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Jack London, Klondike and Burning Daylight
One day in December Daylight filled a pan from bed rock on his own claim and carried it into his cabin. Here a fire burned and enabled him to keep water unfrozen in a canvas tank. He squatted over the tank and began to wash...
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The Mint of the United States of America in Philadelphia
In contrast to many other mints which seldom allow a visit to their production site, the Philadelphia Mint offered their visitors a comprehensive program including official guided tours and souvenirs as early as the end of the 19th century... [ more ]
Cent, Nickel, Dime – what is depicted on American coinage and why?
Everybody all over the world is acquainted with the American dollar. But did you ever have a closer look at the three smallest denominations of US coinage? They represent the American conception of the world, too. At the risk of boring our constant readers from the United States, here is a short comment on the subjects pictured there... [ more ]
More than 3.7 Mio. $ for a Nickel
None other than one of the most famous American coins in existence, the „Olsen“ specimen of the 1913 Liberty nickel, was the anchor lot in Heritage Auctions January ... [ more ]
Enigmatic hoard in East London
Amateur gardeners unearthed 80 Double Eagles in a little garden in east London. If the owner won’t be found within one year, the hoard will be declared treasure... [ more ]
A hoard of pre-Revolutionary War colonial paper money
The Colonial Williamsburg Collection acquires the Cornell Hoard, an important hoard of paper money worth then 7.176 pounds sterling.... [ more ]
Money worth looking at!
The Princeton University has organized an exhibit on Paper Money, which still can be seen to January 2, 2011.... [ more ]
Owner of the Hackney Hoard ascertained
In 2007 residents of the London borough Hackney came upon a treasure of 80 American gold coins, while digging a frog pond. Now the real owner of these coins has been ascertained. It is the descendant of a German Jew, who escaped to Britain in 1938... [ more ]
ANA Museum Showcase in Chicago to Feature Amazing Rarities
The American Numismatic Association’s signature Museum Showcase, featuring rare and historically significant numismatic treasures, will be on display at the 2011 ANA World’s Fair of Money (SM), Aug. 16-20 in Chicago... [ more ]
Morton & Eden: Orders awarded to the man who sold Alaska
Awards from a grateful Czar heaped upon the diplomat who negotiated the deal for the United States to buy Alaska from Russia are to be sold by specialist auctioneers Morton & Eden in London on Friday June 10, 2011... [ more ]
Verdict in 1933 Double Eagles trial
On July 20, 2011 – after ten days of trial and five hours of deliberation – a jury decided that the ten 1933 Double Eagles, which had been handed to the Secret Service by the descendants of a jeweler from Philadelphia, still belong to the United States of America, although the theft has been committed more than 70 years ago... [ more ]
Roosevelt Dime with Anti-Semitic Counterstamp is Featured in The Shekel
The cover story of the March-June 2012 double issue of The Shekel was inspired by Mel Wacks’ discovery of a 1953 Roosevelt Dime with the word “JEW” stamped over the portrait. But the new issue contains more intriguing stories ... [ more ]
Verdict in 1933 Double Eagle Trial Upheld
A federal judge confirmed a 2011 verdict regarding ten 1933 Double Eagle gold coins. Founders handed them over to the Philadelphia Mint for authentication. But then the United States had claimed their right on these coins which by a jury a now again has been recognised. [ more ]
New record for auctioned coin: $10+ million
During its Americana Sale on January 24, 2013 US auction house Stack’s Bowers Galleries sold a 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar for $10,016,875: a new record price for a single coin auctioned ever. [ more ]
Famous ‘Lost’ nickel sells for $3.17 million
1913 5C Liberty, PR63 PCGS, one of just five known, crosses the block in Chicago-area event, April 25. The item was kept for over 40 years in a closet after being mistakenly declared to be a date altered fake. [ more ]