As of Jan. 23, it was still unclear whether monthly sales of the 2012 one-ounce silver American Eagle bullion coin would exceed the record pace set in January 2011. With 5,547,000 Eagles sold as of Jan. 23, the total was less than 1 million coins away from matching the 6,4220,000 number achieved in January [...]
‘Viewpoint’ overlooks one crucial facet to collecting I’m responding on the Jan. 24 “Viewpoint” that Mike Davis wrote. I agree with most of what he said. I have noticed that ever since 1999 and the state quarter program started many people saw easy money. Before you knew it there were thousands of coin dealers and [...]
From the Jan. 13 Numismatic News E-Newsletter: Some now believe numismatics is only a rich man’s game. Do you agree? Here are some answers sent from our e-newsletter readers to Editor, Dave Harper. Enough already. The 1 cent piece needs to be eliminated. The cost to produce is prohibitive and it serves no useful [...]
Mint items reflect hobby’s decline into ‘money game’ I agree with the Jan. 24 “Viewpoint” article written by Mike Davis that a once-fun hobby is now a money game. I will buy nothing from the U.S. Mint. In 2009, I purchased two clad proof sets for $32 each. Now a few years later, I [...]
Congratulations are due to the American Numismatic Association for landing a significant coin donation to the Edward C. Rochette Money Museum. Yesterday the organization announced that it had received a gift of a 1792 half disme from California coin dealer Steven L. Contursi, president of Rare Coin Wholesalers based in Irvine. He is well known [...]
The 1970-S Kennedy half dollar is an interesting but not well known half dollar from what would prove to be an interesting and unusual year for the denomination. With its interesting history, it is hard to know precisely where the 1970-S will go next in terms of price and that is just one of the [...]
From the Jan. 13 Numismatic News E-Newsletter: Some now believe numismatics is only a rich man’s game. Do you agree? Here are some answers sent from our e-newsletter readers to Editor, Dave Harper. I started collecting U.S. coins when I was 5 and continued collecting until I was 21. I traded them, was given them [...]
This year marks the bicentennial of the War of 1812, which began in June of that year. The British refusal to honor the neutral rights of American ships on the high seas led to a declaration of war by Congress and until the peace treaty was signed in late 1814, a series of battles on [...]
Precious metals are in a more steady trading market with a continuing upward bias. Gold is up almost 1 percent this week while silver is up over 1 percent and platinum is right at 2 percent with stronger oil prices. Troubles in Europe continue to be the dominating factor along with stronger than expected economic [...]
One of the great advantages of working with a diverse groups of colleagues who work on a variety of publications here at the Krause Publications offices is the exposure it offers to other interests. Yesterday I happened to obtain the next three installments of a British Broadcasting Corporation remake of Sherlock Holmes, which is updated [...]