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President Bob Hurst Welcomes Collectors to Summer FUN Convention 2021

Aug 2, 2021 | News, Shows & Conventions, video

More than a than a year after the COVID Pandemic the Florida United Numismatists are holding a coin convention. This is the largest summer convention ever held with almost 300 bourse tables of dealers wanting to buy, sell, and trade coins, paper money and collectibles. FUN President Hurst celebrates the opening of event by giving Presidential Awards to Gary Braisted, Randy Campbell, Kenny Mullins, and Bob Russell.

Watch it directly on YouTube → here.

Royal Mint Release Commemorative Coin to Mark Anniversary of Gold Standard

Jul 29, 2021 | Announcements, Royal Mint

The Gold Standard Set (2021 Gold Standard Proof coin and 1931 Sov in case left – HISGS31

To mark the anniversary of the first formal gold standard, The Royal Mint has released the latest commemorative design to celebrate its place in financial history. Finished to Proof standard and available in one ounce and quarter-ounce editions, the Gold Standard commemorative coin features an original design by Dominique Evans and has a LEP of 250 and 500 respectively. The Royal Mint has also released a special anniversary set that pairs a modern Proof coin commemorating the introduction of the gold standard with a 1931 Sovereign struck during the year that Britain finally left the system 90 years ago. The set has an LEP of 300

First written into law in 1821, the gold standard was a concept linked to the mind of Sir Isaac Newton, former Master of the Mint. Sir Isaac Newton issued a report in 1717 that led to the gold guinea being assigned a fixed value. Following the Coinage Act of 1816, Britain’s gold standard was adopted and it was the first system of its type in the world. Several countries with large economies followed the British lead, including Canada, the United States and Germany. Backed by the newly revived Sovereign, it became a global monetary system that remained until the outbreak of the First World War drove gold coins out of circulation. As Chancellor of the Exchequer, Winston Churchill returned Britain to a gold standard in 1925 but it was abandoned altogether in 1931 as economic pressures mounted.

The anniversary is celebrated on a Proof coin for the first time, following a bullion range that has been released previously by The Royal Mint, with the same reverse design. The reverse design, depicting scales to reflect the balance and precision of the standard, comes from senior designer Dominique Evans. A designer at The Royal Mint for nearly 18 years, Dominique has also created designs for coins celebrating Jane Austen, the Sapphire Coronation of Her Majesty The Queen and the Diversity Build Britain 50p released as both circulating and commemorative, last year.

: The 200th Anniversary of the Gold Standard 1/4 Ounce Gold obverse edge – UK21GSQO

: The 200th Anniversary of the Gold Standard 1/4 Ounce Gold reverse edge – UK21GSQO

Dominique comments: “My grandfather was a bank manager who had a large set of scales from the bank, which I have inherited. They naturally became the integral part of the design and I am delighted that they have become part of a coin design of which my grandad would have been so very proud.

“The Gold Standard is such an important piece of financial history, it feels wonderful to have my design used on a Proof version of the coin, especially one with such a limited mintage, it feels like a real collector’s item.”

For more information please visit The Royal Mint’s website – https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/events/gold-standard/.

Coin title	The Gold Standard 2021 UK One-Ounce Gold Proof Coin	The Gold Standard 2021 UK Quarter-Ounce Gold Proof Coin	The Gold Standard Set The Gold Standard 2021 UK Quarter-Ounce Gold Proof Coin	The Gold Standard Set 1931 Sovereign
Denomination	£100	£25	£25	Sovereign
Issuing Authority	UK	UK	UK	UK
Alloy	999.9 AU	999.9 AU	999.9 AU	916.7 Au
Weight	31.21g	7.80g	7.80g	7.98g
Diameter	32.69mm	22.00mm	22.00mm	22.05mm
Obverse Designer	Jody Clark	Jody Clark	Jody Clark	Bertram Mackennal
Reverse Designer	Dominique Evans	Dominique Evans	Dominique Evans	Benedetto Pistrucci
Quality	Proof	Proof	Proof	Bullion/VF
Additional Features	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Limited Edition Presentation	250	500	300
RRP	£2,440	£650	£1,250

NNP Now Has Images of Vintage Coinboards

Jul 29, 2021 | News

David Lange

(July 28, 2021, Florida) – The entire collection of vintage coin boards assembled by David W. Lange is now illustrated at the Newman Numismatic Portal under the category of Library/Image Collections/C found at https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/imagecollections?searchLetter=C.

Acknowledgment is made to Leonard Augsburger for coordinating the posting of images scanned and submitted by Lange.

