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WEBBy Numismatic News Staff Aug 28, 2024. World Coin Auctions. Upcoming Stephen Album Rare Coins Auction Features 4500 Lots of Ancient and World Coins. The first two days will be in-person bidding as well as on the Internet, while the third and fourth days will be Internet-only sessions. By World Coin News Staff Sep 10, 2024.
Noonans to Sell an Example of the Largest Bank Note Ever Issued
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Noonan's Mayfair. An example of the largest banknote ever issued – measuring 35cm x 21.5cm - will be offered by Noonans Mayfair in a sale of World Banknotes on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. Printed in 1998 by the Central Bank of the Philippines as a commemorative 100,000 Piso note, it is expected to fetch £5,000-6,000.
Rare 1982-D Small Date Copper Found - Numismatic News
WEBKen Potter. Dec 23, 2016. After 34 years, a 1982-D Small Date cent struck on a 95-percent copper-alloy planchet has finally been found and confirmed by me. A Minnesota collector who wishes to remain anonymous discovered it while sorting through 1982 cents by weight to save the copper-alloy pieces for their melt value.
Major Error Discovered on Kanaka‘ole Quarter - Numismatic News
WEBJul 20, 2023 · The extreme strength of the clashing of “EDETH” is due to Kanaka‘ole’s name being raised on the die and incuse on the coin. This is just the opposite of most coin designs where the elements are incuse in the die. This is the same reason the clashed “E” on the 1888-O VAM 1A dollar is so strong having been created from the incuse word ...
Series 2017 $1 Federal Reserve Notes hard to find
WEBNov 27, 2018 · Have you found a series 2017 $1 Federal Reserve Note in circulation yet? These are the new notes with the facsimile signature of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin printed rather than in cursive. I ask if you have found such a note for two reasons. The first is I have been included in a number of emails from collectors and dealers of paper money.
Edges tell the story for authenticating - Numismatic News
WEBDec 30, 2008 · Counterfeit “numismatic” coins often do not circulate so their edge remains “mint sharp.”. Another characteristic we look for when evaluating an edge is uniformity. Counterfeit edges tend to be highly uniform while the edges of genuine coins vary. Take a look at the reeded edge of an Indian $2.50 or $1 gold coin when you get the chance.
Collectors Find Duplicated Federal Reserve Note Serial Numbers
WEBJan 12, 2021 · This was about the $1 Series of 2013 FRNs where the Bureau of Engraving and Printing accidentally duplicated 6,650,000 serials in the B* block between the Washington and Fort Worth plants. That article profiled a team of collectors led by Ed Zegers in Maryland and Karol Winograd in Florida who organized to attempt to find a matched pair from ...
Dealer Directory - Numismatic News
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No longer unique: Second Close AM 1992 cent found
WEBSep 18, 2009. A second known specimen of the elusive 1992 Philadelphia minted Lincoln cent struck with a “Close AM” (of AMERICA) design style reverse has been reported. Kie Brown of Gales Ferry, Conn., found it while searching circulated rolls of Lincoln cents on July 24. The variety, which has become almost mythological due to its rarity ...
Cents look like copper coating is missing - Numismatic News
WEBSep 18, 2017 · Your coins could have been acid treated, they might have been struck on dime planchets, the coinage blanks might have had an abnormally thin copper coating, or they might be struck on zinc planchets that never received a copper coating. Someone needs to examine your coins to determine exactly what they are. I …