CONECA member Al Raddi won third prize in the American Numismatic Association (ANA) 2018 National Coin Week Writing Contest. His 350-word essay entitled “Connecting Cyprus by Design” described how and why the country of Cyprus is depicted in the geographically wrong place on the maps on the reverse of the one and two-euro coins issued […]
by Jason Cuvelier While searching bank rolls, one can find three common types of altered unplated Lincoln’s. The first two types having the plating removed: a Lincoln soaked in a corrosive; a Lincoln subjected to some type of reverse electrolysis; the last is when a Lincoln has been plated on top of the original copper […]
By Pete Apple The correct degree of hardness is a critical factor in the minting of coins. If an unstruck planchet is too hard the image pressed on the coin will not be clear. If it’s too soft, the coin will wear too quickly. The U S Mint uses a Rockwell Hardness Test on all […]
On the right sidebar you will see two log in forms that you can use to access the membership only section of the CONECA website. Use the membership ID provided by Maria at the time you joined or renewed. If you are not sure of it you can contact her at maria@conecaonline.org to get confirmation. […]
By Ken Potter Reader Albert Carlisle may be $50,000 to $100,000 richer just because he read our lead story on the find of a 1990 “No S” proof cent in the July 4 issue of Numismatic News. Read More HERE.
SARASOTA, FLA. (August 10, 2017) — Vintage US coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) led the way in Heritage Auctions’ recent sale at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money this month in Denver. The top two coins in the auction were both recently submitted to NGC for certification. One was a 1943 […]
Bureau of Engraving and Printing records are loaded with correspondence pertaining to misprints. The example featured here is a particularly detailed accounting of a note that is reported. Read More HERE by Peter Huntoon at Numismatic News.
CONECA member Maria Rickert-Kittell won the Grand Prize in the American Numismatic Association’s 2017 National Coin Week Online Trivia Challenge. Maria answered five questions correctly – one each day from April 18 through April 22, 2017. Then she had her name drawn from the set of all the entrants who answered all the questions correctly. […]
