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The article discusses the history and characteristics of commemorative silver dollars in the United States. The first commemorative silver dollar was issued in 1900 and featured the portraits of George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette. The design and mintage of commemorative silver dollars have varied over the years, with some featuring expressive portraits and others having inscriptions that clutter the coins. The prices of these coins are primarily based on their silver value rather than their collector or numismatic value. The article also mentions the decline in sales and public interest in recent years. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the collectibles convention held at Long Beach, California, that included the Bangladesh Collectors' Show of 2021 and the U.S. Coins Signature Auction with bidders for rare coins and bank notes. Topics include Morgan silver dollars in coin collecting, market values of collectibles and data regarding proof sets.

The article focuses on James Halperin, one of the most successful rare coin dealers in the United States. James Halperin is probably the most successful professional numismatist of all time. Halperin has been in the forefront of this business for a long time, establishing new benchmarks for coin grading, sewing up the rights to auctions at leading shows, pioneering sales over the Internet and making headlines unloading the collections of celebrities (like Nicolas Cage's comic books). He has had brushes with postal inspectors, the Federal Trade Commission and coin dealers who have sued him for, among other things, sticking them with inflated prices. While a Harvard freshman in 1971, Halperin formed New England Rare Coin Galleries. His book "How to Grade U.S. Coins" is a classic. Halperin decided the best way to expand the wholesaling business was to plunge into auctions. INSET: What, Him Worry?.

The article discusses developments in the one billion dollar coin collecting industry in the U.S. as of mid-December 1974. It claims that coin prices have increased by around 14% per annum since 1969. It cites that nearly all businesses in the country are interested in venturing in the gold market, including the bank Merrill Lynch and May Department Stores. The opinions of American Numismatic Association Certification Service's Charles Hoskins and "Coin World" editor Margo Russell are cited.

The article offers information on the market outlook for the collectibles in the U.S. in 1982. It mentions that there is a stronger market for American paintings particularly by a known artist such as Frederick Church, Asher B. Durand and Jasper Cropsey with a price at 100,000 dollars. It forecasts that markets in collectible stamps, coins and antique silver have the potential for a strong rally in 1982 and 1983.

The article reports that Memorandum of Understanding and coin collecting seldom go well in the same sentence. Topics include considered that Greece has recently extended its MoU with the United States to include coins as recent as the 1830s and China has declared any coin issued earlier than 1911 is "antique" and can no longer be exported without special permission.

The article discusses creation of iconic coins with different theories based on desirability and rarity of nation's coinage demand which boosted collector demand to such degree that Mint Director James Ross Snowden complained about daily pressed upon by collectors of coins for specimens of coins.

The article offers information on the Apache Elementary School of Arizona. Topics discussed include offering traditional education to several students by teacher Palma Hudson, several students ranging from kindergarten to eighth grade, rebuilding of the school, living of students in an isolated area, collection of coins by a Phoenix boy with undisclosed illness, school surrounded by ranchland, and filling of educational gaps.

A biography of American banker and coin collector Louis G. Kaufman is presented. Topics covered include his family and educational background, his contributions to banking, such as being known as the Father of Branch Banking and donating the land upon which the First National Bank was built in Marquette, Michigan and a feature on his coin collections.

A calendar of events related to numismatics in 2014 is presented including the Lebanon Valley Coin Club's 74th Coin Show in Pennsylvania, the Capital District Coin Dealers Association Coin Show in Albany, New York, and the Lincoln Numismatic Society's 7th Annual Coin Show in Nebraska.

The article offers information on the collaboration between the American Numismatic Association (ANA) and the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association (RCNA). It is said that the developmental histories of the ANA and the RCNA is best depicted by a strong bond that has long existed between the coin-collecting communities of Canada and the U.S.

A calendar of events related to coin collecting in the U.S. in February 2014 is presented which includes the South Hills Coin Club 54th Anniversary Coin Show, Coin Club Coin & Currency Show, and Alexandria Coin Club Alexandria Coin Show.

A calendar of events related to coin collecting industry in the U.S. in 2014 is presented which includes the Capital District Coin Dealers Association Coin Show, South Hills Coin Club 54th Anniversary Coin Show, and Shrewsbury Coin Show.

A calendar of events related to coin collecting in the U.S. in 2014 is presented which includes the Capital District Coin Dealers Association Coin Show, Capital District Coin Dealers Association Coin Show, and Coin Club Coin & Currency Show.

The article discusses the author's collection of U.S. horsecar tokens and the history of horsecar lines. The author states that there are only 32 types of horsecar tokens issued by 25 horsecar lines which operated in 16 states and 1 Canadian province. It cites that 24 of the 32 types were struck in brass while the majority of the tokens weigh 5.1 to 5.5 grams (g) and measure to 22.75 millimeter (mm). It mentions that most of the tokens are lightly to heavily worn and have been well-used.

The article focuses on the copper half cents of 1797 in the U.S. The cents was not heavy compared in 1793 and not much better compared in 1794 with low total of about 115,000 pieces. The half cents almost carried the 1797 date due to the lack of half cents dating 1799. It mentions that the 1797 half cents were also struck in 1800.

