Emphasizing confidence in the current numismatic market, Rare Coin Wholesalers of Dana Point, California (www.rcw1.com) made nearly $1.6 million of the winning bids, virtually 30 percent of the total, in the $5.3 million Bowers and Merena Auction sale in Las Vegas, October 29.
During the American Numismatic Association convention in August in Pittsburgh, I had the privilege to visit with an elderly woman of distinction.
Kenneth Bressett, John W. Dannreuther and Martin A. Logies were featured speakers Aug. 21 at an American Numismatic Association convention Numismatic Theatre event.
Any 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar – even a well-worn example – is a special coin. One piece stands far above the rest in this elite company.
A silver dollar insured for $10 million and nickels worth as much as $3 million each are among the $1 billion in coins on display at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money.
Coin collecting experts say they have identified a 210-year-old silver dollar that is likely the first one coined by the United States Mint.
Currency experts say they have identified a 210-year-old silver dollar that could be the first one coined by the United States Mint.
A unique 1854 Kellogg and Co. $20 pioneer gold piece goes on display again in California, during the first three days of the Long Beach Coin, Stamp, and Collectibles Expo, Jan. 29 to Feb. 1, in the Long Beach Convention Center.
Steve Contursi, President of Rare Coin Wholesalers, purchased a 1907 gold coin that experts have called the most beautiful in U.S. currency on June 29th, 2012.
In March, Steve Contursi paid millions for one 1794 silver dollar and more for the collection it was in. But he thought the expensive and surprisingly shiny coin, 40 millimeters in diameter, might be something even better, something no one realized still existed.
