ANA Alleges Theft in New Court Filing
By David L. Ganz, Numismatic News
Newest development in the litigation wars between the ANA and its fired executive director Christopher Cipoletti: the American Numismatic Association now says he committed civil fraud and stole thousands of dollars from the organization in papers filed with El Paso County Court on May 19.
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Larry Stack to leave Stack’s Rare Coins
Stella Coin News
Stella Coin News has heard from reliable sources that that Larry Stack, the CEO and Director of Numismatics of the legendary auction firm Stacks, will step down and retire. We have no details as to reason, or when the transition will take place. The CU thread is one place you can follow the developing story…
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Russian Rarities Offer Glimpse of Techniques
By William Barrett, Bank Note Reporter
The recent Ponterio auction in Chicago, the first fully under their new banner with Bowers & Merena, contained a spectacular grouping of Russian notes, these principally the collection of J.S. Morgan. Lots 1053 through 1057 of the Morgan collection comprised a series (three, five, 10, 25, and 50 roubles) of the newly redesigned Russian State notes of 1843.
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ANA to Debut Museum Showcase in Los Angeles
American Numismatic Association
The American Numismatic Association will introduce its inaugural Museum Showcase, featuring rarely seen numismatic treasures from the Smithsonian Institution, the ANA Edward C. Rochette Money Museum and private collectors, at the 2009 Los Angeles World’s Fair of Money®, Aug. 5-9 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The Museum Showcase will be located on the bourse in a separate location from the Collector Gallery and Mint Promenade, and will feature museum-quality exhibits.
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Proof and DMPL Morgan Dollars
By Susan Headley – About.com
Morgan Dollars are extremely popular coins, and widely regarded as one of the U.S.A.’s most beautiful types. Contributing to the Morgan Dollar’s popularity is the fact that uncirculated and lightly circulated specimens are readily available at affordable prices for most years. Another nice plus for Morgan Dollar collectors is the existence of a Prooflike appearance on many coins from certain dates and mints, especially the earlier coins in the series.
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Baldwin’s auction of Diana Collection tops $1.3 million
Coin Values
Prices quoted here include the 17.625 percent buyer’s fee and have been converted to U.S. dollars from British pounds. The auction featured coins of Asia and Europe; British, Indian, ancient and world coins; and commemorative and military medals. A total of 151 lots from the 1,255 offered (counting one lot that had been withdrawn) in the auction did not sell, for a sell-through rate of 88 percent.
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David Lisot Returns To Full Time Numismatic Video Production
E-Sylum
David Lisot has announced the resumption of his full time video production business. He specializes in creating programming that promotes numismatics and collecting He will be based in Dallas, Texas, along with offices in Boulder, Colorado. He is executive producer for the website Cointelevision.com that offers free streaming video news and information to the numismatic hobby featuring interviews and current events from major coin conventions.
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Change We Don’t Need
New York Times Editorial
LAST year Congress passed legislation that will have a long-term impact on our pocket change. The law authorized a new series of quarters, to be released over 11 years, with at least 56 different designs featuring national parks or sites.This new series is just one of several rotating coin design programs that have come in the wake of the success of the 50 State Quarters Program, in which the Mint issued a new quarter design five times a year for 10 years, starting in 1999.
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