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Table of Contents March 2011
What’s Hot, What’s Not? Collectors are taking advantage of many opportunities, but their interest has waned in some areas by Dom Yanchunas Profiles in Coinage: Gold Dollars One of our nation’s smallest coins came out of the California Gold Rush, but its roots went back to the Southeast by Ed Reiter The “411″ on the ...
October Quiz Answers
Explorers on U.S. Coins Prizes for the October quiz have been sent. We’ve posted the answers here anyway, just in case you were curious. 1. When did Columbus set foot in the New World, and when is his day observed? October 12, 1492; October 12 2. When did the Age of Exploration begin? The early ...
September Quiz Answers
None of the entries received for the September quiz were valid. All were close, but none were entirely correct. The correct answers are posted here. 1) Who is the current U.S. Treasurer? Rosie Rios 2) How many planes were hijacked, and where did they ultimately crash? Four (4) planes: Two into the Twin Towers of ...
July Quiz Answers
Here are the answers to July’s quiz about Independence Day and symbols on our coins. 1. The reverse of this classic commemorative bears an accurate likeness of the Liberty Bell. 1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence 2. The portrait of the president on this coin faces right and takes up more than half of the design ...
My Two Cents’ Worth: Award to the Wise
AWARD TO THE WISE by Ed Reiter The American Numismatic Association chose wisely and well in selecting Beth Deisher, editor of Coin World, to receive this year’s Farran Zerbe Award, the national coin club’s highest honor. The Zerbe Award recognizes long and dedicated service to numismatics, and Beth meets that standard superbly. To some, though, ...
My Two Cents’ Worth: A Clash of Symbols
A CLASH OF SYMBOLS by Ed Reiter Symbolism. To critics of the U.S. Mint’s uninspired coin designs, it’s an element sorely missing from the nation’s new coinage in recent years. Members of both the federal Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) and the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) have urged the Mint to return to the ...
My Two Cents’ Worth: The Weight-ing Game
THE WEIGHT-ING GAME by Ed Reiter It’s official: The Realm of Coins has a new heavyweight champion—with a seven-figure price tag to back its claim to the title. A 2007 Canadian Maple Leaf containing 220.5 pounds of gold (that’s 100 kilograms to you metric-minded nerds) changed hands (or forklifts) for $4 million at an auction ...
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- In the May Issue …
- Exhibition of Greek Medals
- Men of Invention
- Happy New Year!
- Lecture: Coinage of the American Revolution
- My Two Cents’ Worth: The High Seize
- Amazing Rarities Will Be Featured in Denver
- My Two Cents’ Worth: A Perfect Spring Day
- My Two Cents’ Worth: Dollar Coins and Common Sense
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