Monthly Archives: February 2008
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2008 U.S. Mint Quarters Silver Proof Set on Sale
2008 State Quarter Silver Proof Sets are now on sale by the United States Mint with each priced at $25.95. The non silver version of the state quarter proof sets went on sale back in January and are available for $13.95.
The main difference between the two is the 90% silver contained within each quarter of the silver sets. Both sets contain five proof quarters with their honoring commemorative designs:
- Oklahoma - “Scissortail Flycatcher”
- New Mexico - “Land of Enchantment”
- Arizona - “Grand Canyon State”
- Alaska - “The Great Land”
- Hawaii - “King Kamehameha I."
New York First Day $2 Single Notes for Collectors on Sale
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) has announced that the First Day New York 2008 $2 Single Note is available for sale. This is the second in the 2008 series. The first $2 banknotes offered in January of 2008, the Atlanta Single Note, sold out extremely fast.
The New York collector's note features:
- Crisp, uncirculated Series 2003A
- Serial number beginning with “2008xxxxD”
- Designation from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Other reserve bank notes will follow throughout 2008. Read the rest of this numismatic news article »