The Sherman Silver Purchase Act, passed in July 1890, replaced the Bland-Allison Act as the authorizing legislation for the Morgan silver dollar. The law provided for the purchase of some 54 million troy ounces of silver annually from Western mining interests. As could be expected with such a supply of bullion, silver dollar production in…
Gold is Down (and So Is Pricing) Our special for today is a group of 100 US $20 Liberties in XF condition – overall, nicer than usually one usually encounters for an circulated lot – another special group that provides a good vehicle for gold diversification, so go ahead and add a pile of American $20 gold coins to…
AD 198-217 NGC AU STRIKE 5/5, SURFACE 5/5 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, better known as Caracalla, was a promising son of emperor Septimius Severus. Born at Lugdunum in 188 AD while his father was governor of the province, his youth was spent as the groomed son and heir apparent of Septimius, and many honors were bestowed upon him at the…
Our special for today is a group of US $20 Liberties in AU/CU condition – nicer than usually one usually encounters for an AU lot, these are close to mint quality and provide a good vehicle for gold diversification. 10 coin lot minimum, a total of 50 coins are available, and they are on offer at…
American gold coins had assumed a prominent role in international commerce in the years leading up to the Great War. With the sudden disruption of commerce in 1914, overall demand for double eagles fell, and the combined production for all three Mints fell from just over 2 million pieces to under a million in 1915….
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