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NGC, once again, is leading the NEXT GENERATION of collecting Numismatics by producing labels that are individually hand-signed by some of the hobby's most influential figures. These authentic signature labels, not only make rare even rarer, but they also add a personal touch that creates a one-of-a-kind collectible with an important historical connection.

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CAG-certified Armstrong Family Collection Tops $5.2 Million in First Auction

Posted on 11/5/2018

Artifacts from the Armstrong Family Collection™, which was entirely certified by Collectibles Authentication Guaranty™ (CAG™), realized an incredible $5,276,320 at auction, Nov. 1-3, 2018.

The nearly 1,000 CAG-certified items from the collection of astronaut Neil Armstrong—the first man to walk on the moon—and his immediate family members set numerous records. In fact, the five all-time highest prices realized for space collectibles are now held by CAG-certified artifacts from the Armstrong Family Collection.

The Armstrong Family Collection was the first collection to be certified by CAG, an expert and impartial certification service that works directly with collectors, estates, artists and museums to preserve the authenticity and provenance of their artifacts, memorabilia and estate items.

The Armstrong Family Collection sale boasted 14 CAG-certified artifacts that realized six-figure sums.

‪The Morgan Silverdollar, arguably the most famous silver coin ever made, is about to get even better. USSC, along with NGC, are taking Numismatics to a whole new level. More to come.....

ICTA Names New Director

The Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA), the national trade association for dealers of rare coins, currency, and precious-metals bullion, announced that former congressman James “Jimmy” Hayes has been appointed executive director of the organization.

Said John Fisher, newly appointed ICTA chair, “The recent Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair has already created massive compliance problems for rare-coins and precious-metals bullion dealers and their customers, just as it has for state governments, all small businesses, and consumers nationwide. This issue will be the top priority for ICTA in the immediate future. In appointing Jimmy Hayes as the new executive director, ICTA is availing itself of someone who has broad experience on this issue and in seeking to create the optimum solution for state governments, dealers, and consumers.”

Jimmy Hayes’s name is recognized by many collectors as part of the pedigree of numismatic rarities from his own collection, which was among the first to be awarded PCGS “Hall of Fame” status. After graduating from Tulane Law School, Jimmy practiced for several years in Louisiana before holding the title of Louisiana Commissioner of Financial Institutions and Commissioner of Securities. He co-authored the current Louisiana banking code. After serving ten years in Congress, during the latter part of which he was a Ways and Means Committee member, Jimmy left Congress and took a position as vice president of ACLI, the life-insurance industry’s trade association. In 1999, Jimmy Hayes formed Washington Matters LLC, which served such clients as GE, the Miccosukee tribe, Dade County Farm Bureau, the Chicago Sun Times, and others, including ICTA’s “sister” organization, CERT. Jimmy’s passion for American history has led to his previous service on the boards of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, the National First Ladies’ Library, and the American Numismatic Society. His efforts for CERT led to the passage of the Collectible Coin Protection Act of 2014.

Over $21.1 Million in US Coins Sold and Records Set at 2018 World’s Fair of Money Auction

Santa Ana, CA. – Numismatists from around the world descended upon the birthplace of United States coinage last week for the 2018 ANA World’s Fair of Money in Philadelphia, where once again, records were broken in official auction. Nearly 5,000 United States coin lots and an incomparable selection of historic rarities were offered in the firm’s summer 2018 sale and were met with strong enthusiasm from collectors of every segment. Over $21.1 million in U.S. coins were sold, including the record-breaking $4.5 million auction sale of the finest known 1913 Liberty Head nickel. This event demonstrates continued strength in nearly every segment of the U.S. coin market.

