Innehållsförteckning för September 9,2025 från Numismatic News

In January, the NumisMaster team decided to conduct more frequent metal updates. Since then, there has not been a month this year that we have not made an update! These monthly updates affect over 25,000 bullion prices on the website, keeping our prices up to date for our members. There has also been an update on South American coin prices, specifically for Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, and Colombia, with a focus on pieces from the 1900s. Along with new issues, metal updates, and pricing, we have also been making subtle changes to the website. On the Coins landing page, you can view recently updated countries, along with current metal prices and the dates they were last updated. This Month’s Frequently Asked Question: A member brought to our attention that there…

My first visit to Calgary was in 1975, having been invited to be an Educational Forum speaker at the Canadian Numismatic Association’s 25th anniversary convention – in the interim I’ve visited on four or five additional occasions, most recently in 2019 – this year I was invited back to be the speaker at the annual Club Delegates Breakfast meeting at the 75th anniversary convention. Both the host Calgary Numismatic Society and the now Royal Canadian Numismatic Association were founded in 1950, while the city of Calgary this year is celebrating its 150th anniversary, the confluence of a trio of historic milestones. While I drove to Calgary on the occasion of my 2019 visit to attend the RCNA’s then 65th annual convention, this time I took to the air to attend…

This month, there are many notable editions to the report. First is the addition of the Texas American Innovation dollar. The initial numbers are quite high. The Philadelphia 25-count roll has the highest sales of all the innovation dollars listed in the report. An impressive beginning to the dollar’s sales. The Stacey Park Milburn quarters were also added, but they were released not long before this report was made, so the low numbers are to be expected. The highly anticipated, perhaps even controversial, Superman coin and medals were released this month. The first in the Comic Art collection has been added to the far left-hand side of the first page of the report. The numismatic community has had a lot to say about these coins and medals since the U.S.…

The dramatic increase in the spot price of precious metals brought renewed interest in not only bullion but in collector coins as well. In recent months, the spot price of gold and silver has remained in a reasonable trading range, with no further dramatic spikes in intrinsic values. Investors and collectors appear to be holding firm, especially due to the uncertainty of equities. Gold met a recent challenge when the United States considered placing a tariff on imports of the yellow metal from Switzerland. The government later made it clear that no new tariff would be imposed. At the end of this volatility, the metal ended up in the same trading range in which it had been previously. There is no question that there is a thirst for precious metal…

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Here are some answers sent from our e-newsletter readers. Read more responses at www.numismaticnews.com. What do you look forward to the most when attending a large coin show? The dealers, displays. discussions, or something else? Why? As a collector, all aspects of visiting with dealers, collectors, and the general public is very enjoyable. When buying a table, every sale counts as a win - helping fulfill some collector’s goal (I could, but don’t sell bullion). As most of my collection and sales deal with foreign coins and paper, I get to help many show visitors identify what they have. I point visitors to other dealers who I believe can help them the most in pricing items that I am less familiar with. I see lots of smiles, which tends to…

A period in American history that still fascinates many folks and that has left lasting marks in our everyday lives is the California Gold Rush of 1849. From the first moment that the gold find at Sutter’s Mill was spread about to the height of the gold rush was an amazingly short period of time. It changed the landscape of our growing nation. Even today, a remnant or two can be found, whether it is people returning to the original fields because the price of gold is now more than $3,000 per ounce, searching for the overlooked tiny specks of the precious metal, or the fact that we have a major league football team named the Forty-Niners. One lasting chapter or souvenir of that time, one that is forgotten by…

Among the most popular coins collected today is the Morgan dollar. This coin, originally called the Bland dollar, is collected by many, and at coin shows, both big and small, is easily found in significant numbers on the bourse floor. What does the Morgan dollar have going for it? Firstly, it is a big coin. Collectors generally like the larger size of the silver dollar. Plus, there are many of them to be collected—millions of them, in fact. And millions of them are found in brilliant uncirculated condition. Lastly, millions of them are downright affordable. However, it was not the most attractive coin produced by the United States Mint. The Morgan dollar was generally poorly received when it debuted in 1878. An editorial published in April of that year in…

