Jan 3, 2018 | Announcements, U.S. Mint
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint will kick off the New Year with the release of the 2018 American Eagle One Ounce Silver Proof Coin (product code 18EA) on January 4, at noon Eastern Time (ET).
Since its debut in 1986, the obverse (heads) of this coin has featured Adolph A. Weinman’s full-length figure of Liberty in full stride, enveloped in folds of the flag, with her right hand extended and branches of laurel and oak in her left. Its reverse (tails) continues to feature former Mint Sculptor-Engraver John Mercanti’s heraldic eagle with shield, an olive branch in the right talon and arrows in the left.
American Eagle One Ounce Silver Proof Coins are struck on 99.9 percent fine silver blanks and display the “W” mint mark indicating their production at the West Point Mint. Each coin is encapsulated and packaged in a satin-lined blue velvet presentation case with a Certificate of Authenticity.
The 2018 American Eagle One Ounce Silver Proof Coin is priced at $55.95. Orders will be accepted at www.catalog.usmint.gov and at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT. This product will also be available at the Mint’s sales counters in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, PA and Denver, CO. Information about shipping options is available at www.catalog.usmint.gov/customer-service/shipping.html.
American Eagle Silver Proof Coins are collectible coins and not intended for investment purposes. There is no household order limit. Customer demand will determine the number of coins minted.
Jan 3, 2018 | Announcements, Bureau of Engraving and Printing
First Day of Sale: January 16, 2018 (8:00 a.m. ET) – The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is pleased to introduce the 2018 Happy Birthday Currency Note, featuring a $1 note with a serial number beginning with “2018.” The note is protected by a clear, acid-free polymer sleeve in an attractive folder. The 2018 Happy Birthday Currency Note is $5.95.
Please visit our website for additional product information at www.moneyfactorystore.gov.
Jan 3, 2018 | Announcements, Bureau of Engraving and Printing
First Day of Sale: January 9, 2018 (8:00 a.m. EST) – The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is pleased to introduce the newest addition to the Intaglio Print Subscription Program, the World War I – 100th Anniversary 2018 Intaglio Print Collection.
The Treasury Department issued Liberty Loans and Victory Bonds produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to assist with financing the Great War. This collection highlights inspiring allegorical and historical figures featured on these bonds, engraved American iconography, and currency issued during the War.
This World War I 100th Anniversary commemorative collection consists of three intaglio prints – Entry, Homefront, and Victory. The first card, Entry, will go on sale January 23, 2018. The second card, Homefront, will go on sale March 8, 2018. The third card, Victory, will go on sale August 14, 2018 in conjunction with BEP’s participation in the American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) World’s Fair of Money Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Please visit our website for additional product information at www.moneyfactorystore.gov.
Dec 28, 2017 | Announcements, Auctions
David Lawrence Rare Coins has come together with one of the most prominent rare coin collectors of our time, Dell Loy Hansen, to launch him into the business. After offering his personal services as an advisor to Mr. Hansen, president and owner of DLRC John Brush witnessed first-hand Mr. Hansen’s passion for coins. This exciting collaboration led to the company enthusiastically welcoming Dell Loy Hansen as a permanent fixture and partner at David Lawrence Rare Coins.
Mr. Hansen, or Dell Loy as he is better known by his friends, is widely recognized as the owner of several very successful businesses, including the Real Salt Lake Major League Soccer team. Dell Loy began his numismatic journey into collecting as a young man. However, as his businesses thrived, he took a hiatus from the hobby he had grown to love. About 18 months ago, his interest in the hobby was piqued anew as he began to work on his collection again. In that brief period of time, Mr. Hansen has acquired an impressive number of coins and several complete collections, with a focus on the PCGS Registry Sets. His ultimate goal has developed into forming a collection that would rival the king of collectors, Louis Eliasberg. During this time of acquisition, he and Mr. Brush formed a friendship and partnership working together to add several major pieces to his collection. After numerous dealings, Mr. Hansen sought Brush’s help in curating his collection as well. As a result, the two have collaborated for several months and realized the immense potential in working together professionally, and with the Dell Loy Hansen Collection.
