Indholdsfortegnelse for August 2021 i Coins

Ursula Kampmann, Ph.D. of Lörrach, Germany, founder of the German and English language Muenzen-Woche (CoinsWeekly www.CoinsWeekly.com), Cosmos of Collectibles (https://cosmosofcollectibles.com, and Bookophile (https://bookophile.com), has joined the Board of Directors of the Numismatic Literary Guild (www.NLGonline.org). Dr. Kampmann is the first overseas member of the organization’s board. She succeeds long-time NLG executive Donn Pearlman who stepped down after serving as a Board member a half dozen times since the 1980s and as 2017-2018 NLG Interim Executive Director. Established in 1968, the Numismatic Literary Guild is a nonprofit organization open to all hobby writers and freelancers, editors, reporters, bloggers, and content producers for print, broadcast, and online media. It conducts an annual awards competition and the NLG newsletter is emerging into an educational resource for members. “It is a pleasure for me…

COLLECTORS OF early United States large cents tend to fall in love with the beauty of the designs, but also tend to have to save up for meaningful purchases. The earliest large cents of a brand new United States Mint can be very expensive for someone just breaking into the field. But the humble one-cent coin we still use today has undergone some changes in the past that qualify as both amazing and intriguing, as well as cost saving. Let’s peer into a couple of specific times in our history when there was a lot going on with our one-cent coins. Not 1856, but 1857 Most numismatic reference books state that 1856 is the first year of issue of the Flying Eagle design for the new, small-sized cent. Those listings…

Scholarship applications are now being accepted from young numismatists, ages 13 to 21, for the first Coin University program in San Francisco, California, July 24-31, 2021. As many as 25 all-expense scholarships will be awarded by the Witter Coin Scholarship Fund (www.WitterCoinFund.com)and will include expenses for a parent or guardian to accompany any winners under the age of 18. “The past year of the pandemic has kept many young collectors’ hobby activities limited to social media and other online resources. The Coin University project will give them hands-on experience and expand their knowledge in grading and authentication of U.S., world and ancient coins and other topics from an all-star team of veteran numismatists,” explained Seth Chandler, the owner and chief numismatist at Witter Coin Co. in San Francisco. “The YNs…

A unique art installation was unveiled May 10 at the National Law Enforcement Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.: a replica of the U.S. Mint’s 2021 $5 gold commemorative coin honoring the memorial and museum, constructed of LEGOs® . The art structure is a replica of the coin, featuring a male and female officer saluting on the obverse and a folded American flag on the reverse. The replica, created by master LEGO® builders Mel Brown and Jermaine Gardner, measures 5.5 feet in diameter and is 5.25 inches thick. It took approximately 82,500 LEGO bricks to complete. The two builders, who donated their time, prepared for months. The construction itself took almost three weeks to complete. The art installation is on display in the window of the Museum’s West Pavilion. The officers…

Editor’s Note: The following was a reader Viewpoint submission that ran in Numismatic News in early 2020. I appreciate the “Coin Show Etiquette” part one (as a buyer) and part two (as a seller) articles. The articles included good tips for the collector both as a buyer and as a seller. I think a third article is needed, “Coin Show Etiquette’” part three (dealer etiquette). I have attended hundreds of coin shows over the years. I am astounded by some of the simple mistakes many dealers make to drive business away from their tables. I’ve been in sales for 35 years. Here are a few things dealers might consider in order to boost their sales. 1. Acknowledge people when they stop at your table. If you are busy with another…

My coin collecting history runs as follows: I started collecting in the mid 1950s, when I was about 12 years old. At first, my acquisitions were obtained primarily through roll searches, but I occasionally bought and/or traded for coins I needed. For the most part, I put aside my collecting and collections during my college years, although I did sell coins to buy an engagement ring for my fiancée, later my wife. When I finished my formal education, I resumed my collecting, initially focusing on completing the incomplete sets formed earlier. In the late 70s/early 80s, my coin activities took another turn, as I started and ran a part-time mail-order business for a decade. Since that time, I have continued collecting, purchasing more and more expensive items as my finances…

I STARTED COLLECTING coins in the mid 1950s, and like most collectors, then and now, I was hooked on Lincoln cents. At the time, all the Lincolns I encountered had wheat stalks on the reverse, were “Wheaties,” in other words. The end to new Wheaties came with the 1958 cent, replaced by 1959 cents with a representation of the Lincoln Memorial on their reverses. 1959 was an auspicious year for me, as that’s when I graduated from high school. Of course, the year was also the 50th anniversary of the Lincoln cent, which had begun in 1909, with Victor D. Brenner’s design. 1909 wasn’t just chosen at random, as it was the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth on February 12, 1809. Obviously, that would make 1959 the 150th anniversary…

The market for coins has continued to accelerate in the past month. It doesn’t matter if you are interested in bullion-related material, collectible but reasonably available issues, or in scarce to rare coins. Everything continues to be in motion. One driving force is the steady spot price of gold and silver, each of which has continued to make modest gains. These fuel the bullion coin market, but also encourage activity in the generally available but intrinsically price impacted segment as well. Both collectors and investors are active in this area. Another important factor is the re-emergence of local and regional coin clubs as these shows are cautiously getting the go-ahead to meet by state-level officials due to the decreasing dangers of infection despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Likewise, coin shows…