Tag: numismatics
Boys Town Commemorative Coin Set is a First
At its March meeting in Washington DC, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) considered the designs for a three coin set—gold $5, silver $1, and clad $1/2 dollar—to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of Boys Town. It was the first time that obverses and reverses were paired by artist for presentation to the committee. Instead […]
March 21, 2016
U.S. Celebrates Two Wins at Coin of the Year Awards
For the first time in ten years the United States won top honors with the Baseball Hall of Fame clad half dollar coin as the Krause Coin of the Year for coins dated 2014. The United States won two awards at the first round of the 2016 Coin of the Year Awards, which were held […]
December 21, 2015
Nobel Prize Medal Sells for $765,000
Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to 889 Nobel Laureates. Recipients receive a gold medal. Yet, even though 889 gold medals have been presented, very few have ever been offered for sale. In May, Leon Lederman auctioned his 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics, which he received for the discovery of the muon neutrino, […]
August 17, 2015
President Obama Nominates New Mint Director–Finally
After waiting more than two years since the last Mint Director officially resigned, the White House announced last week that Matthew Rhett Jeppson would be nominated as Director of the Mint. Jeppson currently serves as the Principal Deputy Director of the U.S. Mint. Once sworn in, he will become the 39th Director of the U.S. […]
July 20, 2015
Historic 1792 Half Disme Results in Record Sale
Earlier this year, a 1792 Half Disme sold for a record $1.41 million dollars at Heritage Auctions’ U.S. Coin Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Signature Auction. The historic coin is generally recognized as the first circulating American coin struck under authority of the Mint Act of April 1792. The 1792 Half Disme is as rare as […]
July 6, 2015
Krause Coin Of The Year Category Winners for 2012 Coins Announced
Krause Publications has announced the winners in each of ten categories for coins dated 2012. These ten coins will compete for the coveted Krause Coin of the Year designation which will be awarded at the World Mint Director’s conference in February. France and Australia accounted for almost half of the award winners as each country […]
November 18, 2013
Die Varieties of the “Washington Before Boston” Medal
September 8, 2012: Washingtonia was the topic of this year’s gathering of the colonial coin elite at Rodger Siboni’s home in New Jersey. New finds and discoveries were presented and some significant collections of Washingtonia were displayed. The highlight, in my opinion, was a New Jersey collector’s set of Washington inaugural buttons, in a condition […]
September 26, 2012