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Captain James Cook(1728-1779). Nathaniel Dance. BHC2628 Did Columbus really discover America? A single Norse coin suggests otherwise. Did Captain James Cook discover Australia? Well, an African coin may also suggest otherwise–actually, several coins. It is certain Cook reached Botany Bay in what is today Sydney in 1770. He claimed the continent for Great Britain, declaring the continent “terra nullius.” The first Englishman known to have physically landed on the Australian mainland was former pirate William Dampier (1651-1715). Since that time, accolades have been heaped on Cook for his discovery. The evidence is slim, but it is looking more and more like Australia was visited by any number of people following the time the aboriginal natives settled there between 40,000 and 60,000 years ago and when Cook first arrived during the late 18 th century. The aboriginal settlers likely originated from the Malay Archipelago. French navigator Binot Paulmier de Gonneville claimed to ha...

Five fortunate collectors in Utah and a lucky collector in Texas were the first to submit to Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) examples of the new 2019 America the Beautiful San... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Listed in first place in the third edition of the 100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins, the 1975 No S proof Roosevelt dime is one of the rarest issues in American coinage. Only two examples are known to collectors today and they have been tightly held, by just a few owners, in the 40+ years since their discovery. Heritage Auctions is pleased to offer the finest-known example of this famous modern rarity in just its second auction appearance. One of two examples known, this 1975 No S dime is virtually pristine with shades of cerulean-blue and pale jade toning. The coin is set to be auctioned on Sept. 6 in Long Beach, Calif. (Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions) Until 1996, all U.S. coinage dies were produced at the Philadelphia Mint. The dies were then shipped to the various branch mints as needed, complete with the appropriate mintmark. Proof coins were struck at the San Francisco Mint in 1975 and all 2,845,450 proof 1975 dimes should have featured the S mintmark. However, the San Fran...

Precious metals futures mostly rose on Friday and for the week, and they all scored sharp increases in August with gains ranging from 1% to almost 12%. Gold for December delivery declined $7.50, or... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Heritage Auctions has been selling the superb Morris Collection of Imperial Rome progressively throughout this past year. The coins of ancient Rome were not Morris’s sole interest. He also assembled an impressive number of historic world coins. A selection of these was offered in Heritage’s July 28 World Coin Monthly Online Auction #271928. The ten top-selling lots show the breadth of Morris’s collection as well as his eye for quality pieces. Among the top ten prices, six were achieved by French and English hammered gold, two by milled Russian silver for the 18 th and 19 th centuries and the tenth by a delightful Carolingian denier of Charlemagne. The top-priced lot was a 27 mm, 3.74 g, undated Charles V gold franc à pied of the 14 th century (Fr-284; Dup-360). This outstanding coin came on a near round flan with a uniformly well struck-up design. It could well be the finest extant – its MS66 NGC grade placing it at the top of 122 certified examples. All of which explains the $9,0...

This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending August 25, 2019. The Mint’s best-selling product this week was the 2019-S one-ounce American Silver Eagle $1 Proof coin (19EM) , which sold 23,026 units. In second place was the 2019 Proof Set   (19RG)   with 3,190 sold. The third best-selling item this week was the 2019 American Liberty high relief silver medal (19DB) , with 3,076 individual units sold. It’s followed by the 2019-P Apollo 11 Silver $1 Proof Coin and Print Set (19XA2), with 2,570 sold; and the 2019 Native American $1 Coin & Currency Set (19NR) , with 2,400 sold. This week saw no downward adjustments. On August 26, the Mint released the 2019 San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Rolls and Bags products. The Mint released the 2019  San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Uncirculated five-ounce silver coin (19AM) on August 29. The following are the U.S. Mint’s cumulative sales figures for the reporting period ending Sunda...