Brush said, “It’s been an honor to work with Mr. Hansen and his coin collection. The roots of DLRC began with David Lawrence Feigenbaum, a collector who started the company in 1979 and grew it with the collector in mind. From humble beginnings, the company has always strived to help collectors build and sell their collections. In the end, it only made sense that we form an official relationship that allows us to work together with one of the most prominent collectors in the country.” Brush continued, “We look forward to helping Mr. Hansen grow and improve his collection and make it one of the most complete collections of U.S. coins ever assembled. In addition to his access to huge capital for future deals, Dell Loy also brings many years of experience in mentoring young business leaders like myself and partnering with a variety of businesses to help them achieve growth and scale that might not be possible otherwise. Myself and the excellent long-time staff at DLRC look forward to utilizing his skills into further growth at David Lawrence.”
David Lawrence Rare Coins, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, offers weekly internet auctions every Sunday night, with a focus on PCGS, NGC, and CAC certified coins and currency. As one of the leading rare coin dealers in the United States, David Lawrence Rare Coins continues to grow, and the addition of Mr. Hansen to David Lawrence strengthens the bond with collectors as “Your Partners in Numismatics”.
ABOUT DAVID LAWRENCE RARE COINS
David Lawrence Rare Coins was founded in 1979 by David Lawrence Feigenbaum, in a spare bedroom. A passionate collector his entire life, he made the jump to dealing when his collecting desires surpassed his limited professor’s budget. Dave passed away after a long battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), and Dave’s son, John Feigenbaum took the reins and oversaw the company’s growth until 2015. In August of 2015, John became the Publisher of the CDN Publishing and passed operations to John Brush.
Mr. Brush directs the company with the help of an extremely dedicated staff of 17 employees. The management team has a cumulative total of over 80 years with the company and the team of numismatists offer over 125 years of experience. They are deeply passionate about all aspects of coin collecting, and whether the coin is $5, $50 or $5 million, they are here to serve the collector with the best quality, service, and price possible. Brush and the DLRC staff are also equally focused on bringing the latest technology advances to the hobby.
The company has handled legendary rarities of United States numismatics including two examples of the 1894-S Barber dime, a gem 1876-CC twenty cent piece, the finest known 1901-S Barber quarter, two of the 12 known 1870-S Seated dollars, one of the two known 1825/4 $5, and the finest certified 1796 No Pole Liberty Cap half cent. They also helped to assemble and then sell the $25 million Richmond Collection at three public auctions hosted in New York City and Baltimore, Maryland.
David Lawrence Rare Coins is an industry leader in the trading and auctioning of U.S. rare coins certified by PCGS, NGC, and CAC. DLRC holds weekly internet auctions and offers sellers the options of direct sale or consignment to auction. If you’d like to work with David Lawrence or if you have any question as to how we can help your collection, please call 1-800-776-0560 or email coins@davidlawrence.com.
DLRC is located in Virginia Beach, VA, and offers products via their website (www.davidlawrence.com), trade shows, Amazon, and on eBay.
Dec 27, 2017 | Announcements
(Pelham, Alabama) – Whitman Publishing announces the upcoming January 23, 2018, release of the newly expanded, updated, and revised fourth edition of Carson City Morgan Dollars, by professional numismatists Adam Crum, Selby Ungar, and Jeff Oxman. The 160-page hardcover book will be available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide, and online (including at www.Whitman.com), for $24.95.
The fourth edition has been updated with new historical photographs; revisions from ongoing research; current coin values; and market commentary. In addition, it has been expanded with 24 more pages of content, including a photographic gallery of the Carson City Mint with government and other images dating from the 1800s to today; an illustrated study by Q. David Bowers of other coins minted at Carson City; and a historical snapshot of Morgan dollar prices and research from the late 1940s.
The history laid out in Carson City Morgan Dollars begins with a worker’s accidental discovery of gold in California in 1848-an event quickly followed by the great California Gold Rush. The authors describe the challenges faced by adventurers in the ensuing scramble for precious metal; the Nevada silver boom of the late 1800s; the birth of the Carson City Mint, the struggles to keep it up and running, and its coinage from 1870 to 1893; and related historical topics.
