Many wonderful numismatic clubs and organizations hold meetings at the Whitman Baltimore Expo, including the Colonial Coin Collector’s Club (C4). The Expo has great opportunities to collect and learn more about colonial coins!
Question: “What’s the best value in the United States gold coin market?” Answer? “That’s easy. Liberty Head eagles.” And no one better to write about them than legendary numismatist, Q. David Bowers.
A new book on U.S. gold eagles ($10 coins) will debut just before Thanksgiving 2017. Its author, Q. David Bowers, nicknamed the “Dean of American Numismatics,” has been studying U.S. gold coins for more than 60 years, and writing about them almost as long. He has examined more than 5,000 numismatic catalogs, read countless periodicals, […]
Today, Franklin half dollars (minted from 1948 to 1963) are avidly collected. Scarcely a month or two goes by without excitement in the auction room when a particular variety described as FBL (Full Bell Lines), perhaps of a date and mint that is very common without this feature and otherwise inexpensive, sells for in the […]
The revised and updated edition of Whitman Guide to Coin Collecting includes the basics from previous editions along with pertinent new information for both newcomers and experienced numismatists. In this review, we’ll cover in depth the content for new hobbyists, but we also want to address the numismatic experts early in this critique. Too often coin dealers […]
