Recently, one of the Deep Cameo 2014-W National Baseball Hall of Fame gold $5 half eagle, rated Proof 70 by PCGS, sold on eBay at the end of March for $3,995, more than nine times the U.S. Mint’s retail price of $424.75. Continue reading
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Young Orioles Fan First to Buy Baseball Commem
A twelve-year-old Orioles fan was the first purchaser of the U.S. Mint’s National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin, when they went on sale today at Noon at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo.
Cole Bank, 12, of Vienna, Virginia took a social studies test before school hours, so he could attend the Expo, buy the commemorative coin (one of each denomination), and meet Orioles legend Brooks Robinson.
Bank, accompanied by his parents, was the first of dozens of coin buyers in line when the coins went on sale. After making his purchase, he was interviewed by Numismatic News and CoinTV, then retired to a quiet spot to do some homework and await the appearance of Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson.
Oh, and the test? He made an A+.
Stack’s Bowers’ Incredible American Coin Hoard
When a numismatist like Lawrence R. Stack says that he’s “never seen anything like it”, the coin world pays attention. Stack’s Bowers has announced the acquisition of one of the greatest American coin hoards ever to be discovered, and you’ll be seeing key lots at the Whitman Baltimore Expos.
Whitman Publishing Announced Commemorative Updated Edition of Q. David Bowers’s Coins and Collectors at Spring 2014 Expo
In 2014, Whitman Publishing announced the release of Coins and Collectors: Golden Anniversary Edition, marking the 50th year since the best-selling original was published. The 416-page hardcover book is illustrated in full color and retails for $29.95. It will debut at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo, March 30, 2014, and then will be available from hobby shops and bookstores nationwide, as well as online (including at Whitman.com). Continue reading
John Mercanti Designs Two New Australian Proof Coins
John Mercanti, who retired from his position as Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint in 2010, continues to design coins. His latest? Two new high relief Australian Proof 2014 coins celebrating Australia’s wedge-tailed eagle.