One lot in this week’s GreatCollections email really jumped off the page: an 1888 Three-Dollar Gold Piece, graded PCGS MS-66+ with CAC approval, already pushing close to $30,000 with plenty of bidding still to go. Three-dollar gold pieces are scarce to begin with. The entire series ran from 1854 to 1889, and the 1888 issue … Read more
Did You See This Week’s GreatCollections Email? Absolute Numismatic Madness Did you see the latest email from GreatCollections? This one is stacked! Even by GreatCollections standards, this week’s highlights read like a dream want-list for serious collectors. .. sorry, I had to wipe drool off my keyboard (okay, maybe that’s a little dramatic but wow, … Read more
Before the internet, before coin apps, and long before YouTube coin hunts, one small penny caused a nationwide frenzy. The year was 1955.. Elvis was on the radio, cars had fins, and the Mint accidentally created the most talked-about coin of the century. Discover the story behind the 1955 Doubled Die Lincoln Cent, one of … Read more