October 2023 News Digest
October 17, 2023
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Sometimes coins are graded “About Uncirculated” when damage is due from something like a weak strike instead of wear.
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A $10,000 bill and $20 coin just set records at a Texas auction, each going for nearly half a million dollars.
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A first edition of the first numismatic book, from 1514, has been donated to the American Numismatic Association and will now be housed at their library in Colorado Springs, CO.
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On our Gold IRAs page is our interactive Required Minimum Distribution Calculator which can be used to estimate your RMD based on your inputs.
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The Pobjoy Mint has created a new 50p series to recognize King Charles III’s 75th birthday, featuring different buildings with significance to his life.
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Non-profit Friends of the National World War II Memorial has partnered with the U.S. Mint to develop a three-coin set known as the Greatest Generation Commemorative Coins.
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CIT’s latest coin releases include innovative designs that include features like topography and unique use of color.
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The American Precious Metals Exchange (APMEX) has released the latest coin in Nieu’s Icons of Inspiration series, honoring Thomas Edison.
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A coin collection found in a Boston garage was featured at Heritage’s Boston Collection US Coins Showcase auction, with enough unique items to generate nearly a million dollars.
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Two Norfolk detectorists discovered Roman coins dating back as far as AD 196 and linked to a hoard discovered in 1970.
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Stack’s Bowers Galleries and Professional Coin Grading Service recently announced that they are rolling out a new grading service known as Collectible Market Qualified (CMQ).
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The East India Company recently created a basketball-sized coin honoring Queen Elizabeth II composed of 24-carat gold and diamonds.












