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United States 1971-D Eisenhower Dollar Even though the United States had no real need for a large dollar coin at the start of the 1970s, the gaming industry developed an acute need to find a replacement for the silver dollars used to feed tens of thousands of slot machines. This “need”, and the recent death of beloved war-hero-turned-president Dwight D. Eisenhower, presented the United States Congress with an opportunity to cater to the needs of the industry. While Mint Director Mary Br...

Heritage Offering Morgan Dollars From the Brady Island Collection Morgan dollars, which, as most numismatists are well-aware, are one of the most popular series among US coins. Bidding is ongoing at Coins.HA.com, and the auction will conclude with a live session at 5 PM CT, Monday, February 15. This collection is notable for the breadth of offerings of GSA dollars – coins that had never been released into circulation and which were offered to collectors in the 1960s and ’70s in specialized...

NGC Certifies Paramount Collection of Large-Format Gold Coins Paramount Collection, an incredibly vast collection of US, world and ancient coins of the highest caliber. The collection was submitted to NGC for authentication, grading and encapsulation in anticipation of its sale by Heritage Auctions — an amazing opportunity for the hobby’s most advanced collectors. Heritage Auctions will offer the collection’s US coins February 17-21, 2021, as part of the  “The Paramount Collection is ...

Pre-Civil War Collector Coins in The Steve Studer Collection, Part 2 three-cent silver to double eagles. All of the coins being offered have dates from the period 1838-1861, and the vast majority, including all of the silver coins, were struck in New Orleans. A few gold coins from Philadelphia and San Francisco round out the offering. 1854-O quarter eagle is scarce in any Mint State grade, but it is decidedly rare in MS63, and a mere two pieces have been certified in higher grades, both by ...

Bust Dimes of Edward Formica Collection Offered by Heritage Auctions Heritage Auctions. This auction is loaded with distinct die marriages for both Draped Bust and Only 8,265 Draped Bust dimes were reported struck in 1804, making 1804 the key date within the type. Two varieties are known, differentiated chiefly by the number of reverse stars. JR-1 is the 13 Stars Reverse variant, while JR-2 has 14 stars. This auction includes examples of both – the 13 Stars Reverse graded VF35 by NGC. ...

Heritage to Offer Finest Known 1796 No Pole Half Cent at FUN Auction Heritage Auctions is proud to offer the finest known The year 1796 is important in the history of the first Philadelphia Mint and some collectors have made a specialty of 1796-dated coinage. It is the first year that every authorized denomination of U.S. coinage was produced, from the half cent to the eagle. There are two dates among circulation-strike half cents that stand out as rarities among all others. Those dates are 1...

Recenty Discovered Key Date 1926-S Buffalo Nickel Offered by GreatCollections   Sometimes when a collector is about to set the seal on finding a great rarity in the wild, a discovery like this comes along and inspires hope anew. On Sunday, January 17, bidding ends on GreatCollections.com for this key-date PCGS and approved by The 970,000 pieces struck at the San Francisco Mint in 1926 represent the lowest mintage of the entire series, and therefore it is a true rarity among Buffalo nickels...

Extraordinary Selections in Heritage NYINC World and Ancient Coins Auction Heritage’s best World & Ancient coin auctions yet. This auction contains an extraordinary selection of rarities that has surpassed even our own wildest expectations, spanning across every corner of the globe from ancient times to the present. Even as the world’s leading auction house for certified coins, it is a rare opportunity that we are able to present a collection of the technical caliber of the Cape Coral Colle...

The 1905 Liberty Head half eagle is an underrated 20th-century issue that is desirable at all levels of preservation. A mintage of only 302,200 makes it scarcer than many late-date issues, representing a steep drop from the 392,000 Philadelphia strikes of 1904. While readily available in lower Mint State grades, the 1905 is seldom encountered finer than MS-65 and PCGS estimates just 55 distinct specimens survive in Gem and above. Stack’s Bowers Galleries is thrilled to offer an incredible ...

Q. David Bowers: Cycles of the US Rare Coin Market 1900 to Date Q. David Bowers for   When one thinks of boom and bust cycles, the word “investment” usually comes to mind. A broader view is to consider popularity. Various series wax and wane in demand, and different factors in the market can take precedence at different times. One of the great things about numismatics is that it seems that there is always something rising in value, even as prices and demand for other series may go down. A...