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 Tuesday, November 11, 2008
DVD Giveaway Contest
Posted by tom
KP Update
11/11/2008 4:47:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00) 
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Monday, November 03, 2008
Colin Bruce Has Left The Building
Posted by tom
 Colin Bruce Wraps Up 34+ Years At KP
In 1974 Clifford Mishler brought Colin Bruce II out to Iola, WI to work on the Standard Catalog of World Coins. Colin stayed with it, expanding the series, additing in data and images, proofing, editing and lending his expertise for over 34 years. His last day with the company was this past Friday, October 31, 2008.
Randy Thern, who spent over 20 years with KP in the numismatic advertising and catalog divisions, also left the company this past Friday, October 31, 2008. Many of our contributors knew Randy from email correspondence, as well as from his annual visits to the Michigan State show and the New York Internation Numismatic Convention.
Both Coiln and Randy will certainly be missed here in our offices, but the rest of us will troop on. It will be up to us and our contributors to make sure the Standard Catalogs continue to thrive and provide our shared hobby with a central exchange for up to date information.
Over my years here, many good people have come and gone through the KP Numismatic cataloging department. I fondly remember my days with Marian Moe, Joan Melum, Fred Borgmann, Bob Wilhite, Sally Olsen, Sherry Dopp, Kathy Hines, Ethel Thulien, Joel Edler, Elizabeth Burgert and now Randy Thern and Colin Bruce.
I thank them all for their parts in building the catalog that we have all worked on for so long. Thank you for a good job, one and all.
KP Update
11/3/2008 12:30:28 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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Saturday, October 04, 2008
20th & 21st Century SCWC Printout Mailings
Posted by tom
Contibutor Printouts Hit the Postal System
Even though I am still involved in the last weeks of final production on the soon-to-be-sent-to-the-printer 4th edition 17th Century Standard Catalog of World Coins, the last couple of weeks I have been working on the start of next years 20th and 21st Century SCWC.
When preparing for a new edition of the Standard Catalog of World Coins the first thing we do is determine what printouts will be needed for our contributors. I do this with the help of our contributor data files, so if you are a contributor and you have not contacted me with any changes of address or interest, we will be sending you pretty much the same countries to update as you got last year. Once I have a list ready, our database specialist, Deb McCue starts running the needed country files. Once they are all complete, Deb prints out multiple copies of each needed country. That takes a plenty of time and a lot of paper. Deb used up several cases of printer paper this year!
While Deb is doing that, I write a cover letter, laying out the deadlines and instructions. I order envelopes, get labels run and get the letter printed.
After the printouts are run and filed alphabetically we set out pulling what each contributor needs, stuffing envelopes, labeling and sending them out. That's what I have been doing this last week.
While I have been working on the 20th and 21st Century Coin Catalog mailing, George Cuhaj has been working on a Modern Paper Money mailing. This year these books are running close together, so if you are a contributor on both, please set aside a little extra time this fall to concentrate on your suggested improvements, changes and price updates.
While most of the updating work done on our catalogs is still completed by hand, a few contributors have been sending in their updates electronically, using NumisMaster or in a few cases, a DVD of the book. I like the immediacy of these electronic contributions. I also like the way they save trees!
If you have an area of world coin specialty and would like to participate in your hobby by keeping the KP catalogs up to date, please drop me a line at tom.michael@fwpubs.com I am always happy to hear from folks who want to share their expertise in numismtics!
KP Update
10/4/2008 6:58:26 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
New 5th Edition Colonial Paper Money Book
Posted by tom
Colonial Paper Money - Newman's 5th
Just a few issues back in the Esylum, I was reading a piece about Colonial Paper Money. The article mentioned the vernerable Eric P. Newman's The Early Paper Money of America as a source and that made me wonder if people knew that a new edition of the book would be coming out very soon.
Indeed, the 5th edition of The Early Paper Money of America has finally arrive at our offices here in Iola and will soon be available for sale on our website and through numismatic book dealers.
The new edition offers some excellent improvements, including many color images, countless text revisions, updated and expanded note values from Stuart Levine encompassing the highest grades currently available and more. This nearly 500 page hardcover is essential to any numismatic library for it's comprehensive coverage of American Colonial Paper Money. The cover price is $95.00, but if stock arrives soon, interested buyers can take advantage of the current 15% discount offered for KP Books thoughout October 14th.
