Collecting Affordable Foreign Coins of the Colonial Era

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!

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Whitman’s Guide Book of Southern State Currency

In the Guide Book of Southern State Currency, paper currency expert Hugh Shull presents an authoritative guide to the state-issued money of the South, from the pre-Civil War era through the war years, and into the late 1800’s.

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Over $15.4 Million in U.S. Coins and Currency Sold at Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ Official Auction of the 2017 Whitman Coins & Collectibles Winter Expo

The official auction of the 2017 Whitman Coins & Collectibles Winter Expo held by Stack’s Bowers Galleries was an astounding success, realizing over $13.3 million across eight sessions of United States coinage and related issues. Nearly $2 million in paper money also crossed the block with superb results. The sale was highlighted by significant collections […]

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The Finest Known Rosie Collection 1959 Franklin Half Dollar is coming to Baltimore

Stack’s Bowers Galleries has concluded another successful auction at the Whitman Baltimore Expo, and they’re looking ahead to the Spring Expo in March. As are we!

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Legend Numismatics at the Whitman Baltimore Winter Expo

If there’s anything we like to hear, it’s that attendees of the Whitman Baltimore Expo had a great time at the show. Legend Numismatics writes about their one-of-the-best-ever experiences at this year’s Winter Expo.

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$10 Gold Eagles and Q. David Bowers’ New Book

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.

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Stack’s Bowers Whitman Winter Expo Currency Auction Opens Online

The Stack’s Bowers Galleries Official Currency Auction of the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Winter Expo is now open for bidding online. The auction, which is scheduled to be live in Baltimore on Thursday, November 9, will offer almost 700 lots of paper money, showcasing the widest range of American currency.

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Q. David Bowers, Guide Books, and America’s $10 Gold Coins

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, […]

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New From Whitman! Q. David Bowers Shares Secrets of Smart Numismatics

Whitman Publishing announces the release of the newest book by Q. David Bowers. Inside the Rare Coin Marketplace: Secrets to Being a Smart Buyer debuted October 1, 2017. The 320-page full-color volume is available online (including at the website of Whitman Publishing) and in bookstores and hobby shops nationwide for $14.95. Inside the Rare Coin Marketplace shares Bowers’s more […]

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Mastering Franklin and Kennedy Half Dollars – Two of the Most Popular Series in American Numismatics

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 […]

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