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Rare California Bank Notes and 34-Ounce Gold Nugget in Auction Coin Update News A collection of more than 100 historic Orange County California bank notes and a 34-ounce gold nugget from the collection of the late William (“Willie”) Pannier will be among the highlights of the pre-Long Beach Expo auction to be conducted by Ira [...]

Sedwick Treasure auction No. 8 realizes $1.3 million Coin Values All prices here reflect the 18 percent buyer’s fee, which is discounted to 15 percent for cash payments. The auction offered shipwreck-recovered coins and bars, as well as Mexican and other Spanish colonial coins, plus English, world, U.S. and ancient coins. The 2,789-lot auction was [...]

US Mint Deletes 2010 Proof Silver Eagle Orders in Error Coin Update News The United States Mint has discovered that an estimated 2,700 orders placed online have been deleted in error. Approximately 2,200 of these orders were for the 2010 American Silver Eagle proof coins. The Mint has been attempting to contact the customers whose [...]

Portugese banknotes from Pestrello collection could ‘float to the top’ at Spink Paul Fraser Collectibles A London auction of late 19th century notes is likely to capitalise on the upwards trend in collectibles London auction house Spink is holding another currency auction early in December – not the Ancient, English and Foreign coins auction on [...]

Many ways to collect Seated design Numismatic News All those Seated Liberty coins. What’s a collector to do? Six different denominations, rarities, dates and mintmarks, spanning 54 years. Even for a devoted fan of the series, completing any set of these classic American coins seems hopeless. Or is it? Finding a set-within-a-set can enable a [...]

Canada Tops First COTY Vote Numismaster None of the five U.S. coins nominated for the 2011 Coin of the Year Awards survived the first round of balloting. Ninety-three coins issued by mints worldwide were nominated for the award that honors coins issued in 2009. Judges picked winners in 10 categories. From these, they will select [...]

Is penny worth $3 million? By Barrett J. Brunsman – Cincinnati Enquirer The front of the penny supposedly shows both the head of Abraham Lincoln and the wheat stalks that normally are on the back.”It looked like it got stuck in the die, and it got re-stamped,” said Wilkins, 64. “It’s totally ridiculous (that some) [...]

Second Pirate Coin from Perth Features Morgan Numismaster What kid of any age can resist pirate coins? The second in a five-coin series commemorates Henry Morgan. Struck in aluminium-bronze it features a design where Morgan is shown against the backdrop of a pirate ship. The design depicts a colored representation of a pirate chest, two [...]

Auctions Anchor Baltimore Expo Numismatic News Underpinned by an official show auction that realized $13.2 million and a pre-show sale of $4.5 million, the Baltimore Expo staged a strong performance Nov.. 4-7. General Manager David Crenshaw noted that attendance was up by 12 percent over the 2009 figure as well. “We are pleased to announce [...]

Baltimore Rare Coins Expo Sells a 1796 ‘Instant Numismatic Rarity’ Paul Fraser Collectibles Of ’superior’ quality, this two-of-a-kind early US Half Dollar coin realised $299,000 at auction. We couldn’t resist taking another look at the highlights in Bowers and Merena’s Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore sales expo in Baltimore, US, on November 4-5. Selling alongside [...]

Netherlands 5 and 10 Euro Waterland Coins Released Coin Update News ?The Royal Dutch Mint has issued two new commemorative coins to mark the Netherlands close relationship with the waterways systems throughout the country. One coin carries a face value of 5 Euros and is struck in silver, while the other carries a face value [...]

Unique Lebanese Banknotes go Under the Hammer in London Paul Fraser Collectibles Spink will be assisting in the sale, which looks to catch an exciting trend in Middle Eastern collecting. Notaphily is a rapidly growing area in collecting, and as we’ve noted banknotes are increasingly showing how strong they can be as investments, especially in [...]