Kudo's really need to be extended to all the folks involved in bringing this 5th edition to market. It was a massive task that carried on for several years and we have these people to thank for it's completion:
Eric P. Newman - for his enthusiasm and expansive research and updates
Stuart Levine - for his vast and highly accurate updating of market values
Kara Grundman - for her outstanding efforts at designing a comfortably flowing reference work
George Cuhaj - for his expert assistance in acquiring and processing color images
and last, but not least,
Randy Thern - for his dedication and perseverance in guiding this book project through several years of internal company changes
Thanks for bringing a great new edition of this classic reference work back to the Early American market!
KP Update
9/25/2008 11:45:43 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
15% Off on Krause Publications Coin Books
Posted by tom
KP Update
9/24/2008 5:09:39 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Sunday, August 10, 2008
17th Century Revision Work Continues
Posted by tom
1601-1700 Revisions Continue
Looks like a very busy week ahead for me and my co-workers as we continue our mighty revision of the 1601-1700 coinage for a new 4th edition of the 17th Century Standard Catalog of World Coins. I have been working through this weekend and several of my co-workers have given up their free time over the last few weeks in an effort to complete all the desired changes to our database in time for the new catalog to be available in the market by November of this year.
I have been finding lots of interesting coins as I scan through auctions in search of pertinent information. Some very tough German States issues have been offered here and there over the last eight years.
In the September 5, 2006 UBS Auction 65, I noticed an extremely scarce 60 Kreuzer, or Gulden, of Pfalz-Simmern from 1661. This example realized about $4,600 in VF condition, with a planchet flaw. Someone who knew more than most was willing to pay a very good price to add this scarce example to their collection.
But this is just one example among countless price changes we have been entering over the last few months. With all these dramatic revisions, I am anticipating that this may be one of the best catalogs I have ever had the pleasure of editing.
KP Update
8/10/2008 5:07:26 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Friday, August 01, 2008
17th Century Coinage - Auction Houses
Posted by tom
Auction Houses for 1601-1700 Coins
My last posting elicited a question from one of my regular readers regarding availability and sources for purchasing 17th Century Ducats and Thalers. I posted a comment in reply, but thougth this question deserved a full posting all it's own.
Like I said in my last posting, this is why dealer and auction houses should place image ads in our catalogs, especially for the ealier time periods, where one of our books will be used for several years before a new edition emerges.
 Many collectors of modern coins assume that earlier coinage is all very rare, but this is not always the case. There are many minor coins and even several crown sized types which are quite reasonable in price and relatively common in the market. Collecting 17th Century coinage is within the reach of most any coin collector. The key is to know the best sources.
Many coin dealers offer the more common coins of the 1601-1700 period. One of the most friendly and helpful of them is Allen G. Berman. Allen is always willing to talk and he offers excellent coins at reasonable prices. Check out his website and see for yourself or see his regular ads in World Coin News.
For more expensive high end coins of 1601-1700 consider working with M. Louis Teller Numismatic Company. Teller handles some of the finest coins you can acquire. You will always see his ad on the back cover of World Coin News or check out thier website.
Of course, once you have become accustomed to whatever 17th Century area you have chosen to collect, you will want to begin looking at coin auctions. There are many auction houses here in the U.S. which occasionally offer coins from 1601-1700. Some of the best include: Heritage Galleries, Stack's and Ponterio & Associates.
For the most comprehensive collections of European coins from the 17th Century you will want to seek out auction catalogs from several of the main European firms. These auction houses always seem to be at the center of the market for Ducats, Thalers and their multiples:
Fritz Rudolf Kunker GmbH & Co.KG, Gorny & Mosch Giessener Munzhandlung GmbH, Hess-Divo AG, UBS and Munzenhandlung Harald Moller GmbH.
Don't shy away, once you get going, you will find that the 17th Century offers a great deal for the curious coin collector.
Auction Lot of the Week | KP Update
8/1/2008 10:11:27 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Hot Market for 1601-1700 Coinage!
