Weekly World Numismatic News for November 14, 2021

2022 National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Half-Dollar Reverse

The news came hot and heavy this week. First, the U.S. Mint announced the designs for the 2022 commemorative coin programs, including the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum coins. Of all the baseball designs by the U.S. Mint, the NLBM commemorative coins are the best designs.

I am looking forward to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor commemorative. Of the designs introduced, it will be interesting to see the implementation of the half-dollar reverse. As a line-art drawing, it can capture the feeling of the impact of the effect of a soldier earning the Purple Heart. It triggers memories of my grandfather, who earned his Purple Heart on the battlefield in Italy during World War I.

The biggest news of the week is the U.S. Mint saying they will continue the Morgan and Peace dollar programs in 2022. Based on the email I received, collectors seem to be excited about the future of this program. I am still looking for a Peace dollar in its original government package. If anyone is selling, contact me, and let’s make a deal.

Under the news radar was the sale of the Hawaii Five-0 1913 Liberty Head Nickel. The coin once owned by COL E.H.R. Green featured on an episode of the original Hawaii Five-0 television series, sold for the 14th time. Stack’s Bowers brokered the coins, graded PF the 64+ by NGC, sold for $4 million in a private sale.

Although it is fair to ask, was this news under the radar, or has the sale of coins breaking the $10 million barrier making a mere $4 million sale seem pedestrian?

And now the news…

A Metal Detectorist Has Found What Is Now Declared the Largest-Ever Hoard of Gold Anglo-Saxon Coins in His Backyard

November 4, 2021

The hoard of gold. Courtesy Norfolk Castle Museum

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See the Largest Trove of Early Medieval Gold Coins Ever Found in England

November 5, 2021

An unnamed treasure hunter discovered the majority of the coins and gold objects between 2014 and 2020. British Museum

→ Read more at smithsonianmag.com

Louvre Abu Dhabi to unveil 2,800 rare and restored Islamic coins

November 9, 2021

After acquiring more than 2,800 rare Islamic silver coins earlier this year, Louvre Abu Dhabi is preparing to unveil the objects as part of a two-year project. Photo: DCT Abu Dhabi

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How Did a 15th-Century Coin Minted Under Henry VII End Up in Newfoundland?

November 12, 2021

Minted in Canterbury between 1493 and 1499, the silver half groat dates to the middle of Henry VII's reign, when a rebellion led by pretender Perkin Warbeck threatened to unseat the nascent Tudor dynasty.

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Key set of dollar coins sells for $3,045 – do you have one of the pieces?

November 14, 2021

RARE coins can sell online for a pretty penny, especially full collections. A set of 13 Morgan Silver Dollar coins sold for more than $3,000 earlier this month.

→ Read more at the-sun.com

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♦ United States Mint Announces Designs for the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Program (Nov 11, 2021)

♦ Aloha! NGC-certified Hawaii Five-O Coin Sells for Over $4 Million (Nov 10, 2021)

♦ United States Mint Announces Designs for the Negro Leagues Baseball Commemorative Coin Program (Nov 10, 2021)

♦ NGC Signs Exclusive Signature Label Deal with David J. Ryder (Nov 10, 2021)

♦ New Acting United States Mint Director Ventris C. Gibson: Biography and Official Photograph (Nov 10, 2021)

♦ United States Mint 2022 Product Schedule is Live (Nov 10, 2021)

♦ Grading & Counterfeit Seminars Offered by American Numismatic Association (Nov 9, 2021)

♦ Classical Numismatic Group Announced as Official Auction Partner for the 2022 National Money Show® (Nov 8, 2021)