Coin Market Headlines

StacksBowers Realizes $41 Million at ANA Auction

Earlier this month StacksBowers.com sold over $41 million at the ANA convention held in Philadelphia. Stacks Bowers Galleries also offered a Complete Set of Carson City coinage at auction. The set named The Battle Born Collection consisted of 111 total coins all struck at the Carson City Mint which sold for nearly $10 million at the auction. The highlight of the sale was none other than the unique 1873-CC No Arrows Liberty Seated Dime which sold for $1.84 million.

The Battle Born Collection of Carson City Coinage was only 1 of only two complete sets containing all the Carson City coins. The entire collection was successfully sold by Stacks Bowers since there were no reserves set on the coins. The sale broke several records including the record of the most expensive dime ever sold at auction.

Heritage Realizes $27.5 Million at ANA Auction

At the ANA Philadelphia Show which took place earlier this month, Heritage Galleries also had an impressive sale realizing over $27.5 million at auction. Some of the highlights of the sale were the 1907 Ultra High Relief which sold for $1,057,500. Also a rare 1802 Proof Novodel Dollar, one of only four examples known, which sold for $851,875. Finally, a 1921 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle also sold for $587,500. at the auction. These are just some of the few examples of numerous high priced coins that sold at the auction. Overall the ANA showed a lot of strength with big coins selling really well and some for some record breaking prices.

Benjamin Harrison Presidential Dollars Released

On Thursday, August 16, 2012 the U.S. Mint officially released the 2012 circulation strike $1 Benjamin Harrison Presidential Dollar coins.

Even though the coins are circulation strike coins, they were not released into circulation due to the Federal Reserve having too many $1 coins in their storage facility.

Rolls: Therefore, the 2012 Benjamin Harrison Presidential Dollar coins were only sold to the public in bags and rolls. The public can buy a roll of 25 coins from either the Philadelphia or Denver Mint. Each roll has an issue price of $32.95 each.

Bags: Collectors can also order 100 - coin bags for an issue price of $111.95 each. Each bag of 100 coins contains either 100 Benjamin Harrison presidential Dollar coins which are struck either at Philadelphia or the Denver Mint.

The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Dollar is the third of four different Presidential Dollar design issued in 2012.