Posted by tom
High Prices for 1601-1700 Thalers Ducats and Minors
While many of my colleagues enjoy the ANA Show in Baltimore, work continues, here in Iola, on our massive updating of the Standard Catalog of World Coins 1601-1700 4th edition. Everyone on the cataloging staff, plus a few outside helpers, have pitched in and taken a great deal of the data entry work out of my hands, so that I can concentrate on research. I'm lucky to have such a great group of co-workers and contributors! And my luck is turning into your luck each day as I find more auction results and fixed prices to drive the values in this new 4th editon up in line with todays market.
Earlier in the week I took a few minutes from my hectic schedule to write back cover copy for the SCWC 1601-1700 4th edition. While the marketing people may edit or re-write this before the book sees publication, I thought my readers might like a sneak peek at what I said, as it reflects the intensity and scope of our work pretty well. So here it is, for my readers eyes only:
Welcome to one of the most greatly appreciating areas in all the world of numismatics. Picking up this volume of the new 4th edition Standard Catalog of World Coins 1601-1700 shows that you have an interest in coins of quality and your interest is well founded. The retail prices presented in this catalog represent some of the fastest rising values in world coins. Economic factors have conspired this year, driving collector interest and prices for these classic coins right through the roof!
The 4th edition Standard Catalog of World Coins 1601-1700 features
· Fully updated values for all listings
· Heavy changes in value for most European coinage
· Serious value changes for all German States coinage
· Significant value changes for all Gold coinage
· Special auction quotes for many rare coinage types
· Expanded legend descriptions for many types
If you own a 3rd edition of this catalog, set it aside and add this new 4th edition to your daily working reference library. It’s one tool you cannot afford to do without
Now, two additional things for you to keep in mind.
First, the SCWC 1601-1700 4th edition will be a smaller print run book than the 20th or 21st Century SCWC's. This means that they may go out of print more quickly, so, if you dabble in this area of coins, or more importantly, if you are a regular collector or dealer in 1601-1700 material, don't wait too long to get a copy for your reference library.
Second, if you are a coin dealer or represent an auction house which normally offers 1601-1700 coinage, you may seriously want to consider placing an advertisement in this book. The deadline for advertising in the new Standard Catalog of World Coins 1601-1700 4th edition is August 20th, so get moving!
If you have advertised with KP before, in our news papers, magazines or catalogs, just give your regular ad rep a call or email. If this is something new for you, stop by our booth at the ANA, or give us a call for more information.
Robbie Cain of our ad staff is out in Baltimore at the ANA starting tomorrow, so stop by the KP booth and talk to her this week if you are at the show too. Otherwise, give her a call at 1-800-573-0333 ext. 13220 or send her an email at robbie.cain@fwpubs.com
We only publish the SCWC 1601-1700 catalog on a five year cycle, so don't miss this opportunity, or you may be waiting until 2013 for another chance to put your companies name and contact information in the hands of serious buyers from around the world.
KP Update
7/31/2008 6:29:51 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
2009 U.S. Coin Digest Available On DVD
Posted by tom
DVD Product for 2009 U.S. Coin Digest
This years 7th edition of the U.S. Coin Digest inlcuded a DVD with searchable pdf files of the entire catalog bound into the back inside cover of the book. Cover price for this book DVD combination was $16.99. But if you really only want the DVD, we now are offering a stand alone DVD product for only $9.95.
That's pretty cheap for a great reference containing information on all U.S. coinage. It's the same as the book, but in digital only form for use on your desktop or laptop computer. You get all the color images just like in the book, except you can enlarge these images on the screen for better viewing of finer details. You get all the coin values, just like the book offers, for Colonial coins and tokens, standard U.S. Coins, Territorial gold coins, Commemoratives, Hawaii, Philippines and Puerto Rico coinage. Plus the basic 60 plus pages of introductory information so useful for begining coin collectors.
It's all there in the stand alone DVD package for only $9.95. Check it out at the magazine website today.
