Yearly Archives: 2010
PMG to Grade ANA Bebee Paper Money Collection
Rare 1794 Silver Dollar Sets World Record Price at...
The Neil/Carter/Contursi specimen 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar has been sold for $7,850,000, setting a new record as the world's most valuable rare coin.
The Neil/Carter/Contursi specimen 1794 Flowing Hair dollar, graded PCGS SP66, has been sold by Steven L. Contursi, President of Rare Coin Wholesalers, to the Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation for a world's record $7,850,000. (Photos credit: Rare Coin Wholesalers.) Click to Enlarge.
Graded PCGS Specimen-66, it is the finest known 1794 dollar and believed by several prominent experts to be the first silver dollar ever struck by the United States Mint.
It was sold by Steven L. Contursi, President of Rare Coin Wholesalers of Irvine, California, to the nonprofit Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation (CCEF) in Sunnyvale, California.
Gold Prices Drop 0.4%, Silver Falls Below $18, Platinum Pummeled
2010 Franklin Pierce Presidential Dollars Released, $25 Rolls on Sale
US Mint Sales: Bullion Coins Flash Forward, May Gold Takes Title
U.S. Mint precious metals coins are flying into buyer's hands so fast that sales reports are outdated almost as soon as they are published.
Despite downside pressure that has driven gold and silver prices from recent highs, the United States Mint has already sold more gold bullion coins in May than in any other month this year.
Mint buyers have scooped up 165,500 ounces of them through May 19. One-ounce American Gold Eagles have been favored by 2-1 over the one-ounce American Gold Buffalos.
Gold, Silver, Metal Prices Commentary – May 20, 2010
Gold Prices End Below $1,200; Silver and Platinum Plunge
PCGS Launches New International Web Site – PCGSGlobal.com
2010 Boy Scouts Silver Dollar Proof Commemoratives Down to 7,229
The 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollars still await a sellout.
The latest coin sales figures from the United States Mint show that the commemoratives have reached 342,771, or 97.9% of the authorized 350,000 mintage.
As the Scouts uncirculated coin sold out, only the proof version remains, leaving 7,229 left for collectors to purchase.
The uncirculated option was adjusted downward, for the second straight week. Their number declined by 226, bringing their total to 107,070. The US Mint appears close in finalizing their mintages as it accounts for returns, cancellations and standby orders. Last week's report had their total decremented by 1,375.
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set Sales Debut
The debuting sales figures for the 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set have just been released by the United States Mint, and they are stronger than the opening sales from the prior issue.
The first set to contain America the Beautiful Quarters went on sale Thursday, May 13, 2010. By Sunday, 75,558 were scooped up by coin collectors and other enthusiasts.
As a comparison of some measure, the still available 2009 District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Proof Set launched on an earlier Monday (January 5, 2009). Their opening sales figures through to the following Sunday was 78,015, which is only 2,457 more despite the included 3 extra days.