By 1884, the San Francisco Mint was clearly run low on space to store millions of unneeded silver cartwheels. As a result, the 1884-S Morgan dollar is its smallest issuance until that date. The San Francisco Mint struck 3.2 million Morgan dollars in 1884 – a 51% decrease from the prior year. Nevertheless, in regard […]
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By Rusty Goe …… Anthony Ray Arnold–Tony to those who know him–achieved success, serving the United States admirably, during his 29-year naval career. During retirement, he fulfilled a goal that sort of just evolved when he added the 107th piece to his well-matched Carson City coin collection. Enlisting in the US Navy in July 1960 […]
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In 2021, the Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG) honored Reno, Nevada-based numismatic writer, researcher, and coin dealer Rusty Goe with double awards for his The Confident Carson City Coin Collector. At the 2022 Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) convention in Schaumburg, Illinois, on April 27, the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) honored Goe with its prestigious Robert […]
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PNG announced its 2022 awards on April 27, in conjunction with the Central States Convention The Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) has named its annual Lifetime Achievement Award in honor of former PNG President Harvey G. Stack of New York City, who passed away earlier this year at the age of 93. The 2022 recipient […]
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After four decades, the value increases for Eliasberg’s Carson City gold coins warrant attention By Rusty Goe ….. The Eliasberg Brand As each decade passes, the significance of the Louis E. Eliasberg Sr. brand in numismatics escalates. Although many great collectors existed before Eliasberg burst onto the scene, many were contemporary with him, and […]
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Heritage Auction’s August 18-22 ANA Signature Auction of US Coins is open for bidding. This auction features an exceptional gathering of numismatic delicacies, sure to whet the appetite of even the most experienced collector. Lot viewing will take place at the ANA World’s Fair of Money in Chicago, while the auction itself will be held […]
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First Read, a continuing series of essays about classic and contemporary works of numismatic literature … The Confident Carson City Coin Collector is the most significant numismatic magnum opus published on the topic of American coinage since the 1987 publication of Walter Breen’s Complete Encyclopedia of U.S and Colonial Coins. It is a detail-rich, […]
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By James McCartney, Numismatist & Cataloger – Stack’s Bowers ….. The year 1870 saw the beginning of coin production at the Carson City Mint, starting a decade of low-mintage issues affecting nearly all of the gold denominations. The Liberty half eagle was the smallest of the gold coins manufactured by this western mint, and was […]
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The United States Mint is at the center of American coin collecting. It is the wellspring, the mother lode, of the little copper, silver and gold objects of material culture that numismatists collect, study, and catalog. The Mint is the sole manufacturer of the nation’s legal-tender coinage, and its products are used every day by […]
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