The Big Five U.S. Coins

When I started my full-time career in numismatics around 1977, numismatic rarity was measured against five coins. Everything else was compared with them and was worth considerably less.

The top three coins at the time were the:

The next tier consisted of the 1876-CC Twenty Cent piece and the 1838-O Half Dollar.

All five of these issues are featured prominently in my book, 100 Greatest United States Coins. The 1804 Silver Dollar consistently ranked No. 1 or 2 among polls of dealers.

To read the complete article, see:
Jeff Garrett: The Big Five Coins Everyone Covets (https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/7682/)

Dave Bowers at the ANA

To read the complete article, see:
Bowers on collecting: Here and there at the ANA convention(http://news.coinupdate.com/bowers-on-collecting-here-and-there-at-the-ana-convention/)