Stack’s Bowers: U.S. Paper Rarities Shine in Summer Showcase

Stack’s Bowers’ latest Summer Showcase Auction proves once again that rare paper money doesn’t just hold its value — it flutters triumphantly in the auction room. Their dedicated “U.S. Currency Rarities Night” brought nearly $5 million in results, headlined by high-denomination notes that most of us will only ever see framed or digitized. One collector quipped, “I finally got to hold a...

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PCGS: The Rise and Fall of Silver in Circulation

PCGS dusted off its historical vault to revisit one of numismatics’ greatest disappearing acts: silver in circulation. Once a shiny staple of everyday pocket change, silver coinage quietly vanished after 1965 — thanks to rising bullion prices and a public that suddenly became very good at “accidentally” keeping their dimes and quarters. Gresham’s Law, meet human nature. The piece reads like a...

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GACC 2026 Show to Expand for Semiquincentennial Return

Organizers of the Greater American Coin & Collectibles Show (GACC) must have found some extra square footage and caffeine — because they’ve announced a bigger, bolder 2026 return to Rosemont, Illinois. The event will coincide with America’s Semiquincentennial celebrations, which means you can expect patriotic exhibits, rare colonial coinage, and probably at least one dealer dressed like Benjamin Franklin. Collectors are already...

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U.S. Mint Sales: Navy-Privy Silver Eagle Still on Top; Liberty Gold Reopens

The 2025-S American Eagle Silver Proof with the Navy privy mark is still sailing ahead, its sales chart looking more like a naval parade than a spreadsheet. Meanwhile, the American Liberty $100 gold proof quietly dropped anchor again — proving that even coins like to make dramatic re-entries. The usual top sellers like the 2025 Mint Set and the West Point Proof...

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Althea Gibson Quarter Closes the American Women Quarters Series

The U.S. Mint has released collector rolls and bags for the Althea Gibson quarter, the final chapter in the 2022–2025 American Women Quarters™ series. As series finales go, this one is basically the “last sticker in the album” moment: set builders rush to complete all twenty honorees, while tennis fans tip their caps to Gibson’s barrier‑breaking legacy as the first African‑American Grand...

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