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:
Steve Roach | Coin Values
Walking Liberty half dollars continue to be on collectors’ and dealers’ want lists. If there is a trend, it is that there is strength in just-miss grades, such as About Uncirculated 58, Mint State 62 and MS-64, while MS-65 examples prove a tougher sell in many cases. For rare issues, such as the 1921-S half dollar, finding a fantastic AU-58 even at the Coin Values price of …
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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:
Harry Miller | Numismatic News
Mint sets have shown little change with the exception of a flurry of interest in the Special Mint Sets of 1965-1967 and some strong buying of the 2008 set, which seems to be in very short supply. Proof sets are active with no declines lately. There are about a dozen increases. Some are caused by the rise in silver bullion. The 2008 set shines here as well. …
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Four 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:
Doug Winter | RareGoldCoins.com
I realize that the title of this blog sounds like an outtake from the Dukes of Hazzard but I thought it might be an interesting topic to take each branch mint and analyze it in terms of its popularity. Then, for the icing on the proverbial cake, I thought it would also be interesting to name the five or so most in-demand issues from each mint. Just as an FYI, I am not including Denver among the five branch mints as it is relevant only to 20th century issues and this article is primarily focused on 19th century gold coinage …
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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:
Steve Roach | Coin Values
Lincoln cents are one of the gateway coins of numismatics and most collectors have at one time or another filled a blue Whitman album with circulated Lincoln cents. The series is one of the first that people collect, and it’s still an exciting moment for most people to find a Wheat reverse cent, produced from 1909 to 1958, in circulation today …
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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:
Tracy Alloway | Financial Times
In another instance of economics in reverse, the US Mint has suspended production of certain gold and silver coins … We note that in general, the craziness surrounding gold coins is just getting, well, crazier. To wit, the US Government bringing in the Secret Service to actively pursue 76-year-old gold coins …
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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:
Roff Smith | National Geographic
History rarely unfolds like a fable. But consider this: A 16th-century Portuguese trading vessel, carrying a fortune in gold and ivory and bound for a famed spice port on the coast of India, is blown far off course by a fierce storm while trying to round the southern tip of Africa. Days later, battered and broken, the ship founders on a mysterious …
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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:
Dave Harper | Buzz with Dave Harper
"Lincoln’s on the front page again," colleague Debbie Bradley declared as we were wrapping up work yesterday on Numismatic News. "It’s the year of Lincoln," I replied. Indeed it is, but 2009 is now in its final calendar quarter. While it is not time to actually start winding down with Lincoln stories, it is time to start thinking about …
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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:
Department of Justice | PRNewswire
The Office of U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has filed a civil forfeiture complaint against 10 1933 Double Eagle gold pieces, consistent with U.S. District Court Judge Legrome D. Davis’ order dated July 28, 2009. The pieces were surrendered to the U.S. Mint by the descendants of Israel Switt. In addition to forfeiture of the 1933 Double Eagles, the government asks the court to declare that, with the exception of a single 1933 Double Eagle monetized and auctioned for more than $7.5 million in 2002, all other 1933 Double Eagles are the lawful property of the United States government …
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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:
Rob Sabo | Nevada Appeal
"The striking of a commemorative coin for Harley-Davidson owners on Wednesday drew a host of Nevada dignitaries and legions of motorcycle owners from around the country to the Northwest Territorial Mint in Dayton. Capitalizing on the tradition of military "challenge" coins and Nevada’s rich history in minting coins, Northwest Territorial Mint struck a coin for Harley Owners Group members …
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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:
Rohan Mascarenhas | nj.com
"… Leaving the coin to be authenticated overnight, the con artist also gave a telephone number. But on the day of the sale, the owner would receive counterfeit coins after paying real money.
Bianchi said that in addition to Kinnelon, Passaic and Vineland, the men used the trick in Dover, Phillipsburg, Rockaway and Red Bank …
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