2010
Yearly Archives: 2010
Baldwins Realizes $4.8+ Million at 2010 NYINC Auction
Held as part of the 38th annual New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC), A.H. Baldwins & Sons New York Sale proved to be...
2010 ANA Summer Internship Applications Sought
The American Numismatic Association is accepting applications for two summer internships at its headquarters in Colorado Springs. Young collectors, college or graduate students...
Australian Coins Celebrate Burke & Wills Expedition
To celebrate a 3,250 kilometer expedition to cross Australia's frontier back in 1860, both mints from Australia have released commemorative coins.
The Royal Australian...
Gold Falls Toward $1100/oz, Silver Nears $17.50/oz
New York gold futures fell for a second straight day and to a three-week low as the US dollar rose against other currencies....
US Mint Sales: 2010 Silver Eagles Explode on Release
In what has become almost a weekly routine of late, the United States Mint again reported unimpressive sales according to...
Gold Falls, Silver Tumbles Below $18/oz
New York gold futures fell the most in a month on Wednesday as the US dollar rallied against other world currencies. Concerns over China...
PCGS Has It All At February 2010 Long Beach Expo
(Long Beach, California) – Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS at www.PCGS.com) will display a spectacular collection of early U.S. half dollars, offer special discounts...
2009 US Coin Mintages Plummeted as Mint Cut Production
"Things are slow all over." That's a saying you hear a lot in this economy, and it can certainly be applied to the latest 2009 annual coin production figures released by the United States Mint.
US Mint 2009 Production Figures by Coin Design
| Denver | Philadelphia | 2009 Total | |
| Birthplace Cent | 350,400,000 | 284,400,000 | 634,800,000 |
| Formative Years Cent | 363,600,000 | 376,000,000 | 739,600,000 |
| Professional Life Cent | 336,000,000 | 316,000,000 | 652,000,000 |
| Presidency Cent | 198,000,000 | 129,600,000 | 327,600,000 |
| Jefferson Nickel | 46,800,000 | 39,840,000 | 86,640,000 |
| Roosevelt Dime | 49,500,000 | 96,500,000 | 146,000,000 |
| DC Quarter | 88,800,000 | 83,600,000 | 172,400,000 |
| Puerto Rico Quarter | 86,000,000 | 53,200,000 | 139,200,000 |
| Guam Quarter | 42,600,000 | 45,000,000 | 87,600,000 |
| American Samoa Quarter | 39,600,000 | 42,600,000 | 82,200,000 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands Quarter | 41,000,000 | 41,000,000 | 82,000,000 |
| Northern Mariana Islands Quarter | 37,600,000 | 35,200,000 | 72,800,000 |
| Kennedy Half Dollar | 1,900,000 | 1,900,000 | 3,800,000 |
| Native American $1 | 33,880,000 | 37,380,000 | 71,260,000 |
| Harrison Presidential $1 | 55,160,000 | 43,260,000 | 98,420,000 |
| Tyler Presidential $1 | 43,540,000 | 43,540,000 | 87,080,000 |
| Polk Presidential $1 | 41,720,000 | 46,620,000 | 88,340,000 |
| Taylor Presidential $1 | 36,680,000 | 41,580,000 | 78,260,000 |
According to the US Mint, a dismal 3,548,000,000 circulating 2009-dated coins were struck last year. That is the lowest mintages in decades. Of that number, roughly 1.83 billion were produced at the Mint's facility in Denver and 1.72 billion in Philadelphia.
Ponterio & Associates Realizes $2.5+ Million at 2010 NYINC Auction
IRVINE, Calif. -- Ponterio & Associates, Inc., the world and ancients auction division of Bowers and Merena Auctions, conducted its Official Auction of...
Gold Gains, Silver Jumps, Platinum Soars
US gold moved higher on Tuesday, benefiting from investors driving up platinum group metals EFTs.
New York gold futures rose 0.8 percent, silver advanced...