Our PCGS Intermediate Grading Class was a great sucess. Steve Feltner and Bob Mellor did an excellent job in presenting the material in a very understandable way. The class graded many coins some of which they had never seen before. It was amazing to see and hold these coins never mind trying to grade them. […]
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Putting up with Covid
We were able to finally have a meeting on December 16, 2020. That was our first meting since Feb 2020. We hope to resume regular meetings starting in January. We are still waiting for approval to met in January. Once I have the approval I will post it on the website and send an email […]
1908S Indian Head Cent
So At the last meeting I bought an 1908S Indian Head cent because I was sure that I needed that one to fill one of the remaining holes in my book. When I got home and pulled out the book I found I had one in that slot and so now I have two of […]
Saint-Gaudens’s Masterpiece: Modified with a Hammer!
In 1907, a coin that made people consider the most beautiful ever made in the United States was produced at the Philadelphia Mint, and then changed – with a hammer! President Theodore Roosevelt long admired the coins of ancient Greece and Rome. In the winter of 1905, he was able to convince his friends, Augustus […]
U.S. Mint Sale Report, Ending January 29, 2017
This U.S. Mint sales report covers the week ending January 29, 2017. At this early point in the year, most of the Mint’s top-five sellers are new releases. The Native American $1 coin rolls took the top two places. The 25-coin rolls with Philadelphia mintmark (17NA) are in the top slot, having sold 8,959 units; […]
Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act Introduced
A new House bill is calling for gold, silver and clad coins to feature designs celebrating the 400th anniversary of the landing and settlement of Plymouth Colony, the signing of the Mayflower Compact, and the role of the Wampanoag people personified by the “First Thanksgiving” feast. Modern commemorative coins are typically produced and sold […]
Silver Scores 2-Year High, Gold Logs Almost 1-Month High
Precious metals futures kicked off the new trading week and month on Monday with gains ranging from 0.2% for gold to 1.1% for platinum. Silver rallied to a two-year high while gold ended at an almost one-month high. Gold for December delivery rose $2.10 to settle at $1,359.60 an ounce on the Comex division of […]
Low quantities for 1871-CC quarter
With other denominations, Carson City lives up to its billing as a tough facility. The 1871-CC quarter is typical of a number of coins to emerge from the facility that are tough in any grade and nearly impossible in mint state. Carson City began producing coins in 1870. It would appear based on mintages that […]