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        National Spend a 1918 Lincoln Cent Day 

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        Missie
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        Published on 05-18-2011 09:00 AM

        November 11, 1918 was Armistice Day, the final day of World War I, the War to end all wars.

        This story, as originally reported by Dave Harper in Numismatic News, is the story of a 1918 Lincoln cent and its travels from the US to where it was found in Kuwait by Army Sgt. Jarrett Briscoe,         ...
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        The Cincinnati & Covington Ferry Company 

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        Published on 04-08-2011 03:14 AM
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        During the early years of these two cities, as the only method for crossing the Ohio River, riverboat ferries provided passage between Cincinnati Ohio and Covington Kentucky.

        Of the several companies that provided passage, the Cincinnati & Covington Ferry Company was in existence for the longest time; approximately 53 years. Begun around the time when Covington was established in 1814, its ownership spanned three generations.
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        Ancient Hearts 

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        Published on 02-12-2011 09:42 AM
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        A.N.A. MONEY TALKS Transcript No. 1400
        ANCIENT HEARTS Michael E. Marotta

        Look around . . . heart symbols are everywhere on Valentine's Day.
        Maybe even on a coin.

        The first heart symbols that appeared on ancient coins were produced 2500 years ago in North Africa. ...
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        Americas First Medals 

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        Published on 02-06-2011 03:59 PM
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        Ben's Bicenntennial thread on stamps and mint medals got me to pokin' around some of my 'old stuff'. The "Americas First Medals" series was issued from the United States Mint beginning back in 1973/1974. They were sold in groups of two and were intended to honor the memory of the first medals ...
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        Howland Wood's Blacksmith Tokens 

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        Published on 12-30-2010 10:02 AM
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        Howland Wood in 1910 published an article in the Numismatist entitled "The Canadian Blacksmith Coppers."

        Blacksmith Coppers are contemporary counterfeits of evasion tokens. Comedic in their own right, this means the Blacksmith coppers were actually counterfeits of British-made private coppers - near counterfeits themselves with meaningless legends - struck so as to avoid counterfeiting laws on both sides of the Atlantic.         ...
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        Dr. Samuel Phillips Eady - Farthing Token 

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        Published on 11-12-2010 05:47 AM
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        - Written November 2010

        Dr. Samuel Phillips Eady         was an infamous physician in early-to-mid 19th century London. Most historical accounts of Dr. Eady were less than complimentary. In The British Medical Journal,         March 19, 1955, a writer in London submits an enquiry concerning a token which he has in his possession, namely, a Dr. Eady farthing. In the April 30th edition of the same publication and year, another writer in London identifies the token and the doctor’s full name. According to the writer, Dr. Eady lived at 38 Dean Street, SOHO, from about 1820 until 1825. The responder was less than kind in the words he used to describe the doctor.

        Many people around London considered him a ‘quack’, and it is theorized that he was never actually trained to be an actual physician. The man         ...
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        None the Worse for Wear - Barber Dimes 

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        Published on 10-17-2010 02:42 PM

        Those Elusive Semi-Key Barber Dimes

        Anthony F. Bevilacqua

        Walter Breen had this to say of the liberty head dime series by Charles Barber: “…Barber must have been feeling exceptionally lazy [when designing the coin]…The series is most notable for stereotypical… “ in         ...
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        Let's Get the Party Started! A Shackelton Conder Token for your Amusement 

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        Published on 05-20-2010 06:20 PM
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        This 1794 uncirculated token is from the county of Middlesex, England and is known as a Shackelton 477a per the Dalton & Hamer reference book. The "a" is to designate a variety - a rim inscription for "payable in dublin or london". This edge variety is considered Rare with less ...
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        THE BARBER OR LIBERTY HEAD HALF DOLLAR 

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        Published on 04-15-2010 01:10 AM

        THE BARBER OR LIBERTY HEAD HALF DOLLAR
        By Frank J. Colletti

        In 1892, following in the redesign format for the dimes and quarters, the half dollar was changed from the Seated Liberty design that had been in use since 1839. Charles Barber, the mint engraver, was selected by the ...
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        Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in the Month of April

        CoinWeek

        <p>By CoinWeek &#8230;.. &#160; Big things are always happening at the United States Mint, but the month of April sees the beginning and end of some very important moments in American monetary and social history. You can&#8217;t get any bigger than the passage of the Mint&#8217;s founding documents, can you? Similarly significant are the seizures of [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com/us-coins/big-things-happened-at-the-united-states-mint-in-the-month-of-april/">Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in the Month of April</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>