The offering of United States and related coinage began on Wednesday morning, August 15, as Session 2 opened with a number of important rarities in the Numismatic Americana series. An iconic 1781 Libertas Americana medal in silver (lot 4) realized $84,000, claiming the top price for the session. A beautiful bronze example in lot 5 brought a similarly impressive price of $31,200. Collectors of Washingtonia continue to demonstrate serious interest, eagerly pursuing the seldom offered rarities. The extremely rare silver 1796 Washington Seasons medal in lot 42, with a design by famed American artist John Trumbull, garnered $33,600. A Gem 1776 Declaration of Independence Signing Ceremony medal in bronze, part of the Cardinal Collection, drew a high bid of $48,000 in lot 45. Lot 46 offered a complementary piece, a rare 1776 Declaration of Independence medal in silver with a provenance chain back to the Bushnell Collection (1882) and the Garrett Collection. Certified Specimen-63 (PCGS), it realized $40,800. Near the close of the session, bidders were treated to delightful Indian Head cents from the ESM Collection, many of which ranked high in their respective Condition Censuses. Highlights included an MS-65 RD (PCGS) 1871 Shallow N cent in lot 412 that brought $14,400 and a premium MS-66 RD (PCGS) CAC 1882 that garnered $19,200 in lot 421.

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In 1908 the quarter eagle and half eagle were changed to feature the portrait of an American Indian, said to have been the first real native American ever shown on a coin. Boston sculptor Bela Lyon Pratt, a student of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, was given the task of redesigning the quarter eagle and half eagle, to complete the work of Saint-Gaudens, who had died of cancer the year before.

The new Indian quarter eagle and half eagle of 1908 represented an innovation in American coinage. The designs were incuse or inset in the surface, with the field of the coin, normally the lowest part, being in the present instance the highest part. Incuse coins had been made in ancient times, but never before in circulating United States issues. Curiously and inconsistently, Indian quarter eagles and half eagles struck at Denver and San Francisco (half eagles, but not quarter eagles, were struck at New Orleans as well), with mint marks, bore the mintmark raised on the coin - extending above the field. Apparently it was too much trouble to have the mintmark incuse. This is probably just as well, for one can imagine a proliferation of phony mintmarks made for collectors, by punching D and S letters into the fields of Philadelphia Mint coins!

Indian quarter eagles were produced intermittently from 1908 through 1929. Some 15 different varieties were coined, the scarcest of which by far is the 1911-D, of which just 55,680 were minted, the only issue to be produced in a quantity of fewer than several hundred thousand pieces. Really choice Uncirculated Indian quarter eagles are hard to find, particularly among the earlier dates, for the nature of the design was such that even a small amount of handling tended to emphasize nicks and marks on the surface.

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Burnsville Coin Dealer Indicted For Fraud Scheme

United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced an indictment charging BARRY RON SKOG, 67, with five counts of sale of counterfeit coins and one count of mail fraud. The defendant made his initial appearance earlier today before Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

According to the indictment, from June 2012 through October 2016, SKOG devised a scheme to advertise and sell counterfeit coins by fraudulently representing that the coins were legitimate U.S. coins worth hundreds of dollars.

According to the indictment, SKOG owned and operated a business called Burnsville Coin Company and through his business, he posted advertisements for coins in a publication called Numismatic News. When victims responded to the ads, SKOG would mail them lists of available coins for purchase, many of which were counterfeit. In his communications with the victims, SKOG would often represent himself as an employee of the Burnsville Coin Company named “Ron Peterson,” when, in fact, there are no other owners or employees of the company other than SKOG. In total, SKOG fraudulently obtained more than $80,000 from his victims.

This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the Minnesota Commerce Fraud Bureau and the Burnsville Police Department.

Wass, Molitor & Company, 1852 and 1855, San Francisco, California Gold. It was during the latter part of 1851 that the shortage of small gold coins was severely felt. The first quarter of the year witnessed an intense competition between many private mints, including Baldwin, Schultz, Dunbar and Dubosq. Many of these products were later assayed and true or not, were deemed to be of a lighter weight than the public would accept. The “Gold Swindle” was eventually front-page news; these private coins were sold at a 20% discount to face value and it prompted the Act of April 15, 1851 regulating the coining of money by individuals. In addition, May and June of that year had the fifth and sixth “great fires” of San Francisco resulted in production setbacks and an interruption in daily commerce. On top of all this, the regular United States issues, and those foreign coins accepted by the Treasury, were all hoarded to pay customs duties on foreign goods imported into California.

