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STUNNING NEW “EUREKA HOARD” OF 1850 TYPE-I DOUBLE EAGLES
Gold has kindled the imagination of mankind throughout the centuries, and gold coins have been [...]
Mar
UPDATE: SAVED FROM THE 1906 SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE –
It was April 18, 1906 and the thriving international city of San Francisco was beginning [...]
SAVED FROM THE 1906 SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE
It was April 18, 1906 and the thriving international city of San Francisco was beginning [...]
Oct
FINEST KNOWN ACQUIRES WHAT HAS BEEN WIDELY REGARDED AS THE WORLD’S MOST VALUABLE COIN
When you think about classic United States gold coinage, one often thinks of pieces from [...]
WW II GOLD HOARD OF LANSON CHAMPAGNE
On September 1st, Hitler made good on his promise of domination and invaded Poland. It [...]
PURE CALIFORNIA GOLD HUMBERT COMMEMORATIVE
Augustus Humbert was the United States Assayer of San Francisco in 1851 and 1852. His [...]
May
FIRST UNITED STATES COIN
The Fugio Cent was the first Congressionally authorized coin to be minted by our young [...]
Mar
1809/8 CAPPED BUST $5 NGC MS64
A pristine and original specimen of this controversial overdate. Harry Bass owned two examples of [...]
MS65 HUMBERT REEDED EDGE $50 GOLD INGOT SELLS FOR $600,000!
The Augustus Humbert $50 gold ingots, as they were legally termed (known today as “slugs”), [...]
Sep
A WESTERN ASSAYER OF THE MARK TWAIN PERIOD
Conrad Wiegand was a boisterous man who was born in Philadelphia, worked for the US [...]
Sep