“Among coin collectors, the Carson City Mint is most famous for its gold pieces and, even more so, its Morgan silver dollars,” said Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker. “Collectors can immerse themselves in the detailed market information and practical advice shared by the authors. And even non-collectors will find it to be a fascinating history book.”
Mark Twain, William Jennings Bryan, “Silver Dick” Bland, Kit Carson, the Donner Party, Abe Lincoln, Brigham Young, and other famous Americans make their appearances in the story of the Carson City Mint. Another “main character” is not a person but a gigantic hoard of coins: millions of Treasury-bagged Carson City silver dollars brought out of storage in the 1970s and sold to lucky collectors by the General Services Administration. The authors describe the government’s sales of these coins, and their dramatic effects on the hobby.
Carson City Morgan Dollars gives detailed advice on ways to collect and enjoy these popular coins:
- Each coin-by-coin entry has a chart of values in Mint State grades, listing prooflike (PL) and deep-mirror prooflike (DMPL) values separately.
- Each “generic” (non-VAM variety) coin has a “By the Numbers” chart, which gives its original mintage, researcher Leroy Van Allen’s published estimate of the quantity in the GSA hoard, rarity rankings for GSA and non-GSA examples, and other useful facts. “Overall Rarity” is the total number of coins estimated to exist for the issue, based on the number found in the GSA hoard, the number certified by professional grading firms PCGS and NGC, the authors’ personal observations of the market, insider information, and auction records.
- A “Condition Census” provides the most reasonable acquisition grade for most collectors. (“Though it isn’t always possible to acquire the highest-graded coins in GSA holders,” the authors note, “it’s still desirable, and fun, to attempt to do so.”)
- “Collector Insights” summarize useful background information on each coin.
- “Variety Notes” supply valuable information on the many die varieties known to exist for Carson City Morgan dollars in GSA holders.
- A “Collector’s Checklist” includes space for collectors to record their purchases and write notes about their coins.
- Illustrated appendices further set the Carson City Mint’s silver dollars in the context of American history and the rare-coin market.
- An index allows the reader to quickly search for terms-from Adams Brick Works to Brigham Young-relating to the Carson City Mint and its silver dollars.
The book’s forewords were written by Coin World editor-at-large Steve Roach and numismatic historian Q. David Bowers, the “Dean of American Numismatics.” Roach calls Carson City Morgan Dollars “a worthy introduction for the new collector and a necessary volume for the specialist,” and Bowers recommends it as a “combination of American history, numismatic research, market reporting, census data, and collector insight.”
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Dec 22, 2017 | Announcements, U.S. Mint
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) officially announced the reverse (tails) design of the 2018 Native American $1 Coin. The coin’s theme pays homage to sports legend Jim Thorpe.
The 2018 reverse design depicts Jim Thorpe, with the foreground elements highlighting his football and Olympic achievements. Inscriptions are “JIM THORPE,” “WA-THO-HUK” (Thorpe’s Sac and Fox tribe name), “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” and “$1.” United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Michael Gaudioso created the design.
Products containing the 2018 Native American $1 Coin are scheduled to go on sale on February 15, 2018.
Authorized by the Public Law 110-82, the Native American $1 Coin Program celebrates the important contributions made by Native American tribes and individual Native Americans to the history and development of the United States. The public law mandates that a reverse design, with an image emblematic of one important Native American or Native American contribution, be issued at a rate of once a year.
The obverse (heads) design of the Native American $1 Coin continues to feature the central figure “Sacagawea” carrying her infant son, Jean Baptiste. Inscriptions are “LIBERTY” and “IN GOD WE TRUST,” while the year, mint mark, and “E PLURIBUS UNUM” are incused on the coin’s edge.
Dec 22, 2017 | Announcements, video
The 63rd annual FUN Convention will be January 4 – 7 th, 2018 at the Tampa Convention Center. 333 S. Franklin St., Tampa FL 33602. Dealer set-up is January 3rd from 2:00-8:00 PM. Early Birds get in at 2:00 PM. The show will feature over 600 dealer booths, a competitive exhibit area, 15 educational programs, Coins & Kids booth, the Young Numismatists & Scout Merit Badge programs, FUN Coin Club Get Together, the Heritage Auction, and so much more. Board Member Bernie Ososky and Nancy Casey are the Co-Chairmen for this convention and his theme, “ March to FUN”. This will be a patriotic show you will not want to miss.
