‘Coins’ Editor Addresses Concept of Value
Sep 17, 2021
4 minutes
BY ROBERT R. VAN RYZIN
(All images courtesy Heritage Auctions.)
Editor’s Note: For nearly 60 years, the feature-rich pages of Coins magazine, Numismatic News’ venerable sister publication, have tracked the history, fun and the growth of this great hobby, while also attracting new collectors to pursue what was once deemed the “hobby of kings.” Dusting off these time-aged issues, from the early 1960s and beyond, each installment of “Past Times with Coins,” written by its former longtime editor, explores what nuggets of interest they contain.
late 1962, the release of thousands of New Orleans silver dollars, including the previously rare 1903-O, shocked the market. Prices plummeted on dates that once were
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