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Donald Scarinci on the 100 Greatest Modern World Coins

In March 2020 Whitman Publishing will release 100 Greatest Modern World Coins by numismatists Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker. The 168-page coffee-table hardcover will be available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide, and online.

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Chicago Coin Club Releases Limited Edition 100th Anniversary Red Book

The Chicago Coin Club, in conjunction with Whitman Publishing, has released a special edition Red Book (A Guide Book of United States Coins). This special edition Red Book is just one of many ways the club is celebrating their 100th anniversary of being chartered as an official organization in 1919.

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NGC Accepting Submissions at the Whitman Summer Expo

NGC will be accepting regular submissions for all service levels* at the Whitman Summer Expo, at the Baltimore Convention Center from Thursday, May 23 through 12:00 noon on Saturday, May 25, 2019.

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Red Book Editor Emeritus Kenneth Bressett’s Thoughts on “Curious Currency”

Ken Bressett, Editor Emeritus of the Guide Book of United States Coins, shares his thoughts on “odd and curious” (primitive) money, and on Curious Currency: The Story of Money From the Stone Age to the Internet Age, Robert Leonard’s newly updated book on the subject.

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Stack’s Bowers and Three Notes Worth More Than a Million at the Whitman Baltimore Spring Expo

At the upcoming Official Auction of the Whitman Spring Expo in Baltimore, among the outstanding offerings from Stack’s Bowers Galleries will be three notes which are predicted to bring prices in excess of $1.5 to $2 million.

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Q David Bowers on the Unsurpassed Beauty of the Myddelton Token

The 1796 British Settlement in Kentucky token, popularly called the Myddelton token, was struck in England but refers to the United States.

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Welcome to the Whitman Baltimore Winter Expo 2018!

Q. David Bowers is in Baltimore, participating in the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo – always one of the great shows of the year. Stack’s Bowers Galleries will be having multiple dynamic auction sessions.

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Phenomenal Proof 1891 Double Eagle Rarity Offered at Stack’s Bowers Rarities Night

At our upcoming Whitman Baltimore Winter Expo, Stack’s Bowers will be offering an 1891 Ultra Cameo Liberty Head Double Eagle that will have to be seen to be believed.

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Q. David Bowers on the “$5 Educational Note”

Q. David Bowers writes about his experiences in the numismatic world for Coin Update News. This week, he’s writing about one of the most dynamic action groups ever engraved for American currency.

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John and Nancy Wilson: Red Book Recollections

Whitman Publishing’s Guide Book of United States Coins, also known as the Red Book, now in its 72nd edition, has a long and storied history. Noted numismatists John and Nancy Wilson share their thoughts.

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