The United States Mint today at noon Eastern Time launched the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollars to a tidal wave of expecting buyers.
2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollars – Proof and Uncirculated Versions
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Early ordering proved to be challenging, fraught with multiple disconnections on the U.S. Mint’s Web site as well as through its toll free phone lines. The pattern was nearly identical for the many collectors who experienced frustrations when ordering last year’s Lincoln Coin and Chronicles Set. Then, the Mint was quick to issue a customer apology, and the 50,000 sets sold out within 30 hours.
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The United States Mint has announced that it will offer 2010 Boy Scouts Silver Dollars and other collector products at the American Numismatic Association’s 2010 National Money Show™, March 25-27 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. The commemorative Scouting coins are struck in proof and uncirculated condition and have respective introductory sale prices of $39.95 [...]
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The Royal Canadian Mint has issued the final coin in its Vancouver 2010 circulation coin program, the 25-cent coin featuring the sport of ice sledge hockey.
Royal Canadian Mint Ice Sledge Hockey Coin
The coin was launched outside of the Vancouver Public Library, where the Mint is displaying the Vancouver 2010 athlete medals for the duration of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.
"Three years ago, the Mint launched the most extensive circulation coin program ever developed for the Olympic and Paralympic Games," said Ian E. Bennett, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint. "We were the first mint in the world to celebrate the Paralympic Games on circulation coins, therefore we could not be more proud to complete our program with the ice sledge hockey coin."
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The Government of the British Virgin Islands is delighted to announce a new coin release celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Peanuts™, the famous cartoon strip featuring Charlie Brown and his dog, Snoopy. British Virgin Islands Commemorative 60th Anniversary of Peanuts Silver Proof Coin Featuring Snoopy. Also Minted are Proof Gold and Uncirculated Cupro Nickel Versions. [...]
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