CoinNews draws a large audience of new collectors who are Internet-savvy, and who have never or rarely picked up a coin or numismatic print publication.
According to CoinNews web logs, tens of hundreds of visitors come to CoinNews each day for their first time. Based on questions and search terms, many readers are just starting down the path to the extremely rewarding hobby of coin collecting.
For some of us, the first or top source of information is the Internet. While the print media for coin news and articles is usually written more from an older and experienced collector or coin dealer perspective, it’s worth the time to gravitate toward print as another source of collector information. They’ve been around and have solid inside resources with great articles. It just takes a little time to get used to their style.
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An ancient treasure-bestowed merchant ship settled to the bottom of the South China Sea in a bed of protective mud at least 800 years ago.
The ship, named the Nanhai No. 1 or “South China Sea No. 1,” had survived below 82 ft (25m) water and sat on the sea floor while full of porcelain, gold, jewels, coins and other artifacts.
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We’ve made the decision to test the addition of content by offering aggregated articles from world-wide news organizations. These are unlike the RSS feeds found in our News Extra section that offer headlines and a sentence or two of information. These are more like the embedded video articles you’ve become used to - the articles will load and display within CoinNews.
There are several advantages:
- CoinNews can provide you relevant coin stories from news organizations across the globe
- You won’t have to jump around and leave the CoinNews website to read each article (like you do when you read an RSS feed)
- CoinNews can help protect the copyright and licensing of the news sources, writers and their articles.
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Making his mark with unique business card
San Antonio, TX – A San Antonio man is trying his hand at the (b) billion-dollar business card industry. Veteran real estate broker Norman Schaefer’s eye-catching business card with a shiny dollar coin attached to it reads,“Save this and you’ll never be broke.”
Schaefer, a commercial real estate broker who has dabbled in local politics on the city and county levels, has registered his special business card design with the United States Copyright Office. The founder of Schaefer Real Estate in San Antonio says he hopes his idea will catch on.
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Late last night, the United States Mint responded to the portion of the new law President Bush signed two days ago that mandates the addition of six new commemorative quarters. In a statement, Mint Director Ed Moy said:
“The 50 State Quarters® Program has been the most popular coin program in U.S. history, generating billions of dollars that have been used to pay down the National debt,” said United States Mint Director Ed Moy. “We look forward to honoring the District of Columbia and the U.S. Territories by minting and issuing six quarters in 2009 that will build upon the success of a program that has educated a generation in state geography and history.”
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I’ve never been a fan of coin jewelry. If I’m going to carry coins around, they’re going to be in my pocket …
In times past, I’ve gone so far as to keep a "lucky" American Silver Eagle handy. It was a phase I went through as a younger collector. I enjoyed pulling the coin out, showing it or simply flipping it around and playing with it. Then there was the "testing aspect" of handling the coin to see how much wear it would undergo over time …
In that sense of my experience, I could understand those who like to wear a coin within a ring, necklace or whatever. But the thought of punching a whole into a coin so it’ll fit through a chain or otherwise purposely damaging a fine coin for jewelry didn’t make much sense to me. I’m not some purist when it comes to common coins. I’ve always been tempted and still have the urge to place a penny on the railroad track and see the results after a train has passed by. Yet, that’s my inner child speaking and the voice hasn’t gone away.
I then came across the below video where a Kennedy half-dollar is converted into a ring. My main viewpoint hasn’t changed after watching the video and I had to cringe somewhat in first seeing a hammer strike the Kennedy. Yet, there’s a certain innovative thinking I respected in coming up with the idea and then actually seeing it through to completion.
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