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Baldwin's Offered a Thomas Spence Halfpenny Showing Boxer Daniel Mendoza in October 2023
In a blog post dated October 8, 2023, London dealer A.H. Baldwin's described a Thomas Spence halfpenny token showing a bust of the boxer Daniel Mendoza, estimated at £300-400. The piece was to be auctioned on October 11, 2023, at Baldwin's location at 399 Strand, London. The post calls Mendoza a father of scientific boxing and outlines his life.
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Royal Numismatic Society Announced an October 2023 Cambridge Seminar on 7th-18th Century Money
On September 12, 2023, The Royal Numismatic Society announced a one-day seminar on new research in numismatics and monetary history from the 7th to the 18th centuries, to be held on October 14, 2023, at Pembroke College, Cambridge. The seminar marked the retirement of RNS President Dr Martin Allen from the Fitzwilliam Museum.
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Baldwin's on John Skidmore's 1795 Token and His Son Paul's Trail to America
On September 9, 2023, the London dealer A. H. Baldwin & Sons featured a 1795 halfpenny token of ironmonger John Skidmore alongside notice of an auction scheduled for October 11, 2023. The post says the "P" on Skidmore's tokens appears to refer to his son Paul, and reports recent research that Paul went to America and started Louisville's first iron foundry in 1812. Its first part, however, says it is not certain that the Paul Skidmore later reported in Louisville is the same man.
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Royal Numismatic Society Announces 'Coinage and History in the Seventh Century Near East 7' (August 2023)
On August 11, 2023, the Royal Numismatic Society (RNS) announced the publication of "Coinage and History in the Seventh Century Near East 7." The volume contains 15 papers presented to the Seventh Century Syrian Numismatic Round Table, held at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, in September 2022. Well over 400 coins are catalogued and illustrated.
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Baldwin's Managing Director Criticizes 'Details' Grades in Third-Party Coin Grading (2023)
On June 12, 2023, Neil Paisley, Managing Director of British coin dealer Baldwin's, published his views on third-party grading on the company's blog. Using three coins as examples, he criticized how coins graded "Details" for very minor scratches lose much of their value. He proposed alternatives, such as giving a numerical grade together with a note of the issue.
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ANA Museum Exhibit Traced Royal Portraits on English Coins, 2019 Post Says
In an October 14, 2019 blog post, the American Numismatic Association described the Edward C. Rochette Money Museum's exhibit "Money of Empire: Elizabeth to Elizabeth." Many objects in it bear a portrait of an English king or queen. The post traces how royal coin portraits changed from Celtic and Roman times to Elizabeth II.
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Larry Goldberg Receives 50-Year PNG Membership Plaque at the 2019 ANA World's Fair of Money in Chicago
Larry Goldberg received a plaque marking 50 years of membership in the PNG, according to a notice from GOLDBERG COINS & COLLECTIBLES INC. It was presented at the ANA World's Fair of Money in Chicago, held August 13-17, 2019, by PNG Executive Director Robert Brueggeman.
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1344 Double Leopard Gold Coin Graded NGC MS 62, on a Goldberg "Private Sale" Page
A page on the Goldberg Coins & Collectibles website, headed "Private Sale," describes the 1344 English Double Leopard gold coin. According to the page's main text, the coin was found by a metal detectorist in southern England in 2006, and about a decade after its auction that year Ira Goldberg bought it for a client. It was graded MS 62 by NGC, is described as the only example in private hands, and the purchase price was not disclosed.
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Goldberg Offers a 1933 $10 Gold Indian Graded PCGS MS-66 CAC as Lot 1638
Goldberg Coins & Collectibles described a 1933 $10 Gold Indian, graded PCGS MS-66 CAC Approved, as Lot 1638 in its upcoming auction. The listing says only 40 examples of this date are estimated to survive in all grades. The source page does not state its publication date.
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Goldberg Coins Pointed Readers to a Coin World Report on a New Draped Bust Dollar Die Marriage
A short notice from Goldberg Coins & Collectibles Inc., titled "New Draped Bust Dollar Die Marriage," points readers to a Coin World article about a new Draped Bust dollar die marriage. The notice thanks Scott Mitchell, Ira and Larry Goldberg, and PCGS. The page does not give a date.