At the time $50 slugs were the only plentiful coins in circulation, thus inflicting great hardship upon customers and merchants engaging in transactions involving lesser amounts. Recognizing the need for small coins, two Hungarian political refugees, Count Samuel C. Wass and Agoston P. Molitor, founded the firm of Wass, Molitor & Co. They originally went into business only as refiners and smelters. According to the “San Francisco Herald” of November 19, 1851, “These gentlemen have acquired a thorough and practical knowledge of mining in all its ramifications in the celebrated School of Mines in Germany.” Wass, Molitor & Co. soon prepared a $5 piece similar to the United States Mint issue and design but with inscriptions pertaining to the private firm. Their first $5 gold piece was struck on January 8, 1852 and a $10 denomination soon followed. None were apparently struck during the years 1853 and 1854, but $10, $20 and $50 gold pieces were produced in 1855. At their peak, the firm was striking more than $38,000 a day in twenty and fifty-dollar gold pieces. They finally closed down their coinage operation for good by the end of 1855. These coins had the highest intrinsic value of any of the private gold coiners with an average value of $5.04 per $5 gold piece. They were also among the poorest struck of all private gold coins.

Today, all of the denominations of the Wass, Molitor coins are Very Scarce and two are so Rare they can be considered uncollectible.

A rare 1787 Brasher Doubloon graded MS 63 by NGC has been sold for more than $5 million, one of the highest prices ever paid for a coin.

The Brasher Doubloon was the first gold coin struck in the United States. Today, it is considered one of the most important coins in American numismatics. Only seven examples are known.

It was the highest price realized for this coin. The same coin sold in January 2014 for $4,582,500, the highest price ever paid for an NGC-certified coin at the time. That record was broken with the recent sale for over $5 million.

As I have been saying FOR YEARS.... Antiques NOT BOUILLON are the way to own Gold! say's Jason Whitney, CEO of US Secure Coins. "Rarity, in the long run, has always outperformed common pieces whether you are talking coins, baseball cards, cars or even paintings."

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Happy New Year and Congratulations to all of our 2017’s Collectors Club Areas WINNERS!! Y’all have added some AMAZING rare pieces of Gold American History to your collections and we at US Secure Coins are Thankful you allowed us to help you in your acquisitions.

US Secure Coins Clients are told to forget the “Award Winning Experts” pitching Silver and Gold for Their Own Benefit and to Stick to Rare Collectibles. Find Out Why.

Many of the so called “Award winning Experts” out there have been preaching the end of the dollar for as long as I can remember. These “Expert Companies” use scare tactics and half-truths such as “The Declining Dollar is Helping Gold. Over the first weekend of June, gold surpassed $1,280 for the first time since April 21. There is a great deal of gold buying due to terrorism in Europe, unrest in the Middle East, saber rattling in North Korea and increasing attacks on the Trump administration at home, which has reduced faith in the U.S. dollar" to peddle their products. Others go even farther stating “WILL THE DOLLAR LOSE ITS GLOBAL RESERVE CURRENCY STATUS? Will the DOW crash to 5000? Will Congress Raise The Debt Ceiling Again? Call Now To Protect Your Savings From Government Spending, Taxation And Inflation With U.S. Treasury Gold Eagle $5 Coins.

Recently a National Gold Firm touted its special knowledge of “Soaring Central Bank (and Chinese) Gold Demand in the Third Quarter” of 2017. These same “Experts” told their clients to buy the cheap metal because “Gold being on Track for Best Year Since 2011”

Other “Experts” speak of the HIGH DEMAND for SILVER and the EVER INCREASING SHORTAGE OF THE SHINNY METAL being able to be brought up from the earth. “All these are just gimmicks to get you to buy what they can get in BULK”, states Whitney, “and thus sell to the public at a profit. No different than Wall Street.”

