The 1792 Half Disme Donated by Steven Contursi, valued at $250,000, was on display at the ANA Money Show Atlanta. In December 2011, Steven Contursi donated the coin to the ANA museum as his way of giving back to an association that he has always believed in. The ANA’s collection originally featured a 1792 half disme, graded extremely fine, but the coin was stolen from the collection. Steve Contursi donated his 1792 half disme, graded AU58, which was featured at the Atlanta Money Show.
An historic gold coin is to be displayed in San Francisco for the general public for the first time, according to News-Antique.com.
A 154-year-old $20 gold piece known as the Kellogg Twenty will return to Baltimore next month for the first time in nearly 30 years.
Highlighting the first three days of the April Santa Clara, Calif., Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo will be an exhibit of the finest known set of 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition commemorative coins.
The U.S. Treasury Department will have a $1 billion public exhibit and many of the world’s most famous and valuable rare coins will be displayed in Atlanta for the first time during the National Money Show™ in the Cobb Galleria Centre, Halls C & D, 2 Galleria Parkway, April 7 – 9, 2006.
It’s one of only four known proof 1803 Draped Bust silver dollars, and it’s insured for $1 million.