2009 Quarter Design Images for District of Columbia and US Territories
The United States Mint today officially released the design images for new 2009 quarters honoring the District of Columbia and the five United States territories.
With a goal to assist in the selection of the most symbolic quarter design, dozens of quarter finalists were voted on earlier this year by residents in D.C., Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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Rare New Discovery 1795 Reeded Edge Cent Realizes $402,500 for Bowers...
Official Auction of the Baltimore Coin and Currency Convention Realizes More Than $6.2 Million
IRVINE, Calif. – Bowers and Merena Auctions, America's leading rare coin and currency auction house, wraps up 2008 with their final auction of the year, the Official Auction of the Baltimore Coin and Currency Convention held November 18-22, 2008, at the Baltimore Convention Center. The auction realized a total of $6,280,880.
The undisputed highlight of the auction was an exciting new discovery coin, lot 1143, an exceedingly rare 1795 S-79 Reeded Edge Liberty Cap Cent, one of just six pieces known to exist and the only example certified by PCGS or NGC. This 1795 S-79, Rarity-7+, Reeded Edge, graded Good-4 by PCGS and mounted in a special PCGS holder that allows easy viewing of the edge, was the subject of very lively floor bidding that brought it to the impressive realized price of $402,500.
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US Mint Gold, Platinum and Silver Coin Sales Figures, Dec 11
Eight US Mint Gold and Platinum Coin Options have Sold Out in the Last Week
Collector gold and platinum coin sales have been ablaze with eight sold out options since last week's U.S. Mint sales figures were released.
The final two one-ounce and one-half ounce uncirculated gold Buffalo coins departed over the weekend, and the last one-half ounce proof Buffalo went Monday afternoon with a surging 58.5 percent increase in sales over the previous week.
In addition, the proof American Eagle platinum one ounce, one-half ounce and one-quarter ounce options sold out Tuesday morning, the one-tenth ounce on Wednesday, and the four-coin set just this morning.
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