As of the April 1966 issue of Coins magazine, the national coin shortage that had plagued the early 1960s was declared over. The continued dating of newly minted dimes, quarters, and halves with the year 1965 would end; the introduction of special mint sets in lieu of proof sets began. These would be without mintmarks, as it was believed that collectors were part of the coin shortage problem. “Mint Director Eva has revealed that the treasury department considers the coin shortage to be under control, and that normal dating procedures for all U.S. coins can be resumed by the beginning of the next fiscal year in July,” Coins reported. “The three new coins [clad dimes, quarters, and halves] will continue to bear the 1965 date until we have completely overcome…

■ I heard on the news that some coins were to be buried with Pope Francis when he recently died. What would be the purpose of this? In this case, the reason to bury coins with his remains would be as something to assist at some much later date in identifying the body should other identification become lost or deteriorate. I’m not certain if this is a custom or a one-time action. ■ Are there other burial traditions that include coins? The ancient Greeks placed a coin in the mouth of the deceased to pay Charon, the Ferryman, for the journey over the River Styx into the underworld. Coins have been placed over the eyes of the deceased for the purpose of keeping the eyes closed, keeping rigor mortis in…

At an Ollie’s store in Watertown, N.Y., I received change, and I immediately knew the nickel was old, then saw 1943, checked the reverse side, and there was the S wartime mint mark. I thought a little thing like this was very exciting. Dennis SullivanNew York Recently, I made a purchase at my local supermarket. My change included two 1982 D Quarters. One was more or less beat up. The other required inspection with the coin microscope, which showed DDO and DDR. Condition appears to be AU. I am sending it in to NGC for verification and grading. I cannot believe that this coin was in circulation for 43 years. What a find and possible goldmine!! Mark BPennsylvania It’s been a while since I submitted some of my results of…

The U.S. Mint will open sales for the highly anticipated 2025 Morgan and Peace dollars on September 11. Collectors can once again add these modern renditions of America’s most beloved silver dollars to their cabinets. Both coins are struck in .999 fine silver and will be available in uncirculated and proof finishes. The Morgan dollar, first issued in 1878, continues to celebrate America’s westward expansion and industrial progress, while the Peace dollar, introduced in 1921, honors the nation’s hopes for peace following World War I. Together, the coins remain two of the most iconic designs in U.S. numismatic history. Given the popularity of past issues, collectors are encouraged to act quickly when sales open.…

For every numismatist alive today, there was never a time when there weren’t 15 known 1804 dollars. The numbers have been carved in stone: eight known Class I dollars, a single overstruck Class II in the National Numismatic Collection, and six known Class III dollars, of which three are permanently impounded. When Stack’s Bowers Galleries sells highlights from the James A. Stack, Sr. Collection this coming December, a 16th known specimen will find its first new home since Stack’s passing in 1951. Graded PCGS Proof-65 (CAC)(CMQ), it is far and away the finest of the Class III examples in private hands. It is also the only 1804 dollar of any type to have received CAC or CMQ approval. No Class III 1804 dollar has sold at auction since our offering…

We recently updated pricing for the coins Puerto Rico issued just before the U.S. administration of the island, following the Spanish-American War. In updating the pricing for the Numismaster.com database, it became clear that sometimes certain sources can’t be counted on for accurate information. At least one data point is eBay. That sales platform has allowed hundreds of millions of dollars of world coins to be presented to a global audience over the last 25 years, and is an important source for pricing items that aren’t regularly featured in major auction houses. That is not to say we don’t look at those listings with a critical eye. In pricing the 1895 silver peso of Puerto Rico, it quickly becomes clear that some eBay results could skew the pricing if we…