David W. Lange is the author of the standard book on this area of collecting titled Coin Collecting Boards of the 1930 & 1940s: A Complete History, Catalog and Value Guide, and he has also written three more books detailing coin album publishers and their product lines. In addition to maintaining his own reference collection, Lange buys and sells these books and vintage coin boards through his website: https://www.coincollectingboards.com.

His quarterly newsletter, COIN BOARD NEWS, is available free of charge in PDF form by email, and it may be obtained in hardcopy. Contact David at DavidWLange@outlook.com to arrange to obtain the hardcopy newsletter.

Presidential Silver Medal Honoring John Tyler Available On August 2

Jul 28, 2021 | Announcements, U.S. Mint

WASHINGTON – The John Tyler Presidential Silver Medal will be available for purchase directly from the United States Mint (Mint) starting on Aug. 2 at noon EDT. Tyler was the nation’s 10th U.S. President, serving from April 6, 1841, to March 3, 1845.

The Department of the Treasury has a long-standing tradition of honoring each President of the United States with an official bronze medal struck by the Mint. The Mint is now replicating this series of medals in .999 percent fine silver, each measuring 1.598 inches in diameter.

The obverse (heads) of the John Tyler Presidential Silver Medal is by sculptor Frederick Pettrich, and the reverse (tails) is by John Reich, United States Mint Assistant Engraver in the early nineteenth century.

The obverse features Tyler’s portrait with the inscriptions “JOHN TYLER,” “PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,” and “1841” along the border of the medal. The reverse features the inscription “PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP,” symbolized by two hands clasped in token of amity. On the cuff of the left wrist are three stripes and buttons; the other wrist is bare. Above the hands, the pipe of peace and the tomahawk are crossed over each other.

Each medal is encapsulated and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

The John Tyler Presidential Silver Medal is priced at $65. To set up a REMIND ME alert for this product, visit https://catalog.usmint.gov/john-tyler-presidential-silver-medal-S810.html (product code S810).

To view additional medals in this series, visit: https://catalog.usmint.gov/medals/presidential/silver-presidential-medals/.

Presidential Silver Medals are also available for purchase via the Mint’s Product Enrollment Program. For details, visit us online at: https://catalog.usmint.gov/presidential-silver-medal-enrollment-RJ.html.

Central States Numismatic Society Honors John Highfill with 2021 Q. David Bowers Award

Jul 28, 2021 | News

CSNS annual honor recognizes lifetime achievements of professional numismatists

July 28, 2021 — The Central States Numismatic Society (www.CentralStatesNumismaticSociety.org) is presenting its annual Q. David Bowers Award this year to dealer, numismatic author and National Silver Dollar Roundtable Founder John W. Highfill of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

“The award, which was first presented at the 2019 Central States convention, is designed to recognize the unselfish devotion, scholarly contributions and investments of time and resources made by a numismatic professional to the hobby. John Highfill checks all of those boxes,” said CSNS President Mitch Ernst.

Owner of Oklahoma Coin Exchange since 1976, Highfill founded the non-profit, educational National Silver Dollar Roundtable (www.NSDR.net) in 1982 to advance knowledge about United States silver dollars. In 1992, he published his landmark 1,200-page reference book, The Comprehensive U.S. Silver Dollar Encyclopedia. The updated 2021 edition is now 2,000 pages with additional updates posted online.

“I want to thank the Central States Numismatic Society for honoring me with this award,” said Highfill.

“Throughout my long career, I have always been aware of the need to ‘give back’ and to help advance the hobby whether I was writing to educate, sitting on organizations’ boards, hosting coins shows or being the founder of the National Silver Dollar Roundtable. I have always treasured the relationship and friends I have made in my 40-plus years in the numismatic community. Central States recognizes the significant contributions of all dealers, which often goes unnoticed, and CSNS is appreciated for their efforts to promote the hobby. I am both humbled and honored,” stated Highfill.

A member of more than two dozen local, regional and national numismatic organizations including the Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org), Highfill has served on the American Numismatic Association (www.money.org) Board of Governors and was a founding member of the Industry Council for Tangible Assets, now known as the National Coin & Bullion Association (www.ICTAonline.org).

After service in the United States Air Force, Highfill was a record promoter, working with such well-known entertainers as Elvis Presley, Karen Carpenter and Kenny Rogers. He was promoted to Vice President of ABC Records soon after protecting a young Donny Osmond from thousands of exuberant fans at a planned appearance in Las Vegas.

Named after well-known dealer and prolific numismatic author Q. David Bowers, recipients of the Central States Numismatic Society’s annual lifetime achievement award are chosen by the CSNS Convention Committee, composed primarily of numismatic professionals.

For additional information about the Central States Numismatic Society and its annual convention conducted in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois each April, visit www.CentralStatesNumismaticSociety.org.