The Numismatic Detective Agency chief investigator Ron Guth posted in the Agency’s blog about the Undated C. Bechtler $5 150 G., 20 C., Kagin 15 variety. Undated C. Bechtler $5, Beaded Border, 150 Grains, 20 Carats, K-15, Rarity 7 Images courtesy of the Professional Coin Grading Service Guth points out based on the Agency’s Condition […]
Stack’s is offering some of the rarest issues that came out of the Georgia gold rush. 1840-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle obverse. Stack’s Bowers is offering a selection of vintage US gold coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company™ (NGC®) that were struck at the Dahlonega Mint, which was active in Georgia from 1838 to 1861. […]
The Dahlonega Mint struck numerous gold coins that can add a unique twist to your collection. Contrary to popular belief, the first significant discovery of gold in America was not in California in 1848 but in the lower Piedmont area of North Carolina in 1799. Conrad Reed, the son of a local farmer, found a […]
Historic sunken treasure is finally back in The Big Easy after a 167-year journey from the California Gold Rush, an arduous railroad trip across Panama, and being submerged more than 7,000 feet underwater when the S.S. Central America sank in 1857 A unique, sunken treasure gold coin that made its way from New Orleans to […]
Heritage Auctions senior numismatist Sarah Miller recently shared on social media that a 1861-D gold dollar struck by the Confederacy is up for bid in their United States Coins Signature Auction #1327, February 18-21, 2021. The coin’s catalog description reads: 1861-D G$1 AU55 PCGS. Variety 12-Q. The 1861-D is one of the most famous gold […]
Coinweek.com recently posted its content partner Douglas Winter’s “CAC and the Appearance Rarity of Dahlonega and Charlotte Half Eagles” article about a new standard that Winter calls “appearance rarity”—coins that are choice enough for their assigned grade to be accepted by Certified Acceptance Corporation. 1861-D $5.00 PCGS AU58 CAC, OLD GREEN HOLDER; Highest-graded CAC-approved example […]
The American Numismatic Association National Money Show attendees have the opportunity to see some of the world’s most beautiful and valuable coins, paper money and related numismatic treasures not seen anywhere else. The Museum Showcase features rare and historic items from the ANA’s Money Museum and items generously lent to the ANA from private collections. […]
Blue Water Ventures International, Inc. (BWVI) and Endurance Exploration Group, Inc. (EXPL) announced today that several months of archaeological field work, including magnetometer surveys, has been performed on the 1840 wreck of the Steamship North Carolina. In late September BWVI recovery vessel, the Blue Water Rose, and dive team arrived on site to commence recovery […]
Visit the NGC booth (#1400) to view the finest collection of Dahlonega Mint Half Eagles ever assembled. 1838-D $5, graded NGC MS 63★, pedigreed to the Duke’s Creek Collection. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) is proud to showcase the finest collection of Dahlonega Mint Half Eagles ever assembled. The Duke’s Creek Collection of Dahlonega Mint Half […]
Recently published The Legend of Jake Howell by Ravenwood Publishing is written by retired dentist Charles A. Reap Jr. is a novel that fictionalizes the North Carolina gold rush. Here’s the publisher’s synopsis of the book: When he picked up that shiny stone from the small stream, nine-year-old Jake Howell would not have believed that […]
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