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The ironic part is that despite Moffat and Company producing the $50 Dollar Ingots, they didn't have their mint mark or name stamped on the gold (until the $10 gold coin produced in 1852). These $50 Ingots are very rare and prices can range anywhere from $10,000 and up. Currently, the auction record stands at $14,460,000.
List of most expensive coins Price Year Type Grade Issuing country Provenance Firm Date of sale $18,900,000 1933 1933 double eagle: MS-65 CAC United States: King Farouk of Egypt: Sotheby's [1] June 8, 2021 $12,000,000 1794 Flowing Hair dollar: SP-66 CAC United States Neil, Carter Private sale [2] January 24, 2013 $9,360,000 1787 Brasher ...
The 50 State Quarters Program was the most popular commemorative coin program in the United States history; the United States Mint has estimated that 147 million Americans have collected state quarters and 3.5 million participated in the selection of state quarter designs. [4]
A Guide Book of United States Coins (the Red Book) is the longest running price guide for U.S. coins. Across all formats, 24 million copies have been sold. [2] The first edition, dated 1947, went on sale in November 1946. Except for a one-year hiatus in 1950, publication has continued to the present.
Schoolhouse, teacher and students planting a tree; based on the Grant Wood painting Arbor Day [1] [2] Captions: "Foundation in Education", "Grant Wood" Circulation: 213,800,000 P 251,400,000 D Proof: 2,740,684 S (clad) 1,769,786 S (silver) 25¢ Wisconsin quarter George Washington Head of a cow, round of cheese and ear of corn (state grain).
Collecting World Coins: Standard Catalog of Circulating Coinage: 1901–present, 15th Edition, publication date 2015, Krause Publications, ISBN 978-1-4402-4460-5 Digital copy available separately. Standard Catalog of German Coins: 1501–present, 3rd Edition, publication date 2011, Krause Publications, ISBN 978-1-4402-1402-8
All coins in the series feature a common obverse depicting George Washington in a restored version of the portrait created by John Flanagan for the 1932 Washington quarter, while the reverse feature five individual designs for each year of the program (one in 2021), each depicting a national park or national site (one from each state, federal district, and territory).
Coins magazine was founded by Chester L. Krause in 1955 [2] and was called Coin Press. [3] Originally published in Iola, Wisconsin, by Krause Publications from 1955-2002, it was absorbed into F+W Media, which published the magazine from 2002-2019. In September 2019 it was acquired by Active Interest Media.