Dec 14, 2017 | Announcements, ICTA/NCBA
A Loomis Armored representative will discuss transportation and shipping security at the upcoming Florida United Numismatists show. The Industry Council for Tangible Assets will host the seminar. The seminar begins at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, January 5, 2018, at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 South Franklin Street, Tampa, Florida, in room 24. A continental breakfast sponsored by Loomis will be provided.
The topics of discussion will be (1) decreasing risk and safe transportation of high-value cargo; (2) the safety of valuable transportation in the armored industry; and (3) improving the process of high-value transportation.
“We encourage all dealers at the show to attend the seminar and learn the latest on transportation and shipping security,” said ICTA executive director Kathy McFadden.
About ICTA
ICTA is a 501(c)(6) non-profit association that represents the rare-coin, currency, and precious-metals communities. ICTA is supported solely by dues and donations. To join and/or learn more about ICTA, please visit our website — ictaonline.org.
Dec 12, 2017 | Announcements, News
Isle of Man Post Office (IOMPO) reinforces the message of peace, love and happiness this festive season by giving its customers an opportunity to purchase IOM Government Treasury’s 2017 Christmas £5 coin, which features a dove, a well-known and universal symbol of peace.
The £5 coin depicts a very familiar image of a dove carrying an olive branch with outstretched wings, surrounded by a Christmas wreath. The coin bears the inscription ‘Nollick Ghennal’, which is Manx for ‘Merry Christmas’. The engraving on the edge of the coin reads ‘Shee dy row er y thalloo’, which translates to ‘Peace on Earth’.
This highly collectable Treasury coin is presented in a beautiful gift pack featuring snowy scenes from the Isle of Man against a Manx tartan background. The Proof Like gift pack is a limited edition of 1500 and each pack is individually numbered. Priced at £27.50, this coin, minted by Tower Mint, is packaged in a bespoke card that contains a certificate of authenticity from IOMPO. This Christmas themed coin is also available with a BU (Brilliant Uncirculated) finish and is priced at £16 per gift pack.
Isle of Man Stamps & Coins General Manager, Maxine Cannon said, “Christmas is that special time of the year when family and friends gather and exchange gifts to express their affection to one another. This 2017 Christmas £5 Coin that features the iconic image of a dove will make an exceptionally wonderful Christmas present, as it will not only be a treasured possession, it also conveys the message of peace, love and happiness to the receiver.”
Maxine added, “I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our customers, on Island and everywhere else in the world, a very merry Christmas and may the spirit of this festive season bring you peace and happiness throughout the year.”
To further spread the cheer of Christmas, IOMPO will be giving those customers who purchase the BU finish or the Proof Like version of the 2017 Christmas £5 Coin from its website or direct from the Post Office, six of its beautiful 12 Days of Christmas Cards, by artist Catherine Rowe. Offer will end on the 31st of December 2017, is subject to availability and limited to one set per customer.
IOMPO offers a ‘no quibble’ return policy, free worldwide delivery and aims to despatch an order within 24 hours by First Class post (Monday to Friday). For more information about the 2017 Christmas £5 Coin or IOMPO’s delivery policies, customers can visit IOMPO’s website www.iompost.com.
Nov 30, 2017 | Announcements
NGC has finalized a deal with prolific coin designer, sculptor and engraver Don Everhart to individually autograph NGC certification labels. Everhart, the last official sculptor-engraver of the US Mint, retired in July.
Everhart has been involved in the creation of hundreds of coins, including some of the most memorable US Mint issues of the last decade. A notable example is the distinctive eagle design that he engraved for the reverse of the 2015-W American Liberty High Relief $100 (the first $100 gold coin ever issued by the United States) and the 2016 American Liberty Silver Medals.
Everhart’s work will be prominently featured on the 2018 World War I Centennial Silver Dollar and the 2018 World War I Centennial Army Medal, both of which he sculpted.
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