A Double Squeeze Play
by Adam Crum The argument has been made that the current price spike in gold is ONLY due to the declining value of the dollar; however, the fundamentals of supply and demand are also at play. The market is being SQUEEZED by 1) a substantial increase in demand from increasingly wealthy nations with HUGE populations […]
2009 American Buffalo 1 oz. Gold Coins – NGC Certified “Early Release”
buffaloby Adam Crum Monaco Rare Coins has just acquired a small cache of the highly anticipated “Early Release” American Buffalo 24 karat 1 ounce gold coins. Due to the extreme popularity of this coin since its release in 2006, the mint was forced to mint coins bearing the date of 2009, which was initially thought […]
Large-Sized United States Currency – Red Alert Buy Signal!
by Adam Crum The United States Large-Sized paper currency market is heating up after a reprieve from the from the highs of April 2008. Across the board, most type notes of these important rarities have been off an average of 25%, which is incredible when considering that most markets are still off some 40% or […]
MS65 Humbert Reeded Edge $50 Gold Ingot Sells for $600,000!
One of the 100 Greatest U.S. Coins Q. David Bowers, the most prolific author in the field of numismatics, named it “the signature coin of the California Gold Rush.” It is number thirty-five in The 100 Greatest U.S. Coins and will be featured in the upcoming book by Adam Crum entitled TGold Coins and Ingots […]
A Western Assayer of the Mark Twain Period
by Fred N. Holabird Introduction Conrad Wiegand was a boisterous man who was born in Philadelphia, worked for the US Mint, and came to the California Gold Rush in the early 1850’s. He went to work for the US Branch Mint in San Francisco at or near its inception in 1854. Wiegand was small in […]
Night at the Museum: The New Smithsonian “Stories On Money” Exhibit
by Adam Crum Several years in the making, the new exhibition of U.S. coins and currency titled, “Stories on Money”, was unveiled June 10, 2009 at the recently renovated Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Located on the first floor of the museum, the exhibition has a fresh new look dedicated fully to numismatics in […]
1856-O Type I Double Eagle Branch Mint Proof Sells for More Than $1.4 Million
Monaco Rare Coins is excited to announce its most recent acquisition… What is considered to be the greatest New Orleans minted coin in existence set a record on May 29th for the highest price ever realized for a proof Double Eagle. The 1856-O Type I $20 gold piece—certified Specimen-63 by PCGS—is the rarest New Orleans-minted […]
What would happen if the United States lost its AAA credit rating?
by Adam Crum Two years ago‚ a company that performs financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and has a 40% share in the world credit rating market warned the United States government that it risked losing its triple A rating if it didn’t get its finances under control. That company was Moody’s […]
Monaco Discovers Lost Gold of the Republic
The Story of the SS Republic Treasure by Adam Crum In October of 1865, six months after the end of the Civil War, the side-wheel steamer SS Republic was bound from New York to New Orleans. Aboard the former Civil War blockade ship was precious cargo to aid in the rebuilding of the war-ravaged city […]
Money Talks at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
New Display of Numismatic Rarities WASHINGTON, May 11—A new exhibition at the National Museum of American History invites visitors to explore the development and meaning behind American coinage and currency. “Stories on Money” demonstrates the interplay among people, money and history, from the earliest times to the present day. The display of coins and other […]