        Aaron Berk: Ancient Coin Podcast – Episode 26

        CoinWeek

        <p>In this, the 26th episode of the Aaron Berk Ancient Coin Podcast, ancient coin expert and dealer Aaron Berk&#8211;joined by his fellow Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. numismatist Mike Nottelmann&#8211;discusses the recent arrest of Roma Numismatics Managing Director Richard Beale for falsifying a provenance for the gold EID MAR aureus that his company recently sold for [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/aaron-berk-ancient-coin-podcast-episode-26/">Aaron Berk: Ancient Coin Podcast &#8211; Episode 26</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>

        Guess the Grade of This 1856 Gold Dollar “Upright 5” From the Deadwood Collection

        CoinWeek Video

        <p>&#160; * * * Here’s an interesting U.S. gold dollar from 1856. Can you guess the grade? In 1856, the United States Mint struck gold dollars with two distinctly different date logotypes. The “Slanted 5” variety, which is the much more frequently encountered version, features an italicized 5. This had been the style employed by [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com/video-news/guess-the-grade-of-this-1856-gold-dollar-upright-5-from-the-deadwood-collection/">Guess the Grade of This 1856 Gold Dollar &#8220;Upright 5&#8221; From the Deadwood Collection</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>

        International Convention of Historians and Numismatists to be Celebrated in Santo Domingo

        CoinWeek

        <p>The planning committees and hosts of the fourth International Convention of Historians and Numismatists (ICHN)—Santo Domingo MMXXIII—have announced that registration is now open for the upcoming event, set to take place June 28 through July 2, 2023, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A registration link is available on the congress website, https://santodomingo2023.com. Largely focused on [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com/coin-shows/international-convention-of-historians-and-numismatists-to-be-celebrated-in-santo-domingo/">International Convention of Historians and Numismatists to be Celebrated in Santo Domingo</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>

        Historic 1790 Thomas Jefferson Report on US Coinage Donated to ANA

        American Numismatic Association

        <p>Considered to be the most important document written by Jefferson while Secretary of State &#160; One of only six known surviving copies of Thomas Jefferson&#8217;s 1790 report to the House of Representatives on proposed weights, measures, and coins for the young United States has been donated to the American Numismatic Association (ANA) by collector and [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com/coin-clubs/historic-1790-thomas-jefferson-report-on-us-coinage-donated-to-ana/">Historic 1790 Thomas Jefferson Report on US Coinage Donated to ANA</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>

        Aluminum Coins – Rarer Than Gold?

        PCGS

        <p>By Jack Vaughn for PCGS &#8230;&#8230; &#160; What do you think the cutlery was made of when Napoleon III had his prestigious guests over for food? Silver? Gold? The answer may be surprising, as they used aluminum cutlery. Guests of lesser status used mere silverware Aluminum is the most abundant metal in Earth’s crust (8.1%). [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com/coins/patterns/aluminum-coins-rarer-than-gold/">Aluminum Coins – Rarer Than Gold?</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>

        Goddess Isis on New Egyptian Gods Reverse Frosted Silver Coin

        Pobjoy Mint

        <p>Brand New 2023 Reverse Frosted Silver Bullion Coin Issue Limit of 5,000 Bullion Coins Worldwide * * * Pobjoy Mint is thrilled to announce a new reverse frosted silver bullion coin issued on behalf of Sierra Leone commemorating 250 years since the birth of British Egyptologist Dr. Thomas Young. The coin features the Egyptian goddess [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com/bullion-report/goddess-isis-on-new-egyptian-gods-reverse-frosted-silver-coin/">Goddess Isis on New Egyptian Gods Reverse Frosted Silver Coin</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>

        Stack’s Bowers Sells ~$700,000 in Bitcoin, Physical Cryptocurrency

        Stack's Bowers

        <p>$679,456 (USD) in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency coins was sold by Stack’s Bowers Galleries in the Physical Cryptocurrency Session of their Spring 2023 Showcase Auction. This set a new record as the single most valuable live auction of crypto coinage and also reflects a 40% year-over-year increase in prices realized compared to the firm’s Spring 2022 [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com/auction-news/stacks-bowers-sells-700000-in-bitcoin-physical-cryptocurrency/">Stack’s Bowers Sells ~$700,000 in Bitcoin, Physical Cryptocurrency</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinweek.com">CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors</a>.</p>

