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United States 1982-D Jefferson Nickel Jefferson nickel debuted in 1938, replacing the Buffalo nickel in the 25th year of that coin’s production run. A design contest to commemorate Founding Father and third President of the United States Thomas Jefferson, open to “all American sculptors”, was held in 1937. German émigré and American artist Felix Oscar Schlag was the winner. He received $1,000 for his effort. Schlag’s concept for the obverse, which art scholar Cornelius Vermeule claimed was similar to Jean-Antoine Houdon’s 1789 bust of Jefferson, appeared essentially the same ...

  Stack’s Bowers Galleries is hosting two world paper money auctions on January 15 and 18 that include a number of remarkable pieces of world paper money at different price tiers. The first auction of 354 lots, Session B, will begin on Jan. 15 at 4 PM PST in the Quarter Deck Room at the Balboa Bay Resort in California. The second, Session F, will begin on Jan. 18 at 9 AM PST and will be conducted entirely online. 735 lots will be up for auction during that session. Lot viewing took place in New York City last week on Jan. 4-8 and is ongoing in California this week through Jan. 16.

Strong 2020 Rare Coin and Banknote Market Despite Pandemic, Reports Professional Numismatists Guild Share Article Over $419 million of historic U.S. rare coins and paper money sold at major public auctions in 2020. The most valuable U.S. rare coin sold at auction in 2020 was this 1804-dated silver dollar for $3,360,000. Photo courtesy of Stack’s Bowers Galleries. This is the strongest rare coin market we’ve seen in years. TEMECULA, Calif. (PRWEB) January 06, 2021 It was the year of pandemic-related cancelled coin shows, but ...