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CoinTalk Members Discuss VaultBox's $1,650 Dynasty Vault Box
Members of the CoinTalk forum discussed VaultBox's new Dynasty Vault Box after one member reported that it costs $1,650. Posters, including some who had bought earlier boxes, commented on the listed prizes, the distribution list and the odds, and many wrote that they would not buy. The source does not give a posting date.
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CoinTalk Forum Members Gave Opinions on Whether to Keep a 1979-D Cent
On the CoinTalk forum, a member asked whether a 1979-D one-cent coin was worth keeping. Several members described the doubling as machine doubling, and one called it worthless doubling. Others suggested keeping it because it is copper and shows a lot of red color, but these are forum members' opinions, not a professional examination.
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CoinTalk Posters Share Benjamin Franklin Tokens and a Paris Mint Edge-Mark Chronology
In a CoinTalk thread titled "Benjamin Franklin Token," a poster shared a Benjamin Franklin souvenir token from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Another poster suggested that a member check the edge of their Franklin medal and posted an edge-mark chronology. The thread as retrieved does not show posting dates, and the posts are the members' own statements and opinions.
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CoinTalk Post on Etenna Overstrike: Commenter Says Undertype Is From Side, Not Antiochos III
On the CoinTalk forum, a member posting as "-monolith-" described a bronze of Etenna in Pisidia as overstruck on a bronze of the Seleucid king Antiochos III from the Tyre mint. Barry Murphy replied that the undertype is from Side in Pamphylia. The poster wrote that AI photo identification had been used for the undertype, that it was off, and that the article would be updated.
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CoinTalk Members Discuss Collectibles Insurance; One Uses It for MTG Cards, Not Coins
A member of the CoinTalk forum asked whether anyone had experience with collectibles insurance services. One member wrote of using such a service for an MTG collection, not a coin collection. Another said they had never heard of such services and use their car insurance company instead.
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CoinTalk Members Discuss Whether NGC and Other Coin Price Guides Are Outdated
In a thread on the U.S. collectors' forum CoinTalk, a member wrote that NGC's coin values looked as if they had not been updated in eight years or more, and other members shared their views. Some said guide prices are lower than reality, others said some guide prices are still higher, and several discussed using AI or recent comparable sales. The date of the posts cannot be confirmed from the source.
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CoinTalk Members Share Tokens and Medals in a "Token Tuesday" Forum Thread
Members posted tokens and medals in a CoinTalk forum thread called "Token Tuesday," including a 1730 German medal and an 1838 U.S. Hard Times token; one member also wrote about cranberry tokens from Grayland, Washington, and the picker tokens of a strawberry grower. The source does not give the date of the thread, and the descriptions are the posters' own.
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CoinTalk Members Share Holed Coins; One Describes Pieces Found at an Old Colorado Coal Mine
On the collector forum CoinTalk, members started a thread for posting holed coins, which the thread calls "holeys." One member showed pieces found with a metal detector at an old coal mine in Colorado and wrote that they were payment for labor, usable only for rent and food at the miners' store. Another member described a second use as numbered tags for keeping track of who was in the mine.
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Gold and Silver Rebound on February 18, 2026, Led by Silver, Ahead of Fed Minutes
Gold and silver prices moved sharply higher in early U.S. trading on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, with silver leading, according to CoinWeek. March silver gained $2.00 to $75.60 and April gold futures rose $38.40 to $4,943.70. Traders were looking ahead to the minutes of the Federal Reserve's January meeting, due that afternoon.
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ANS Lists Long Table 263 on the Zhuyuetang Collection Catalogue "When Coinage Was Born"
On February 17, 2026, the American Numismatic Society (ANS) published an event page for Long Table 263. The page said Dr. Ute Wartenberg Kagan and Dr. Wolfgang Fischer-Bossert would discuss their exhibition catalogue, "When Coinage Was Born: Treasures from the Zhuyuetang Collection."
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Numismatic News Surveys 3¢ U.S. Obsolete Notes Issued During 19th-Century Coin Shortages
On February 17, 2026, Numismatic News published an article on 3¢ notes issued by merchants, banks and municipalities in 19th-century America. It illustrates early notes dated 1814 to 1816 and Civil War era notes, and explains how government fractional currency, created in 1862, replaced private issues.
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Numismatic News Lists Six Pink Bank Notes From Around the World for Valentine's Day 2026
On February 13, 2026, Numismatic News published a short NumisMaster feature on pink bank notes, tied to Valentine's Day. The article says pink gives a note a light, artistic feel and can also serve as a security measure against counterfeiting. It lists six examples from Angola, Australia, India, Russia, Indonesia and Northern Ireland.
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Stack's Bowers reports $325 million in 2025 sales; FUN show and World Money Fair draw record crowds in 2026
In a market commentary published on February 12, 2026, Numismatic News reported that Stack's Bowers recorded record sales of $325 million for 2025, with five coins each selling for more than one million dollars at auction. The commentary said the January 2026 Florida United Numismatists convention in Orlando and the World Money Fair in Germany that followed both reported record attendance.
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Numismatic News Readers Split on Whether Bullion Prices and 2026 Coins Will Bring New Collectors
On February 12, 2026, Numismatic News published reader responses to its question of whether the spotlight on bullion and the 2026 coins will bring many new collectors. Readers said rising bullion prices spark curiosity and speculation and that the new designs may attract a few collectors, while some wrote that U.S. Mint price increases will deter collecting. All are personal opinions of the readers.
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Celtic Coins With Horse Designs Sold at Three January 2026 Auctions
Numismatic News reported on February 12, 2026, that horse motifs are a major coin design trend in 2026, with many of the coins inspired by the Lunar New Year. It also described ancient Celtic coins with horse designs sold in January 2026 at the New York Sale, Chris Rudd and Heritage Auctions, for prices including $1,100, £1,700 and $1,925.
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U.S. Mint Numismatic Product Prices Published in Federal Register on Feb. 6, 2026
Updated prices for U.S. Mint numismatic products were published in the Federal Register on Feb. 6, 2026, according to CoinNews. The Mint stated in the notice that the prices took effect Jan. 20, 2026, and they had already been in use. Increases ranged from 25.1% to 274.4% for clad products and from 33.3% to 85.7% for silver products.
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Elsen Publishes Catalogue for Its 164th Public Auction, Set for March 19-21, 2026
On February 6, 2026, the auction house Elsen announced that the catalogue for its 164th public auction was online. The sale was scheduled for March 19, 20 and 21, 2026, with sessions for ancient and medieval coins, an important collection of coins of the duchy of Brabant, and modern and oriental coins, jetons, medals and orders.
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Whitman Brands Names Longtime Coin World Editor Larry Jewett to Key Editorial Role
Whitman Brands said Larry Jewett, a longtime editor at Coin World, has joined its publishing team, according to an announcement published by CoinNews on February 6, 2026. His duties include serving as lead editor for the Red Book and Mega Red.
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ANS Announced Long Table 262, a Bullion Coin Primer Lecture Scheduled for February 13, 2026
The American Numismatic Society (ANS) announced Long Table 262, "A Primer on Gold and Silver Bullion Coins," for February 13, 2026, at 1:00 PM ET. The speaker is Dr. Keith Barron, an ANS Trustee and exploration geologist.
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American Numismatic Society Called for Applications to Its 2026 Graduate Summer Seminar
In a notice dated January 31, 2026, the American Numismatic Society (ANS) called for applications to the 70th Eric P. Newman Graduate Summer Seminar in Numismatics, held in New York City from June 1 to July 24, 2026. The application deadline was February 28, 2026, and has passed.