turn to the “cartwheels” – silver […]

The post Collecting Carson City (CC) Coinage: Part Two – Silver Dollars appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

The Morgan Dollar and the Rarest Silver Crown of the Latin Monetary Union

By Ursula Kampmann for Numismatica Genevensis …… On November 16, 2021, Numismatica Genevensis will be auctioning a very important numismatic rarity. It is the rarest silver crown of the Latin Monetary Union. Only five specimens of this 5-franc coin from 1886 are known: three of them are located in Switzerland’s most important museums. Only two […]

The post The Morgan Dollar and the Rarest Silver Crown of the Latin Monetary Union appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

CoinWeek Podcast #160: Silver: America’s Historical & Political Metal (with Economist William Silber)

 CoinWeek Podcast #160: Silver: America’s Historical & Political Metal (with Economist William Silber) Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or subscribe to the CoinWeek Podcast on iTunes. Silver is a confounding, confusing, and controversial metal, whose continued use in American federal circulating coinage from 1794 to 1970 was the […]

The post CoinWeek Podcast #160: Silver: America’s Historical & Political Metal (with Economist William Silber) appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

How and Why Gold Became the Most Important Metal for Coins

By Ursula Kampmann for Künker GmbH …… For centuries, silver was the preferred metal across the world when it came to coins and savings. In the 19th century, that changed. We’ll explain how and why, and illustrate what happened with the help of coins that will be coming under the hammer on September 30 and […]

The post How and Why Gold Became the Most Important Metal for Coins appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Classic US Coins: Looking at Gold Like A Copper Collector

Gold coins with Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com …… CoinWeek Content Partner …… This blog is inspired by reader D.N. who recently sent me a nice unsolicited email including the following statement: “…you may be the only dealer of any US series ( including gold ) that strictly employs an advanced copper collector approach to quality: […]

The post Classic US Coins: Looking at Gold Like A Copper Collector appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

The Carson City Mint 150th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2018

Background photo by Schrantz.
Last month, Representative Mark Amodei (R-NV) introduced H

Continue reading on Mint News Blog

The Carson City Mint 150th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2018

Background photo by Schrantz.
Last month, Representative Mark Amodei (R-NV) introduced H

Continue reading on Mint News Blog

The Carson City Mint 150th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2018

Last month, Representative Mark Amodei (R-NV) introduced H.R

Continue reading on Coin Update News

Stack’s Bowers: Mint State 1889-CC Morgan Silver Dollar at January Collectors Choice Online Auction

By James McCartney, Numismatist & Cataloger – Stack’s Bowers ….. The January 2017 Collectors Choice Online Auction offers nearly 700 lots and an impressive barrage of rarities including a delightful 1889-CC Morgan silver dollar certified MS-62 by PCGS (lot 91341). The 1889-CC Morgan dollar is one of the most desirable issues of the series, and […]

The post Stack’s Bowers: Mint State 1889-CC Morgan Silver Dollar at January Collectors Choice Online Auction appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Stack’s Bowers: Mint State 1889-CC Morgan Silver Dollar at January Collectors Choice Online Auction

By James McCartney, Numismatist & Cataloger – Stack’s Bowers …..   The January 2017 Collectors Choice Online Auction offers nearly 700 lots and an impressive barrage of rarities including a delightful 1889-CC Morgan silver dollar certified MS-62 by PCGS (lot 91341). The 1889-CC Morgan dollar is one of the most desirable issues of the series, […]

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

New Edition of Whitman’s Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars Reveals Previously Unknown 1964 Morgan Dollar

Whitman Publishing announces the release of the new fifth edition of A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars, by Q. David Bowers. The 304-page book will be available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide on September 27, 2016, for $19.95 USD. Before then it is available for preorder – including on Whitman.com. The pricing, text, […]

The post New Edition of Whitman’s Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars Reveals Previously Unknown 1964 Morgan Dollar appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek

Classic US Coins – The Short-Lived Carson City Mint

Visiting America’s short-lived frontier mint in Carson City, Nevada By Littleton Coin Company ……….. Taking a vacation trip through Nevada and California recently, I visited the historic former Carson City Mint in the capital city of Nevada. Though a small, short-lived facility that struck U.S. coins only from 1870-1893, the Carson City Mint is huge […]

The post Classic US Coins – The Short-Lived Carson City Mint appeared first on CoinWeek.

Continue Reading on CoinWeek