Welcome to the latest edition of our Numismatic Sun. Offered are many interesting coins, books, and other things for sale—each priced to be an excellent value. When you order from Stack’s, your complete satisfaction is guaranteed, or any item can be returned per our stated policy. We at Stack’s wish you a great year in [...]

The following is an excerpt from a guest editorial titled “Dave Bowers Speaks Out” in the April 22, 1987 (yes, over 23 years ago!) issue of Coin World, subsequently reprinted in Rare Coin Review #65. —

For those who do not know, I got married a couple of weeks ago and just returned from my honeymoon. My wife and I were on a cruise that departed from Puerto Rico, and we decided to decompress for a few days after the cruise in Puerto Rico. We stayed in Old San Juan, a [...]

Dear Dave: I have been researching a coin I had just purchased that I know nothing about; I collect large and half cents. I bought a reeded edge Buffalo nickel. This coin looks great. The reeding is perfect and not noticeable from the front view, in other words, I thought it was from the Mint and [...]

Dear Dave: I would like to thank you for all the life time of work you have put into the hobby I find to be the most rewarding aspect of my leisure time life. Individuals like yourself give the hobbyist a great wealth of information and make our lives a little bit easier when navigating [...]

Dear Dave: I’ve been a coin collector since my grandmother got me interested when I was nine years old. I enjoyed your article in the December 21st, 2009 issue of Coin World, “Hello Treasury Department!” I also totally agree with you!!! I have a technical question for you. I’m updating my coin collections and I [...]

Dear Dave: I have been reading a lot about collecting paper money, but haven’t done anything so far. Can you recommend how I can get started? Are there some standard sources of information that are better than others? What do you think of paper money as an investment? Although that is not my main interest, [...]

Dear Readers: Just a few days ago in Chicago at our sale of the Lake Michigan and Springdale Collections (June 21-23, 2006) I ran into old numismatic friends Greg G. and Rick A., as I usually do every time I visit the “Windy City.” As you might expect, after our cordial greetings and “howdy-dos,” the [...]