NEWPORT BEACH — With the release of the new quarter series in 2010, the national park quarters, collectors abroad will be scrambling to find information and protection for their newly acquired pieces. The first of its kind on the market, the Cornerstone™ George Washington National Park Quarters Album is the perfect way to store, collect [...]
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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: The ‘wonderful, wonderful’ [Viking] hoard Trevor Timpson | BBC News "A wonderful, wonderful set of [...]
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(Fallbrook, California) – The Executive Director of the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG), Robert Brueggeman, has announced that the PNG Board of Directors has accepted the resignations of the following member-dealers: Allan Davisson of Cold Spring, Montana (PNG #553) and Edward J. Waddell, Jr. of Frederick, Maryland (PNG #275)
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(Newport Beach, California) – The Professional Coin Grading Service has established a new category in its popular PCGS Set RegistrySM program, the "Everyman" Collections. No coins graded higher than AU58 can be registered in this category. "The PCGS Set Registry is home to many of the finest collections ever assembled, but some collectors have stayed [...]
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Renowned Reference is the 11th Book to be added to the Stella Coin News Site. Access is free! StellaCoinNews.com – Stella Coin News (SCN) is excited to announce their latest online reference book, The Complete Guide to Barber Halves. Originally published in 1991 by late author, David Lawrence, the ground‐breaking reference is now available to [...]
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Teletrade, the largest fully-automated telephone and Internet auction company for certified coins, paper money and sportscards, has been named the official auctioneer of the twice-a-year Santa Clara Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo beginning with the next show, November 19 – 22, 2009, in the Santa Clara, California Convention Center. The deadline for consignments for the [...]
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James K. Polk and Sarah Polk Presidential Dollar & First Spouse Medal Sets launched Thursday at noon ET and are available at the United States Mint Web site for a price of $8.95, plus shipping and handling. Marking the fourth issue of the product series this year and the twelfth since it began in 2007, [...]
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The latest round of US Mint coin sales is near a reversal of last week when activity had picked up almost across the board and several milestones had been breached.
This week there are just a few bright spots to talk about… many of the numbers are simply less than exciting. The highlights follow:
The 18-coin clad 2009 Proof Set was one of the standouts, with weekly sales higher for a third straight time. Numbers soared another 40,511. That compares to the prior 27,913 increase which followed an 18,448 gain.
2009 Presidential Dollar Proof Sets also shined, albeit less bright. Numbers increased 3,196 versus the previous 2,805. They also topped 600,000.
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UHR $20 Gold Coin order limits will be eliminated on Monday, Sept. 21, the United States Mint announced Wednesday. It is the third change in recent months in a US Mint effort to smartly ratchet up order limits to "ensure the broadest and most fair product access."
The US Mint has added a new message to its online store that states:
Effective September 21, 2009 at 9:00 am (ET): The United States Mint will remove the household order limit on the 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin.
UHR coin sales spiked immediately after July 27 when the Mint raised the limit from one to 10 UHRs per household. They began declining following the second limit increase of 10 to 25 on Aug. 31, however, indicating a top order threshold was no longer needed.
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