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United States 1918 (P) Lincoln Cent United States entered its second year of war in Europe. Increased wartime economic activity drove up demand for circulating coinage, resulting in larger mintages. The more than 288 million cents produced at the Philadelphia Mint in 1918–the largest mintage in the series up to that point–were fairly well-struck and can still be found in circulation more than a century after their issuance. The United States Mint’s 1918 Annual Report explained the incr...

NGC identify a counterfeit 1924 Saint-Gaudens $20 Double Eagle. The 1924 Double Eagle is by far the most common date in the Saint-Gaudens series. NGC has graded more than 300,000 examples–an astonishing number, particularly given that the coin’s total mintage was just over 4.3 million pieces. For many years, however, the 1924 was considered to be relatively rare, and collectors in the mid-20th century found it difficult to locate high-grade examples. Most of these coins were shipped overse...

Tauler and Fau Auction 87 of Ancient, Spanish and World Coins Now Open Through June 9 Auction 87 from Tauler & Fau features 374 lots and closes on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, beginning at 04:00 p.m. (CEST), exclusively online. The catalogue is already available at This sale features an important selection of numismatic rarities of Ancient, Spanish, and World coins. You will find among the Greek coins a rare and beautiful Antigonos III Doson tetradrachm and a fine style Mithradates II tetradrac...

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Half Dimes, Coins in Old Holders Highlight Heritage Auctions The forgotten denomination of The Old Orchard Collection of Half Dimes. Bidding in this month-long auction is open now, continuing through a live session beginning at 6 PM CT (7 PM ET) on May 29. The Old Orchard Collection features 133 coins, ranging from 1794 through the end of the series, with a majority in Mint State grades. As is all too common with older coinage that was freely used in circulation, some issues are all but imposs...

Type I double eagle and is recognized well beyond the specialists of the series. Anthony C. Paquet was born in Hamburg, Philadelphia in 1848. In early 1857, he took up contract work for the Philadelphia Mint before finally being hired on as an assistant engraver. By far his most well-known work is the United States military’s highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor instituted by President Abraham Lincoln on July 12, 1861. Among his other projects at the Mint were a series of uns...

United States 1904-O Morgan Silver Dollar Description In mid-to-late 1904, an article appeared in newspapers across the country with the blaring headline: “Passing of the Good Old American Silver Dollar.” Under the subtitle “It Is Probable That No More of Them Will Ever be Coined by the Government,” the author, Katherine Pope, reported “that ponderous and more or less troubling coin, the silver dollar, has had its day… the supply of silver bullion purchased under the Sherman act [s...

Are you ready? Regency Auction 45 is now done being cataloged, and we have posted our watchlist. This is one of our most diverse sales ever, with really something for everyone. While this is just a watchlist right now and descriptions, photos, and estimates are not 100% finalized, we are letting you get an early look at the 584 lots we will be offering in a two-day sale. By the time you read next week’s market report, bidding will have already begun. Highlights of Regency Auction 45 Our two-d...

A Sampling of Undervalued Morgan Silver Dollars The Morgan silver dollar is a huge series (97 different coins) that most collectors can never complete because of super-rare key dates that are very expensive in any grade, or which they complete over the course of many years substituting lower-end circulated examples for the major rarities. But putting aside the top-level key dates and the 30 or so most common coins that trade generically in most grades, there are many other coins in the series ...

Top Pop 1909-S Lincoln Cent Repunched Mintmark Variety Offered by GreatCollections GreatCollections.com for this S Over Horizontal S 1909-S Lincoln Cent, graded MS-67 RD by PCGS and approved by CAC as strong for the grade. It is also housed in a gold shield holder. When it comes to the 1909-S penny, it is hard to escape the shadow of the V.D.B. type, on which the coin’s designer Victor David Brenner placed his initials at the bottom of the reverse. These initials were, of course, swiftly re...