Category: Numismatics
Austria’s Niobium Time Coin Wins 2016 dated COTY “Best Bi-Metallic”
At the Krause Coin of the Year Awards, Austria won in the Best Bi-Metallic Coin category for coins dated 2016 with its 25 Euro niobium silver depiction of “Time.” The latest addition to the Austria Mint’s award-winning series uses its two-tone niobium core and outer silver ring to depict a selection of timepieces throughout the ages. […]
October 29, 2018
King of Mint Errors Certified by NGC
When the U.S. Mint makes a mistake, coin collectors often rejoice. Rare 1943 bronze cents are a stellar example, intriguing numismatists ever since 16-year-old Don Lutes Jr. found one in change from his school cafeteria in 1947. According to coin experts, there are 17 confirmed specimens from the Philadelphia Mint, six from San Francisco, and […]
October 1, 2018
Rare Galvanos by Edward Warren Sawyer Sold at Auction
A collection of 18 Native American portrait galvanos sold for a total of $64,560 at Heritage Auction’s recent Long Beach Expo. The works are widely regarded as Edward Warren Sawyer’s most significant contributions to medallic art. Sawyer trained with Hermon Atkins MacNeil, who designed the Standing Liberty quarter dollar, at the School of the Art Institute […]
July 9, 2018President George Washington’s Pocket Coin Up for Auction
A gold coin believed to be carried around by President George Washington is headed to auction this summer. In August, the 1792 Washington President gold eagle will be auctioned without reserve at the American Numismatic Association’s annual World’s Fair of Money Convention in Philadelphia. According to researchers, the coin was created exclusively for President Washington […]
June 26, 2018
Geer Steyn Receives the Saltus Award at FIDEM 2018
Geer Steyn became the fifty seventh recipient of the J. Sanford Saltus Award for excellence in medallic art at the biannual conference of the International Art Medal Federation (FIDEM) in Ottawa, Ontario on May 29, 2018. Donald Scarinci, Chairman of the Saltus Award Committee of the American Numismatic Society (ANS) presented the award at the […]
June 4, 2018
Legislation For Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coins
Congress is currently considering the “Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2017.” The coins would be minted in 2020. As the name suggests, the bill calls for the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower and settlement of Plymouth Colony and the […]
May 21, 2018
Rare Brasher Doubloon Sells for Record $5 Million
A rare 1787 New York Brasher Doubloon was recently sold for more than $5 million. The transaction, which was brokered by Heritage Auctions, sets one of the highest prices ever reported for an American coin. The Brasher Doubloon is one of the rarest and most historical of all U.S. Coinage. They were the only gold coins struck […]
April 9, 2018
U.S. Mint Finally Has New Permanent Director
David J. Ryder is now the new Director of the U.S. Mint after being confirmed by the Senate on March 21, 2018. The Mint has not had a permanent director since Edmund C. Moy left it in January 2011. Long-Standing Vacancy at U.S. Mint Ryder will replace Dave Croft, who took over on January 31 […]
March 27, 2018
US Mint Issues an Angry Breast Cancer Awareness Coin
What should have been an obverse coin design depicting women empowered in the fight against breast cancer instead became a design of women who are angry and in protest. There is a subtle difference in expression between power and anger. Unfortunately, the US Mint got it wrong. This is the first time the public is […]
March 19, 2018
Don Everhart Receives International Recognition for Lifetime Achievement
Don Everhart, retired Lead Sculptor at the United States Mint, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in Coin design at the World Money Fair in Berlin on Saturday, February 3, 2018. Everhart created more than 100 coins and medals for the United States during his nearly 14-year career at the U.S. Mint. Several of the […]
February 15, 2018