KP Update
7/30/2008 11:13:37 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, July 17, 2008
DVD of 1901-2000 Standard Catalog of World Coins
Posted by tom
1901-2000 Standard Catalog of World Coins DVD
 Since I began writing this blog I have noticed that many people are searching for a free download of the Standard Catalog of Wolrd Coins. Well, I must tell you that nothing in this world is truely free and any "free" download of the SCWC that you might find is most certainly a pirated older version of the catalog. So what I can say with certainty is, just give it up and pay for the real deal!
There are three main ways you can get the information contained in the Standard Catalog of World Coins.
First
- You can go the old fashioned way and buy the book. Now-a-days we include a DVD version of the catalog in each book we revise, so you get a paper copy and an electronic copy in one tidy package.
Second
- You can buy a stand alone DVD package of many of out titles for a bit less than the Book/DVD combo.
Third
- You can search all data, except pricing information, for free at our website - www.numismaster.com and for a reasonable annual fee you can get the pricing information as well.
 Here is an example. We recently released the 36th edition of the 1901-2000 Standard Catalog of World Coins. You can buy the Book/DVD combination at our Krause Books website for $60.00. You can buy the stand alone DVD version at our magazine website for $44.95. Or, you can go out to NumisMaster and subscribe to all our data from 1601-Present for $79.95.
There are different benefits and features for each of these options, which line up with the different costs, but in each case you get the catalog in an electronic, searchable version. Nothing this useful is truely free in life, but the current SCWC is readily available in several forms, all with electronic features for use on your home computer or laptop. Pick the one which suits you best, pay for it, use it and enjoy coin collecting!
KP Update
7/17/2008 10:17:32 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Silver & Gold Push on Towards New Heights
Posted by tom
Gold & Silver Push On
Although precious metals have endured a great deal of cautionary commentary of late, weak conditions in the stock market, failure at major mortgage companies, over extension in credit, problems with the banking industry, weakness with the U.S. dollar and corrections in the rise of crude oil have all conspired to keep gold and silver at the forefront of stable liquid investments. With all living costs on the rise and the economy weak beyond belief, gold is one solid concern on a sketchy horizon.
In the early part of this week gold made another run at $1,000 an ounce, but fell short. It rests this morning, after some profit consolidation, at about $975. Silver sits at just about $19.00.
In the coin market the last 12 month have been phenomenal. Prices for classic material have been driven through the roof by a weakened dollar and burgeoning spot prices.
Lately, all of my time is being spent pushing up prices of 17th Century German States, Austrian, French and other central European coinage for our upcoming 4th edition of the 1601-1700 Standard Catalog of World Coins. To view my progress and see just how extensive and critical these updates are, please stop over at www.numismaster.com and register. For about $80.00 a year you can be at the leading edge of all things numismatic. You can see updates, additions and price changes months before the rest of the hobby gets them in the print edition.
You see what's happening, now you can know what's coming.
KP Update | News You Can Use
7/16/2008 10:03:01 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Monday, June 30, 2008
20th & 21st Century SCWC Book DVD Special
Posted by tom
Standard Catalog with DVD Combo Deal
Oh, oh, here's another deal that Toni and I have cooked up for my readers! It's a pair of package deals combining KP's two most recent releases, both of which now contain DVD versions of the catalog along with the printed books.
Here goes - if you order both new Standard Catalog of World Coins books - the 20th Century SCWC covering 1901-2000 and the 21st Century SCWC covering 2001 to Date - together - from the KP book site, using these links and Coupon Code NB38, you'll get $15.00 off the combined cover price of the two books.
That's both catalogs, including the pdf file DVD's for both books, in one package deal for $80.00.
Toni says we can keep this deal running right through the entire month of July, so order before midnight on July 31st and you're all set.
The second special deal is even better, but you'll have to act a bit more quickly. Order the same two books - the 20th Century SCWC covering 1901-2000 and the 21st Century SCWC covering 2001 - Date - together from the krausebooks site using these links and Coupon Code NNSP1 - before July 14th and you can get the pair for $77.50.
It's Toni's way of telling you not to procrastinate! Order in the first half of July and save $17.50 on these newest volumes of the SCWC series or wait until the second half of the month and still save $15.00 beacuse Toni wants you to be a happy hobbyist, even if you are a procrastinator!