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        Item of the Week: 1870-S Half Dime

        Numismatic News Staff

        <p>Louis Eliasberg, Sr. thought he had done the impossible when he acquired a unique 1873-CC no-arrows dime back in 1950. He thought he had, with the purchase of the 1873-CC no-arrows dime, completed a United States coin collection having every &#8230; <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/item-of-the-week-1870-s-half-dime">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/item-of-the-week-1870-s-half-dime">Item of the Week: 1870-S Half Dime</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>

        Once Leading Way, Morgans Now Mixed Market

        Richard Giedroyc

        <p>Bullion and bullion-impacted coins continue to struggle as both gold and silver continue their slow yet modest decline. Generally available, yet collectible coins appear to be distancing themselves from bullion-impacted coins in value. There are weak spots in this area &#8230; <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/once-leading-way-morgans-now-mixed-market">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/once-leading-way-morgans-now-mixed-market">Once Leading Way, Morgans Now Mixed Market</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>

        Mint Statistics: WWII, Mayflower, Ornaments, Oh My!

        Numismatic News Staff

        <p>With the release of an almost-dizzying number of products, you will find quite a few additions to this week’s charts. Of note are the bags and rolls of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve quarter, the Mighty Minters and U.S. Mint &#8230; <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/mint-statistics-wwii-mayflower-ornaments-oh-my">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/mint-statistics-wwii-mayflower-ornaments-oh-my">Mint Statistics: WWII, Mayflower, Ornaments, Oh My!</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>

        Simpson Quarter Nets $630,000

        Numismatic News Staff

        <p>Appearing at auction for just the second time in 113 years, a coveted 1807 Draped Bust quarter, the finest-known example of the type, ex: Stickney-Clapp-Eliasberg, brought a record-breaking $630,000 from the Bob R. Simpson Collection at Heritage Auctions’ U.S. Coins &#8230; <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/simpson-quarter-nets-630000">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/simpson-quarter-nets-630000">Simpson Quarter Nets $630,000</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>

        Numismatic Gifts Have Enduring Value

        Pat Heller

        <p>My grandfather Louis Heller was one of those who inspired me to become a coin and paper money collector.  Before he died in the 1980s, he gave me a cigar box of inexpensive foreign coins from his collection. There weren’t &#8230; <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/numismatic-gifts-have-enduring-value">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/numismatic-gifts-have-enduring-value">Numismatic Gifts Have Enduring Value</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>

        Stack’s Bowers Acquires Coins in Motion

        Numismatic News Staff

        <p>Stack’s Bowers Galleries has acquired a business named Coins In Motion LLC, it announced Nov. 18. The patent-pending Coins In Motion technology creates high-resolution animations that “accurately capture the in-hand visual appeal of coins and bank notes in a manner &#8230; <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/stacks-bowers-acquires-coins-in-motion">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/stacks-bowers-acquires-coins-in-motion">Stack’s Bowers Acquires Coins in Motion</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>

        Ghana Coin and Bank Note Trade Deemed Illegal

        Richard Giedroyc

        <p>If you’ve ever considered becoming a coin dealer in Ghana, you might want to think twice.  The Bank of Ghana, the African nation’s central bank, recently announced it is illegal to profit from buying or selling the nation’s coins or bank notes. In an Oct. &#8230; <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/ghana-coin-and-bank-note-trade-deemed-illegal">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/ghana-coin-and-bank-note-trade-deemed-illegal">Ghana Coin and Bank Note Trade Deemed Illegal</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>

        Spink to Offer Sarawak 1945 Small Change Notes

        Kerry Rodgers

        <p>On Jan. 15, during Spink’s NYINC World Banknotes Sale, highly collectable examples of all three known denominations of Sarawak 1945 small change notes will be of offer: 1 cent, 5 cents and 10 cents. Their provenance could not be better: &#8230; <a href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/spink-to-offer-sarawak-1945-small-change-notes">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/spink-to-offer-sarawak-1945-small-change-notes">Spink to Offer Sarawak 1945 Small Change Notes</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.numismaticnews.net">Numismatic News</a>.</p>

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