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WEBANA Recognizes Top Numismatists, Hobbyists. One longtime numismatist, one budding collector, and five enthusiastic and highly involved hobbyists were recognized with American Numismatic Association (ANA) awards for their devotion to the hobby. By Numismatic News Staff Sep 6, 2024. Market Update.
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.
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.
Do you have the valuable copper small-date? - Numismatic News
WEBJul 27, 2017 · The second step is to determine the metallic composition of the small date. There are numerous 1982-D small dates made of copper-coated zinc. There is only one known made of 95 percent copper. That is why it is rare and valuable. The copper-coated zinc coins weigh 2.5 grams. The 95-percent copper weighs 3.11 grams.
Exploring Banknote World with Abdullah Beydoun
WEBSep 20, 2020 · Q: Why did you decide to start Banknote World?. A: I wanted to enter the market as the company that connects Central Banks to collectors. I wanted to provide a way consumers could be confident that they were getting authentic bank notes with no hassle.
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 ...
Lincoln Cent Errors Discovered in Virginia - Numismatic News
WEBJan 14, 2022. 2021 Lincoln cent Rim-To-Rim Die Crack, Stage 1 (left) and Stage 2. (Images courtesy Robert Risi.) G.J. Lawson of Hampton, Va., didn’t have to go far to end 2021 by hitting the jackpot. He pulled a small quantity of pretty major Rim-To-Rim Die Break errors out of a local store from mid- to late November.
US Coins - Numismatic News
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Demand For Numismatic Trophies Continues at Heritage’s $60 Million FUN Auctions. After a record $1.76 billion in 2023, Heritage tallies over $100 million in the first two weeks of 2024. By Numismatic News Staff Jan 16, 2024. US Coin New Issues.
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 …
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 have a circulated …