Up first on this week’s episode of Coin Chat Radio is Bob Van Ryzin with his ‘In the News.’ Ryzin informs us of the 2011 Medal of Honor Commemorative Coins that were just signed into law by President Obama. $5 gold coins along with $1 silver coins will be issued to mark the 150th anniversary [...]
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The United States Mint officially confirmed today that the one-ounce 2009 American Platinum Eagle Proof Coin will be available for purchase at noon Eastern Time (ET) December 3, 2009 — the same date it had tentatively provided back in October. As part of the announcement, the US Mint released an image of the new theme [...]
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America the Beautiful Quarters kick off in 2010. During the next 11 years and at a rate of 5 per year, the reverse or tails side of each quarter will feature a design emblematic of a national park or site in each state, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories.
[Read about the US Mint's announcement of the America the Beautiful Quarters Program.]
Nearly twenty art renderings were completed some months back as part of the process to select a final quarter-dollar design per location for next year.
Referred to as "candidate designs," these have also been submitted to the United States Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) and the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) for review.
All of the 2010 candidates are below, with the favorites of both groups highlighted along with their comments.
Read the rest of this numismatic news article »
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Several numismatic news or coin blog articles are referenced on CoinNews two separate times a week. 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: Counterfeit Euros Are Detected With an Optical Mouse ScienceDaily The sensor of some optical [...]
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Zachary Taylor Presidential $1 coins in dollar rolls went on sale at the US Mint today at Noon ET. The coins mark the fourth and final release this year of a Presidential Dollar and the twelfth for the series overall. "The idea that I should become President seems to me too visionary to require [...]
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NEWPORT BEACH — Cornerstone’s first album, the National Park Quarters Album, is proving to be a successful addition to the quarter enthusiast’s collection. After sending out test samples to select coin shops, we received an overwhelming number of positive reviews! Here is what people are saying: “I received a set of samples sight-unseen. When they [...]
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