Monthly Archives: February 2009
Girl Scouts Coin Legislation Introduced in Senate, S. 451
All 2008-W American Eagle Gold Coins Sold Out
Wednesday marked the conclusion of 2008-W American Eagle Gold coin sales from the US Mint. The last uncirculated 1/2 ounce version sold out in the morning, and just before gold coin prices increased.
The Mint decided last year that the half-ounce collector coin will not be minted again so it could shift its focus to, among other things, delivering annual collectible coins earlier in the year. Read the rest of this numismatic news article »
Ultra High Relief Shipments Resume, Gold Coin Prices Rise
Rare 1923 Australian Half Penny Coin Sells for $500,000
Coinworks has just sold the Proof 1923 Halfpenny for a world record price of $500,000. The only proof example of Australia's rarest halfpenny available to collectors, the iconic copper was quickly snapped up by a prominent Sydney family.
The family's story is not merely one of Australian history, but how a passion for collecting can comfortably co-exist with informed investment.
One member of the family spearheads the interest in rare coins, that interest commencing at the age of seven when the grandmother died, leaving a small tin of sovereigns. The grandmother's gift seeded a collecting spirit that endures to this day; the sovereigns still part of the family's holding.
Bowers and Merena Premieres in March as Official ANA Auctioneer for...
Numismatic News and Blog Headlines – Feb 24
Gold, Silver and Platinum Retreat
Denmark Launches Northern Lights Polar Coins
Mint Joins Fellow Canadians to Celebrate Canada’s Centennial of Flight
Louis Braille Silver Dollar Prices Set by US Mint
The United States Mint provided Louis Braille Silver Dollar prices and gave notice it will offer introductory prices for the silver coins beginning March 26. It also threw a new Braille product into the mix.
Through to April 27, the initial pricing for the bicentennial coins honoring Braille's birth will be $37.95 for the proof silver coin and $31.95 for the uncirculated version, according to the Federal Register which published the Mint memo.