KP Update
6/30/2008 12:36:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Clearance Price Coin Books at Krause
Posted by tom
Two Key Books on Clearance at Krause Publications
There are two bargain priced books out on the KP book site at the moment which might be of interest if you are building a broad numismatic library on a tight budget.
 The first is a specialty book we produced in 2006 titled Coins of Northern Europe & Russia. This is a handy little catalog printed in the 6"x9" format, good for travel and quick reference. I covers a slew of countries including Russia, Sweden, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Finland, Great Britain, Iceland, Greenland, Luxembourg, Latvia, Lithuania, Ireland, and many others. Time fram is staggered, but the idea was to cover from 1850 or earlier up to present date. Some countries listings go back as far as the 1820's and some of the Pobjoy countries like Isle of Man or Guernsey end at the early 1970's. We tried to stay with clear breaking points which coinsided with currency reforms, government or coinage type changes. Most types are illustrated, but individula dates are not strung out as in the larger Standadr Catalogs. For this handy book we chose to list date ranges and select a base array of prices by grade, giving the reader a baseline price guide by type.
At the KP book site this volume is currently less than half cover price at $12.00. A baragin price for such a compact and useful price guide.
The second title worth looking up is the current 19th Century Standard Catalog of World Coins, which has been reduced from $65.00 to $55.00 for the moment. If you do not yet have a copy of this 5th edition covering 1801-1900, why not pick one up this week.
KP Update
6/30/2008 11:54:08 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Panama Silver Balboa Sets Rising
Posted by tom
High Silver Spot Requires Raise in Balboa Sets
Yesterday I had a call from Standard Catalog contributor Peter N. Berger in Panama. Peter had gotten his new 36th edition Standard Catalog of World Coins and was searching through the DVD listings for Panama when he noticed that some of the proof set prices seemed too low. With the rise in spot silver, some of the 1 Balboa and 5 Balboa silver proof values had slipped a bit below current melt pulling the set values down with them.
 We talked a little about the DVD, which Peter found pretty useful, and about how we would correct the 1 & 5 Balboa listings and the sets out on NumisMaster. I explained to Peter that since the catalog becomes a fixed entity once our designer  runs the pages, NumisMaster has become an ideal and essential spot to keep current prices updated and available to collectors and dealers alike. Peter had yet to try NumisMaster, but I think after our conversation he will be signing up soon. The new all encompassing $79.95 one year subscription price, covering 1601-Date for all world coinage, is a great price and Peter thought it sounded like a real bargain.
After hanging up the phone I took an hour or so to enter all the updates for the silver 1 & 5 Balboas in Panama and then I updated all the proof and mint set listings to reflect current values. Stop by NumisMaster and check it out. There's always new data, new issues, new values and updates being entered, making NumisMaster a vital tool for world coin collectors.
KP Update
6/25/2008 3:11:31 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Two More Days For 2001-Date Special Offer
Posted by tom
KP Update
6/25/2008 10:35:33 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
New 2001-Date Standard Catalog Released
Posted by tom
3rd Edition Standard Catalog of World Coins 2001-Date
It's finally here! This week we got the first sample copies back from the printer of KP books newest numismatic volume, the 2009 Standard Catalog of World Coins 2001-Date 3rd edition. This youngest of the SCWC Century volumes is up over 430+ pages now and has quickly become the mainstay of the modern issue coin collector.
New dates on existing types, new circulation coins, brand new commemorative issues and lot's of price changes give this new edition solid value for the enthusiast. I was very pleased with the work we were able to put into this volume, with the market as hot as it is we still managed to get the gold and silver coin values in line, while adding in nearly 50 pages of new coinage. That's about a 12.5% increase in data, plus we continued this years SCWC big bonus of an added DVD of the entire catalog, so you can now have the Standard Catalog available on your home computer or laptop in a digital form for quick searching to augment the traditional paper catalog. That's the 2001-Date SCWC in pdf page format, the DVD catalog that so many people have been clamoring to get, included with every copy of the bound catalog you purchase.
And speaking of purchasing, the2009 3rd edition SCWC 2001-Date should be available from coin dealers and coin supply houses in the not too distant future, or you can order direct from the KP Bookstore right now. In fact, I asked my good friend Toni over in marketing if we could offer a special deal to all you Big Ideas, little world readers and here's what the two of us cooked up.
If you order the new 2009 3rd edition Standard Catalog of World Coins 2001-Date (item No. #Z1834) online through the KP Bookstore
, on or before midnight June 26th and use the Big Ideas, little world special discount Coupon Code NB28,
you will receive a 20% discount off the $35 cover price.
That brings your cost down to $28.00 for this brand new edition! Consider it a big "Thank You" from me and Toni to you!
KP Update
6/12/2008 5:43:09 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Friday, May 30, 2008
New SCWC 36th Edition 1901-2000 Now Available
Posted by tom
Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000 36th Edition
I have not yet received my desk copy, but the new 36th Edition Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000 is now available for purchase through our KP book website. You should also be seeing copies at shows and in stores very soon, if not already, as the distributors are the first to get stocked.
This edition represents a huge effort in price updating, as I had to work on all silver, gold, platinum and palladium issues to bring them up to current market levels. From last years catalog production period to this years, the spot price of gold has risen by about 30%, while silver has climbed about 35%. Platinum went up by over 70% during the year, while palladium rose by over 40%.
When you see a copy of the book, you may notice that I am now listing market level ranges for precious metal spot prices used during book production, which takes many months. This range illustrates how much metals were changing during the 3-5 months it takes us to revise listings for the new edition. This presents a very difficult task, but I think this 36th edition offers a very good set of values, as fellow blogger George Cuhaj and I were able to accomplish some precise metals changes in the final weeks of production to ensure stability at the upper end of our spot ranges.
Another big added feature of the 36th edition is the inclusion of a pdf file DVD of the entire catalog. It's a great way to get the catalog onto your PC screen for quick easy reference, plus you can enlarge images for a closer look at design details. An electronic version of the Standard Catalog of World Coins is something collectors have been waiting a long time for, so if you have a DVD player on your desktop or laptop, pick up the 36th edition and enjoy the enclosed DVD today.
This new edition and it's DVD version should serve the hobby well over the coming year and of course, we have already been working on new updates out on NumisMaster, our live database, which will fold into next years 37th edition SCWC. It's a continual process and we appreciate everyones participation!
KP Update
5/30/2008 12:15:41 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Presidential Error Coin at Heritage
Posted by tom
 Error Dollar in Heritage Auction
With the U.S. Mint State Quarter program and again with the Presidential Dollar program there has been a great flurry of activity focused at detecting and capitalizing on error coins. Off metal strikes, missing legends, plain edges and extra corn husks, there are seemingly lots of them out there waiting for collectors to uncover in rolls, bags and pocket change.
 Several books and websites can help you learn more about error and variety coins. KP published one last year, titled Strike It Rich - Eith Pocket Change by Brian Allen and Ken Potter. I really enjoyed this book and from what I'm told it sold gangbusters, so others must be finding it useful as well. Allen and Potter provided excellent close up images, clear explanations of differences and terms, plus many cross references to  other books. Web based sources are noted as well for specialty clubs like Combined Organization of Numismatic Error Collectors of America known as CONECA - whose publication is nmaed Errorscope and the National Collectors Association of Die Doubling known as NCADD - whose publication is called The Hubb.
Some error and variety coins have relatively little value, but many are quite expensive. Recently at least one rare 1969S doubled die Linclon cent was found by a collector in a roll of 1969S cents. The coin was full red and graded MS 64 by PCGS the Professional Coin Grading Service, which makes it one of the finest know examples. Check out this great photo of the coin, provided by Ken Potter. An example found and sold in 2007 brought about $85,000 and this latest one brought about $125,000 at auction!
 Some of the State Quarter errors have sold in the hundreds, as have the edge varieties of the Presidential dollars. In fact, Heritage Auctions has a plain edge John Adams dollar closing in their Sunday night Internet Auction which currently is bid at $425 and has at least four active bidders and five trackers watching the lot.
There is certainly interest in error coins and the opportunity is there for wonderful finds if collectors obtain a bit of knowledge and keep a keen eye out for the unusual.
KP Update | Lots You'll Like
5/30/2008 10:46:24 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Nepal Updating
Posted by tom
Nepal Gets Democracy
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