Daily Archives: November 6, 2009

'What's In the News' with Bob Van Ryzin starts off this week's episode of Coin Chat Radio with information on the upcoming...

The Government of the British Virgin Islands has approved the release of a new coin to celebrate the Centenary of Naval Aviation. CLICK...

Class Is Now In Session Good Day, Speculation early this morning was that U.S. employers likely have cut only 150,000 jobs in...

The Lincoln Coin and Chronicles Set was issued by the US Mint on Oct. 15 and 50,000 promptly sold out within 30 hours.

While many collectors on release day experienced anguishing moments due to ordering hiccups at the hands of the Mint, they are smiling more these days.

The Lincoln coins are desirable, the set packaging attractive, and Mint came through with rapid shipping.

Better, and this never hurts, the sets are commanding more than double their $55.95 issue price in the secondary market.

An analysis (see chart below) of over 1,000 eBay auctions from Oct. 14 through Nov. 2 indicate that the quantity of sets sold is increasing, yet their premiums are remaining strong. The continuing demand has been a boon for sellers.

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