“But ALL of these statements are just not true”, states Jason Whitney (President of US Secure Coins—a United States Mint Retail Representative for almost 2 decades).

Here are the FACTS as reported by an independent precious metals consultancy group called Metals Focus.

By the end of 2017, the United States could witness silver coin and bar demand falling by approximately 33 percent, to 60 million ounces, compared with an annual average from 2010 to 2016 of 108 million ounce.

The overall U.S. retail market has reflected a more than half drop of bullion gold coin sales over the first nine months of 2017.
According to the U.S. Mint’s posted sales figures online, through Nov. 15, the Mint recorded sales of 17,203,500 American Eagle silver bullion coins. For all of 2016, sales reached 37,701,500 coins. The U.S. Mint registered record sales in 2015 of 47 million coins, on the heels of a stellar 2014 sales year when 44,006,000 American Eagle silver bullion coins were sold.
Metals Focus notes that the weakness in silver or gold bullion demand in the U.S. market has not been limited to the American Eagle program.

“Our proprietary quarterly silver bullion coin survey reveals that sales in the U.S. of the world’s leading bullion coins, including the Eagle, over the first nine months have fallen by 43 percent year on year,” according to the independent precious metals consultancy group Metals Focus.

So what did US Secure Coins recommend to its clients?
To look at history and FACTS and not sales pitches. Concentrate on unique collectibles of a high enough grade to be considered REALLY RARE…. Real collectibles and not those MANUFACTURED BY “SPECIAL SIGNED STICKERS AND FALSE POPULATION REPORTS.” But historically proven Rarities that will always had a market and thus will always have an ever growing demand with a set supply….. and then just to enjoy the collecting experience.

Why does Whitney recommend this? “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure it out,” Whitney says. “ Just look at the rare auction data for the last 20 years and use common sense.” Many Rare Coins (if the dates and grades are high enough) are always having record Auction Sales throughout the US and the World. But no more than what could occur between 2017 and 2020.

The Official Coin Auctions of the 2017 Winter Expo was an astounding success, realizing over $13.3 million across eight sessions of United States coinage and related issues. Nearly $2 million in paper money also crossed the block with superb results. The sale was highlighted by significant collections including the Cardinal Collection, the Alexander Collection, and the Murray Hill Collection, in addition to many other cabinets that created great excitement and attracted enthusiastic bidding. (All quoted prices to follow include the 20% buyer’s premium.)
Another On-Line auction left “official PCGS and NGC Price Guides” in the dust with an 1865-S Coronet gold $2.50 quarter eagle sold during an Oct. 29 online auction for more than double its value listed in published price guides.

Graded and encapsulated Mint State 63 by Professional Coin Grading Service and stickered with a green label by Certified Acceptance Corp. as being exceptional for the grade, Twelve active bidders placed 49 bids. The coin was one of two PCGS submissions recorded in MS-63, with one submission higher at MS-64. Coin World’s “Coin Values” listed a price of $13,000 in MS-62, but lists no value for the coin in MS-63. The PCGS Price Guide valued the coin at $15,000 in MS-63 The coin realized $36,001.14, which includes the 10 percent buyer’s fee.

“The coin was one of many highlights from a collection in California that was being sold “Whitney stated. “Another gold coin highlight from the Oct. 29 sale was an 1861-D Indian Head dollar graded Fine 12, the lowest grade for any gold dollar struck at the Dahlonega Mint in Georgia in 1861. Coin Values lists a price of $13,500 in Fine 12. The coin realized $26,437.50. A total of 12 bidders placed 44 bids combined for the gold coin.”