The article focuses on the smaller denominations of United States coinage in these Bargain Collector columns but thus far have not looked at the Shield nickels. Topics include considered that are plenty of years within this stretch of time where the mintages are very high, and some that are extremely low.

A calendar of events related to the American Numismatic Association (ANA) from August to October 2013 including the Williamsport Coin Club 40th Annual Coin Show in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on August 3, Capital District Coin Dealers Association Coin Show in Albany, New York on September 8, and Ocean County Coin Club 43rd Annual Jersey Shore Coin Show in Point Pleasant, New Jersey on October 5.

The article discusses the three distinct periods of coin collecting in the U.S. It states that the golden age shows coin art rendered on large canvases and reflects the culture that created the coin. It cites that the modern era shows confidence and self-regarding America unafraid to show its political identity into the international stage. It also mentions the clad era is the dividing line between collectibles and non-collectable.

The article discusses legality issues related to numismatics in the U.S. in the 19th century. It notes the selling of coins to collectors by U.S. Mint officers and employees without recording the transactions. It also cites the effort of James Kimball, appointed Mint director in 1885, to find specific instances of secret production of rarities, restrikes, patterns, and fantasies. Moreover, it indicates the cessation of secret making of rarities after 1887.

The article focuses on how the American Numismatic Association (ANA) manages to organize incomparable conventions in the U.S. It mentions that ANA chooses an ideal convention site that has major population centers, large collector base, is attractive to auction companies and accessible to auction companies. According to ANA's curator Douglas Mudd, the organization's ultimate goal is to set up a museum showcase which stands out in its presentation and raises the educational value of the exhibits.

The article focuses on the analysis of the distribution and dispersion of circulating coins in the U.S. It states that collected coin samples from cities across the U.S. provided detailed information on the incidence of mintmarks in various locations. It mentions that the patterns show the process of the distribution of coins in a variety of channels including the Federal Reserve Banks, armored transport companies, and consolidation of coins by private firms such as Coinstar Inc.

The article discusses the history of collecting U.S. coins by mintmark. It reports that the New Orleans Mint was established and began to produce coins bearing an "O" mintmark in 1838. Since then to 1909, it struck all contemporary U.S. silver and gold denominations except the 20 cents. It further discusses the missing Mexican 1907 20 centavos, the only coin struck at the New Orleans Mint for foreign country. It bears an "M" mintmark instead of "O."

The article reports on the America the Beautiful program which authorizes the featuring of the American national parks in the U.S. Coins. It presents the statement by U.S. Mint spokesperson Cynthia Meals about the goal and theme of the program, and the reason they use the coin collecting hobby as a vehicle for promoting the parks. It cites the bill that introduced the program, and the process involved in selecting the design for the coin. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article presents the teacher's guide for the November 6, 2009 issue of the "Weekly Reader (WR) News Edition 3," a grade-specific classroom magazine in the United States. In this issue, teaching strategies for the Veterans Day, cheetah's paw print and U.S. President Barack Obama are provided. It also offers educational games about coin collection, big cats and the Veterans Day

The article discusses 1861-D gold dollar coin which is said to have been produced by a mint under state or Confederate control as it is not listed in the official records of the United States. Dahlonega gold dollars are for coin collectors, the Dahlonega facility did not produce gold dollars in early 1861 as the Civil War became a reality.

The article presents news briefs, statistics, and quotes from individuals such as U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly who broke a record for the longest single spaceflight by an American. It states that 75 percent of the children in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania families that were surveyed received their own mobile devices or tablet computers by age four. According to the article, a Louisiana man decided to cash-in the 513,600 pennies that he collected over the course of more than 45 years

The article offers information on the virtual coin shows in Canada. Topics include Covid-19 didnt impact the coin collectors, coin shows have begun to cautiously re-open in the United States, Canada has continued to be more cautious, the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association annual convention for 2021 was still planned to be virtual, The RCNA is Canada's equivalent to the American Numismatic Association in the United States.

The author emphasizes the benefit of finding other outlets for coin collecting hobby to address dissatisfaction with the U.S. Mint. Topics discussed include the complaints received by the Mint such as poor design of coinage, suspect distribution methods and technological failures, importance of practicing patience amid the re-opening of coin shows, and tips on specializing as a coin collector.

The article offers information on the availability of the "Designer Edition" of two-coin set of American Eagles gold coins for collectors at the U.S. Mint on July 29, 2021 and reports on the designing of the coins by designer Jennie Norrie and sculpted by artist Renata Gordon, as of July 2021.

A calendar of events related to numismatics for the U.S. from June to August, 2015 is presented which include Annual Summer Seminar of American Numismatic Association (ANA), Dealers Association Coin Show and the Missouri Numismatic Society 55th Annual Coin Show.

The article discusses the vault storage of silver dollars in the U.S. Topics discussed include the installation of Vault C at the Philadelphia Mint to store huge quantity of coins, the silver coin storage at the mint under Philadelphia Mint superintendent Eugene Townsend and successor Herman Kretz, and the crowded conditions of the vault in 1899 that lead to the transfer of the silver coinage and bars to the new mint facility under Mint director George E. Roberts.

The article offers information about the gold proof American Buffalo and mentions that gold proof coin struck by the U.S. Mint and as the collector version of the official American Buffalo gold bullion coin.