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Sales of the 2010 United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set® opened to solid demand, as coin collectors rushed to place their orders.

The annual U.S. Mint product is typically the second most popular set with coin collectors -- trailing only the clad proof sets.

The satin finish, uncirculated 28-coin set went on sale Thursday, July 15. The 2010 Mint Set lived up to its reputation, racing out of the gate with 200,764 orders in four days.

Debuting sales did ease as compared to the most recent 2009-dated set which was priced $4 lower and contained 8 more coins, including the newly designed pennies that celebrated the bicentennial birth of Lincoln. However, the 2009 Mint Set also launched during a time of year when collectors are much more active in buying coins.

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Good Morning, Tuesday's price recovery in gold extended into the overnight hours and over to the early part of Wednesday's action overseas. Sporadic bargain buying...

"The State of U.S. Coins and Currency" was discussed today by the House Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.

And topmost interest for collectors, the hearing revealed the possibility of amending law to approve the minting of 2010 American Eagle Silver Proof and Uncirculated Coins at the the expense or producing fewer bullion versions.

Led by Chairman Melvin L. Watt, representative from North Carolina, and ranking minority member Representative Ron Paul from Texas, the subcommittee had several lines of questioning as it related to U.S. coins and currency.

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U.S. gold futures rebounded Tuesday from an intraday low of $1,175.10 an ounce -- a price not seen since May 21. The yellow...

Good Morning, The ongoing decline in the precious metals complex...went on overnight as a stronger dollar and a slightly lower euro coupled with losses in...

Two leading experts on the acquisition and trading of gold coins and bullion will provide a wealth of inside information on those subjects...

The single finest 1901-S Half Dollar known, MS67+ PCGS Secure Plus, CAC, is expected to bring $70,000+ as Lot 3202 of Heritage Auction Galleries' Aug. 8-15 Boston Signature® ANA Coin Auction.

This singular coin comes to auction courtesy of the Dr. and Mrs. Steven L. Duckor Half Dollar Collection, with a pedigree that extends all the way back to the San Francisco Mint, which originally sent the coin to S. Benton Emery.

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Good Morning, On a Monday morning when Ireland lost one figure from its previous Aa2 Moody's rating, European CDS spreads widened, The IMF halted talks...