 The Professional Numismatists Guild has created a definition of coin “doctoring” and now officially included it as one of the prohibitions in the organization’s By-Laws. “The deliberate and unacceptable alteration of a coin in an effort to deceive is a complex matter. Incoming search terms for the article:coin definitions fine extra Crossover, Cross-under, or Cross-out? Coin Update News A legitimate “crossover” involves a coin graded by one company earning the same grade by another company. A “cross-under,” as the name implies, entails a graded coin receiving a lower grade by a different company. A “cross-out” concerns a graded coin being returned as non-gradable due to . . . → Read More: click here to continue All of Britain’s one-pound coins in circulation may have to be scrapped and reissued because of the rising number of fakes, according to the former most senior coin tester at the Royal Mint. How many pennies fit in a 1 lb coffee can? My boyfriend is an inveterate penny purger. He just throws them in the garbage! This wounds me in my penny-pinching soul. So, a year ago I made him a bank from a 1 lb coffee can and insisted that he use it. The deal . . . → Read More: click here to continue  News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, markets, and the collecting community #11 A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds After discussing the Proof 1804 Eagle that has repeatedly sold privately for startling sums, I will discuss a few famous rarities that will be offered in Boston. Indeed, I have discussed other coins in these auctions . . . → Read More: click here to continue People who deal in precious metals could find themselves under tighter government scrutiny because of an obscure provision tucked inside national health care reform – and they are not pleased. A hoard of more than 52,500 Roman coins discovered in a Somerset field has been declared treasure. The Carnegie Hero Fund Medal Stack’s News Medals awarded by the Carnegie Hero Fund are the aristocrats of life-saving. Established in 1904 and named for Scots-born industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, the medals recognize extreme heroism in saving the life of an individual or individuals to whom the rescuer is not related. The recipient . . . → Read More: click here to continue A House of Representatives subcommittee hearing on Tuesday revealed better odds in minting proof and uncirculated 2010 American Silver Eagle coins. But what about 2010 proof American Gold Eagles… Bureau of Engraving and Printing Prepares Public for New $100 Note U.S. B.E.P. The U.S. government released the first in a series of educational videos, amplifying public education efforts for the new $100 note, which will begin circulating on February 10, 2011. The public education program kicked off in April with the unveiling of . . . → Read More: click here to continue Italy returned 1,200 ancient coins to Bulgaria during May, the coins having been allegedly previously smuggled out of Bulgaria. According to the May 25 issue of the Italian publication Standart, this is the third such “collection of ancient coins” that Italy has recently returned to Bulgaria…  Two leading experts on the acquisition and trading of gold coins and bullion will provide a wealth of inside information on those subjects – free of charge – during the ANA World’s Fair of Money (www.WorldsFairOfMoney.com), the year’s biggest coin show, on Friday, August 13, 2010, at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, . . . → Read More: click here to continue French Fashion Designer Named Artistic Director of La Monnaie de Paris Fashionista From Karl Lagerfeld playing editor-in-chief, to John Galliano being made a national hero, France gives fashion figures as much respect as it does to those in any other field. So it’s hardly a surprising that Christian Lacroix was just named artistic advisor . . . → Read More: click here to continue Boy Scouts can earn their Coin Collecting Merit Badge Aug. 14 at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Boston. A merit badge workshop will be held…  Auction to Feature Condition Census #4 1794 Silver Dollar Bowers and Merena Auctions will host its Boston Rarities Auction on Saturday, Aug. 7 at The Castle at Park Plaza Hotel and Towers in Boston, Mass. The sale, comprised of nearly 1,800 lots, will feature world-class rarities and highly desirable collectors’ coins. “Three consignments stand . . . → Read More: click here to continue | ||
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