July 16: Four numismatic news or coin blog articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday. These articles are not authored by us, but we recommend coin collectors read them for their unusual or interesting content. Here are today’s coin articles: eBay pulls phony Canadian coins Ian Robertson | Canoe.ca An Eastern Ontario man [...]
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Recent sales of 2009 Proof Sets hiccup, Braille Silver Dollars crawl, Lincoln Rail Splitters lose luster and, well… the list goes on for nearly every US Mint coin or set.
Collectors appear to be sleeping through the summer when it comes to buying modern coins. There is one, no make that two notable exceptions: American Eagle Gold and Silver bullion coins. They are screaming along this month.
The Mint has sold a whopping 15,449,500 silver and 721,000 gold American Eagles this year. The following tables sum up the current eagle mania, and recent slower sales of the coins discussed above:
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The U.S. cost of living jumped in June while year-over-year inflation declined by the sharpest amount in 59 years, new government data shows. Consumer prices rose 0.7 percent last month, largely due to a 17.3 percent surge in gasoline prices, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. While gasoline prices peaked, they were no match for prior [...]
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With the US Mint announcing the upcoming 2009 US Mint Silver Proof Set launch, coin collectors are reminded of the still available — but for a short time only — 2008 Silver Proof Set. For marketing focus and to avoid confusion, the US Mint generally ends the sale of prior year proof sets immediately before [...]
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Blast off through the galaxy with The Perth Mint as it launches the latest exciting series in its Young Collectors coin program – Space! Unveiled today at Horizon – The Planetarium, the new coin program is designed to educate children aged from seven to 15 years about the wonders of the solar system through the [...]
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The US Mint on Tuesday launched the John Tyler Presidential $1 Coin & Letitia Tyler First Spouse Medal Set for $8.95. The set is the second released this year and the tenth since the popular offering began in 2007. Included for the price is an uncirculated Tyler $1 coin and a 1/15 inch Letitia Tyler [...]
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July 14: Four numismatic news or coin blog articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday. These articles are not authored by us, but we recommend coin collectors read them for their unusual or interesting content. Here are today’s coin articles: Generic gold coins shine Steve Roach | Coin Values A bright spot in [...]
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The Perth Mint of Australia announced on Tuesday the world-wide launch of the second proof issue from its renowned Australian Koala Gold Coin Series, the 2009 Koala Gold Proof Coin.
This year the design features an eye-catching image of a young koala facing out while sitting on a branch eating gum leaves.
Koalas are one the few iconic symbols strongly associated with Australia. They are indigenous only to Australia where they spend most of their life high up in Eucalyptus trees eating leaves. Most animals find the Eucalyptus leaves toxic, but the koala has developed the ability to digest them safely.
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