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Klondike Gold Rush-Yukon Territory
I recently found and was able to buy an old Marine policy issued to one of the premier Mining Companies *****ociated with the Klondike Gold Rush- The Joseph Ladue Gold Mining Development Company of Yukon. The policy was issued by Fireman's Fund, based in San Francisco at that time. The policy was for marine coverage for… -
We've lost Neil Peart. Post a coin that gives you a RUSH!
https://pitchfork.com/news/neil-peart-drummer-and-lyricist-of-rush-dead-at-67/ Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist of progressive rock band Rush, has died, CBC News and Rolling Stone report. According to the reports, Peart died on January 7 in Santa Monica, California after a years-long battle with brain cancer. He was 67… -
Re: 1921 Morgan Dollar error? PCI said "Rusted Dies"...what do you guys think??
<< <i>Generally, coinage dies were not permitted to rust. Normally, this could occur only in humid locations and where dies had not been used for an extended period. A working die was in storage for only a few months before use, and used in a press for only a few days before it wore out. >> the opportunity for dies to rust… -
Kudos to Al Adams on the Gold Rush Collection
Al Adams may not be the most high profile professional numismatist, but when you look inside the Gold Rush Collection Heritage catalog, Al is one who helped the (anonymous) owner put the collection together. Al is a great guy, a very soft-spoken and honorable gentleman from Georgia, and a well-accomplished numismatist. If… -
Re: US Mint price gouging?
It should be as it was in 1975-6. The coins were put into circulation and every citizen got to see and use them. These roll and bag sales undermine the intention of the legislation which authorized the coins. It’s supposed to be a national celebration, not an orgy of greed for the mint. The secondary market will respond.… -
John Claypoole diary, flagmaker Betsy Ross third husband, old coins, numismatist pamphlet
The diary was found by the family of one of Betsy Ross's descendants in Marin, California. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/07/11/betsy-ross-husband-diary Unfortunately there are no descriptions of the "old coins" or the "numismatist pamphlet". :) -
Gallery Mint Museum by Ron Landis and Joe Rust
I'm a big fan of the Gallery Mint Museum led by Ron Landis and Joe Rust working Mike Ellis, Timothy Grat, and others. A while back I noticed that people would buy pairs of these with the COPY on either side to enjoy both faces without it. I picked up this pair of copper dollar patterns this year and they are among my… -
My home town of Baltimore is proud to display The Gold Rush-era Kellogg Twenty
Piece of Gold Rush back in town Coin made in 1854, once owned by Hopkins, to appear in show By Andrew Kipkemboi | Sun Reporter June 29, 2008 A one-of-a-kind California Gold Rush coin, preserved for years by one of Baltimore's most prominent families, will return here next month for the first time in nearly 30 years. The… -
Re: Why did pennies go without designer initials from 1910 through 1917?
Press reporting a the time shows that it wasn't Barber that was the instigator of the initial's removal, but Secretary of the Treasury, Franklin MacVeagh. There was some suggestion to replace VDB with a simple "B", but since both Brenner and Barber shared that initial, Barber blocked this suggestion. It took the… -
Re: Holy crap! I bid more than double market value and still get blown out! WAY out!
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