Last night a rare Da Vinci painting, one of fewer than 20 works attributed to the artist, smashed all expectations and world records when it sold for a staggering $450,300,000! You read that right…that’s $450.3 Million!

Phone bidding lasted 20 minutes for the previously unauthenticated work which once sold for a mere $59 as a presumed forgery before it was restored and ultimately proven to be the work of the legendary 15th century renaissance man himself.

With all this money out there in the world, very little of it actually flows into rare coins when you think about it. Sure, we have multi-million dollar sales. Coins have achieved seemingly princely sums but as yet, nothing has eclipsed a $10 Million price tag.

With a rare Rolex selling for over $17 Million a couple weeks ago, a painting now trading for over $450 Million…we are calling it now, rare coins are severely undervalued on the global stage!

There’s never been a better time for us to seize these opportunities while they’re available. US Secure Coins has one of the most substantial rare and ancient coin offerings anywhere in the marketplace and if you’re sitting around waiting for the market to come to you, you’re not reaping the rewards of our service.

Coins remain the Hobby of Kings. They are master-works of art struck in precious metal that from the beginning of time have shaped our evolution as a human race. They represent the history of money in a time in which credit cards and wire transactions did not exist, and with all the money out there, we wonder why there aren’t even more people buying into the very history of it. All we can say is, it won’t last. It can’t last. And we’re here to help you seize it!

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While overall gold demand, at 953.41 metric tons worldwide, during the second quarter of calendar year 2017 was 10 percent lower compared to the same period in 2016, but semi and Ultra rare coin demand was up 13 percent for the same period.
The figures are from World Gold Council in its latest report, dated Aug. 3, 2017. The report tracks worldwide demand for the precious metal in all sectors, including investment, jewelry, industrial applications and auction prices.

Second quarter demand worldwide for gold bars and bullion coins, 240.8 metric tons, was below both the three-year and five-year quarterly averages of 263 metric tons and 306.1 metric tons, respectively.

U.S. demand for gold bars and bullion coins, however, dipped to 10.2 metric tons during the second quarter of 2017, the lowest level since the third quarter of calendar year 2013, according to the WGC report.

Demand in the United States for the first half of calendar year 2017 was 21.5 metric tons lower than the same period in 2016. “This was the biggest [year-to-year] fall in bar and bullion coin tonnage globally,” according to the WGC report.

In China, rare gold coin demand increased 56 percent year-to-year, reaching 62.6 metric tons.

Measures introduced in Vietnam could remove much of the government red tape in gold trading. Starting on July 22, 2017, the State Bank of Vietnam branches in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are monitoring the requirements of the local gold industry and that could signal higher import quotas and a more open gold market in Vietnam, according to the WGC report.

Gold investment demand in Graded Gold in India during the second quarter of 2017 was up 26 percent over the same period in 2016, reaching 40.7 metric tons.

Retail investment demand in Turkey for unique and rare gold purchases reached its highest levels since 2013. “The improving economy, inflation edging higher, and a strengthening local currency coincided with a near 9 percent drop in the local gold bullion price between April and May,” according to the WGC report. “Investors took advantage of this to increase their gold holdings.”

Investors worldwide also continued to accumulate the metal in semi and Ultra rare gold coin collections that are both unique and hard to put together. Rare Coin auction pricing continues to have record purchases as those looking for alternatives to both a devaluating dollar and a necessity to something that is not so “closely related” to the fluctuations of the yellow metal with the potential of pushing their nest eggs with the added benefit of small supplies and big demands from the frenzy they are seeing around the world for unique and special historical gold sets.

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In mid-1908, after considerable public agitation for it, the motto IN GOD WE TRUST was added to the reverse and the obverse hub (and consequently the dies) was significantly strengthened. As a result, the 1908 With Motto appears more sharp and detailed than the earlier No Motto issues.

In the past, this issue has sometimes been touted as being a tremendous rarity in Mint State. There is no doubt that it is very rare in MS-64 or better condition.