Yearly Archives: 2010
2010 Millard Fillmore Presidential Dollars Released, $25 Rolls on Sale
US Mint Sales: Gold Coin Interest Picks Up
NGC Chairman Mark Salzberg Provides 2009 Observations, Looks Forward to 2010
First Space Shuttle Silver Orbital Coin Launches
Gold Advances Touch, Silver and Platinum Decline Slightly
Gold, Silver, Metal Prices: Commentary – 2/17/2010
2010 Lincoln Cent Ceremony: Behind the Scenes
The United States Mint officially launched the 2010 penny from inside the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, February 11, 2010.
Springfield has deep ties with the former President. It was in this area that he lived most of his adult life; where he taught himself to be a lawyer and practiced as such; where he met his wife Mary Todd and married her; where he raised his family; and where he first delved into politics long before being elected President. It is also in Springfield where Lincoln is buried. His body was interred here following his assassination only days after the end of the American Civil War.
The US Mint calls the new coin the "Preservation of the Union One-Cent," but many collectors are referring to it simply as the Lincoln Shield Cent. The new design is expected to be used for the next 49 years, according to the speech given by US Mint Director Edmund Moy during the ceremony.
The following photos recap some of the events on release day in Springfield. Several of the photo captions provide interesting behind the scenes information.
Lincoln Coin and Chronicles Set Values Remain Strong
It has been slightly over four months now since the Lincoln Coin and Chronicles Set was released by the United States Mint. On that day, October 15, 2009, eager buyers wasted no time in snatching up the Mint's inventory.
In fact, it took less than thirty hours for the 50,000 sets created by the Mint to be sold at their issue price of $55.95. And that was with many buyers experiencing technical issues during the first few hours of availability on the Mint's website and via their phone ordering system.
Making the set so unique were the five coins included inside: a 2009 Lincoln Commemorative Silver Dollar and four versions of the 2009 Lincoln Cent. The $1 was minted in Philadelphia while the four pennies were struck at the Mint's facility in San Francisco. Each has a deep cameo proof, with the four pennies struck from the same 95% copper alloy used when the Lincoln Cents were first issued back in 1909.