Monthly Archives: November 2009
Ponterio & Associates Nets $2.1 Million in Baltimore Auction
Northern Mariana Islands Quarter Bags & Rolls Launched
The US Mint began taking orders today for the final coin to be released as part of the 2009 District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program.
The Northern Mariana Islands Quarter went on sale at Noon (Eastern) today, November 30, 2009. The coins are available in circulation quality two-roll sets and bags.
This particular program was a continuation of the successful State Quarter series that ran from 1999 to 2008 and featured 50 quarters, each with a different reverse showcasing a state.
The D.C. and U.S. Territories program extended the run by also including a design for the District of Columbia and the five United States Territories; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and finishing with the Northern Mariana Islands.
Gold, Silver, Metal Prices: Commentary – 11/30/2009
Coin Chat Radio: 2010 Lincoln Cent, Market Review and Predictions
Bullion & Business Weekend Report – Nov. 28
Another Gold Rush for Wilmington Depository
Gold, Silver, Metal Prices: Commentary – 11/27/2009
Margaret Taylor First Spouse Gold Coins Debut Dec. 3
2010 Native American $1 Dollar Design Unveiled
"Government - The Great Tree of Peace" has been announced as the theme for the 2010 Native American $1 coin by the US Mint. The coins will be issued beginning in January and throughout the year to meet demand.
2010 Native American $1 Design - Click to Enlarge
As dictated by the Native American $1 Coin Act (Public Law 110-82), the reverse of these coins feature a different reverse design annually that contain "images celebrating the important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the development of the United States and the history of the United States."
The 2010 design shows a Hiawatha Belt with five arrows bound together. The belt signifies the creation of the Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy.