{Category Archives} Uncategorized
Legend Market Report - WHO IS BUYING AND WHO IS SELLING? - CoinLink
Sep 4 at 10:10pm
For every person who is a seller, we have found a buyer who thinks now is a good time and coins are cheap. The reasons are varied as to why people are selling. Very few have said to us they needed the money to live off of. We think the weakest players dropped out last year. Right now we see significant asset management occurring.
Read article: Legend Market Report - WHO IS BUYING AND WHO IS SELLING? - CoinLink
Filed in: Uncategorized
Article Tags: CoinLink, Legend Numismatics.
Hispanic Society to sell historic coin collection? - The Art Newspaper
Sep 2 at 11:11pm
The Hispanic Society of America has recalled 38,000 coins from the American Numismatic Society (ANS) which have been on loan for more than half a century—and appears to be preparing to sell them.
The valuable collection consists of coins minted in Spain, its dependencies, and the powers that controlled Spain from the 5th century BC until the 20th century.
Read article: Hispanic Society to sell historic coin collection? - The Art Newspaper
Filed in: Uncategorized
Article Tags: American Numismatic Society, ANS.
Free coins in fountain - New York Post
Aug 28 at 10:10pm
Talk about liquid assets!
This New Yorker got all wet for chump change. The water fountain in front of City Hall was one man’s personal change purse as he went head over heels to mine it for nickels, dimes and quarters.
Read article: Free coins in fountain - New York Post
Filed in: Uncategorized
Eagle Premium Takes Off But Will Fly Away - NumisMaster
Aug 28 at 10:10pm
I wrote a blog this morning asking why anybody would pay a premium of almost 19 percent over metal value for 2008 American Eagle silver coins when buyers have alternatives like 100-ounce silver bars for 7.8 percent over metal value, or 1,000-ounce bars for 2.3 percent over metal value.
A response was posted by one reader saying that the coins were purchased by people who expect prices to go higher who can’t afford a 1,000-ounce bar.
Read article: Eagle Premium Takes Off But Will Fly Away - NumisMaster
Filed in: NumisMaster, Uncategorized
Article Tags: NumisMaster, Platinum Coins.
Buccaneers Quarterback JEFF GARCIA and GAINESVILLE COINS Team Up For “COLLECT FOR A CAUSE” - CoinLink
Aug 27 at 10:10pm
Gainesville Coins, Inc. owners Michael Yaffe, 21, Joseph Yaffe, 23, and Corey Maita, 23, have come to show that young professionals can give back to the community through the simple purchase of a coin. After starting the company in college at the University of Florida, they have grown to be one of the largest modern coin dealers in the United States. In an effort to share their recent success, they have partnered with Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quarterback Jeff Garcia and started the “Collect for a Cause” program.
Filed in: Coin Press Releases, Uncategorized
Article Tags: CoinLink, Gainesville Coins.
ICTA honors Clark, Johnbriers for service - Numismatic News
Aug 27 at 10:10pm
As the highlight of its 25th anniversary celebration on July 30 in Baltimore, Md., the Industry Council for Tangible Assets’ Chairman Fred Weinberg presented Chairman’s Awards to Michael B. Clark and Al and Joann Johnbrier.
ICTA created the new Chairman’s Award in conjunction with its silver anniversary to recognize individuals who have provided exemplary, ongoing service to ICTA and to the rare coin and precious metals communities.
Read article: ICTA honors Clark, Johnbriers for service - Numismatic News
Filed in: Numismatic News, Uncategorized
Article Tags: ICTA, Numismatic News.
Stamps & Coins: How a boy’s rare penny turned to gold - sacbee.com
Aug 26 at 7:07pm
From all accounts, Ken Wing was a typical kid. Born in 1930, his childhood invariably revolved around World War II.
Back then, young children lived for newsreels detailing accounts of the war. Many boys diligently studied aircraft silhouettes in the event of an attack. Wing was surely one of them considering he lived in Long Beach – one of the closest U.S. cities to Japan.
Read article: Stamps & Coins: How a boy’s rare penny turned to gold - sacbee.com
Filed in: Uncategorized
Article Tags: Pennies.
Collecting Personal History in Numismatics - Coin Collector’s Blog
Aug 24 at 11:11pm
In 1938, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt founded the March of Dimes. That year Howard Hughes set a record by flying an airplane for 91 hours around he world. It was the same year as Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan landed in Ireland after allegedly trying to fly to California claiming navigation problems.
Roosevelt launched a $5 billion spending program (roughly $78 billion in 2008 money) to try to stimulate the economy after the Recession of 1937. The US also established minimum wage laws. The radio adaptation of H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds broadcast by Orson Welles causes panic, especially in the northeast.
Read article: Collecting Personal History in Numismatics - Coin Collector’s Blog
Filed in: Blogs, Coin Collector's Blog, Uncategorized
Article Tags: Coin Blog, Coin Collector's Blog.
Pick Up That Penny - Coin Collector’s Blog
Aug 21 at 11:11pm
I like hunting for coins in change. But it has been since early June since my last find. Maybe instead of looking in my pocket, I should look at the ground. I was pointed to a story about two different people who hunt for change on the ground. They never pass any coin lying by itself waiting to be picked up.
Read article: Pick Up That Penny - Coin Collector’s Blog
Filed in: Blogs, Coin Collector's Blog, Uncategorized
Article Tags: Coin Blog, Coin Collector's Blog.
Universal Coin to Attend 2008 Friends of NRA Banquet
Aug 20 at 11:11pm
Universal Coin to contribute donation and Liberty Table Sponsorship attendance at 2008 Friends of NRA Banquet. Universal Coin & Bullion’s involvement at this event represents yet another vital way they are committed to the NRA and its fight for freedom, liberty and America’s 2nd Amendment Rights.
Read article: Universal Coin to Attend 2008 Friends of NRA Banquet
Filed in: Coin Press Releases, Uncategorized
Article Tags: Universal Coin & Bullion.
In Memory of Jack Lee… - John Feigenbaum’s Ramblings
Aug 19 at 1:01pm
I write tonight’s blog with a very heavy heart. I was traveling out of the country over the weekend when I heard that my dear friend, Jack Lee, had passed away. Jack has been well known in numismatic circles these past two decades, primarily for the famous Silver dollar collections he assembled. Their quality was been unmatched because Jack had the rare combination of a critical eye, patience, and financial means to build the greatest Morgan dollar collection.
Read article: In Memory of Jack Lee… - John Feigenbaum’s Ramblings
Filed in: Blogs, John Feigenbaum's Ramblings, Uncategorized
Article Tags: Coin Blog, Jack Lee, John Feigenbaum's Ramblings.
New look for Perth Mint - thewest.com.au
Aug 18 at 11:11am
The Perth Mint, proud occupant of the same historic limestone building since its opening in 1899, will take on a new 21st-century look over the next three years.
The heritage-listed headquarters, now one of the Western Australian capital’s premier tourist attractions, will undergo a multi-million-dollar redevelopment with new-look exhibition and retail facilities to be phased in between next year and 2011.
Read article: New look for Perth Mint - thewest.com.au
Filed in: Perth Mint, Uncategorized
Article Tags: Perth Mint.
Get All the Coin Values For Half the Price - NumisMaster
Aug 15 at 4:04pm
You’ve got the coin, NumisMaster has its value. With more than 1 million price listings at the click of a mouse, NumisMaster brings collectors the power behind the Standard Catalog of World Coins series.
And now, NumisMaster has slashed its price. For $79.95 a year, or $9.95 a month, subscribers have access to pricing for coins from the 1500s to the latest 2008 offerings.
Read article: Get All the Coin Values For Half the Price - NumisMaster
Filed in: NumisMaster, Uncategorized
Article Tags: Coin Values, NumisMaster.
Coins go missing at World’s Fair - Numismatic News
Aug 15 at 4:04pm
A missing coin alert was issued by the American Numismatic Association. The coins were taken from John Schuch’s table at the World’s Fair of Money in Baltimore Aug. 2-3. Schuch suspects a man in his late 30s or early 40s with combed back longer brown hair, light complexion and medium build who was at his table Aug. 2 and Aug. 3.
Read article: Coins go missing at World’s Fair - Numismatic News
Filed in: American Numismatic Association, Numismatic News, Uncategorized
Article Tags: American Numismatic Association, ANA, Numismatic News.
Precious Metals Tank, Coin Collectors Happy? - Coin News
Aug 15 at 4:04pm
Overnight trading whiplashed precious metals into unconsciousness and a recovery appears to be nowhere in site on Friday. As of this writing, New York spot gold is below $780 an ounce, silver tanked to under $12.80 an ounce, and platinum plunged to below $1,350 an ounce.
Read article: Precious Metals Tank, Coin Collectors Happy? - Coin News
Filed in: Coin Dealers, CoinNews, Uncategorized
Article Tags: CoinNews.
Man gets prison for rare coin robbery - The Holland Sentinel
Aug 13 at 10:10pm
Jeremy Wilkinson will spend at least 15 years in prison for his involvement in the January robbery of a rare coin home business in Spring Lake Township that culminated in a chase across Lake Michigan ice.
Read article: Man gets prison for rare coin robbery - The Holland Sentinel
Filed in: Uncategorized
Truck buyer uses $8,000 in coins - Cincinnati Enquirer
Aug 13 at 10:10pm
James F. Jones walked into an office at car dealer Jake Sweeney today, plunked down 16 coffee cans of coins and said: “I want that Chevy truck,” pointing to a red, 2008 half-ton Chevrolet Silverado. The sales staff couldn’t believe he was serious, but Jones, of New Miami in Butler County, was very serious – and he had $8,000 in coins to back him up.
Read article: Truck buyer uses $8,000 in coins - Cincinnati Enquirer
Filed in: Uncategorized
Homer Simpson Euro Found - NumisMaster
Aug 11 at 9:09pm
A Spanish sweet shop owner from Aviles discovered a nicely crafted Hobo Nickel style reworked Spanish Euro coin in the till recently while counting through the change. The artist altered King Juan Carlos from the obverse of a 2001 KM1046 Euro coin into Homer Simpson, leaving the rest of the obverse and reverse alone and as struck.
Read entire article: Homer Simpson Euro Found - NumisMaster
Filed in: NumisMaster, Uncategorized
Article Tags: NumisMaster.
Pakistani coins being melted down for copper - metalworker
Aug 7 at 9:09pm
THE RISE in copper demand and prices is hitting the hip pockets of residents and companies alike in the Pakistani province of Lahore, where one-rupee coins are being melted down to make wire.
Read entire article: Pakistani coins being melted down for copper - metalworker
Filed in: Uncategorized, World Coins
Article Tags: Pakistani Coins.
Gordon selected YN contest winner - Numismatic News
Aug 7 at 12:12am
Parker Gordon, a 16-year-old junior numismatist from Lipan, Texas, was named the winner of the Cuban Numismatic Association’s Essay Contest for Young Numismatists.
Read entire article: Gordon selected YN contest winner - Numismatic News
Filed in: Numismatic News, Uncategorized
Article Tags: Numismatic News, Parker Gordon.