The United States Mint this week released images of the 2010 Presidential $1 Dollar Coins. Before now, only images of line art designs were available for this year's coins which continue the series depicting former American Presidents.
Millard Fillmore Presidential $1 Dollar Coin (Designed and Sculpted by Don Everhart) - Click to Enlarge
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Franklin Pierce Presidential $1 Dollar Coin (Designed by Susan Gamble and Sculpted by Charles L. Vickers) - Click to Enlarge
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James Buchanan Presidential $1 Dollar Coin (Designed and Sculpted by Phebe Hemphill) - Click to Enlarge
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential $1 Dollar Coin (Designed and Sculpted by Don Everhart) - Click to Enlarge
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The newest dollars in the US Mint Presidential $1 Coin Program honor Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan and Abraham Lincoln and will have respective circulating launch dates of February 18, May 20, August 19 and November 18. [click to continue…]
In the lead-up to Australia Day, the Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, announced the design of the newest coin to go into the hands of Australians.
Commemorating and celebrating Australia Day and designed by the Royal Australian Mint in consultation with the National Australia Day Council, this 50 cent coin marks the spirit of this significant national celebration and will soon be available around the country.
Full Article: 2010 Australia Day Coins Launch - CoinNews
The first clad coin released to circulation was the quarter, “the key coin for commerce,” as it was called by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Robert A. Wallace.
Minting began on Aug. 23, 1965, with distribution scheduled for the week of Nov. 1. A 1965-dated quarter apparently made of copper-nickel was the cover coin for the December 1965 issue of Coins magazine. The new clad era began with ...
Full Article: Finding Clad Quarters in Top Grades Tough - NumisMaster
In their recently concluded January 2010 Americana sale held in New York, there were two record-setting Dahlonega gold coins that I think are worth taking a closer look at. What were these two pieces and why did they sell for as much money as they did?
The first piece was an 1861-D gold dollar graded AU53 by PCGS. I had sold this exact coin a few years ago and was familiar with ...
Full Article: Stack’s Sells Two Importnat Dahlonega Rarities - RareGoldCoins.com
While catching up on the weekend’s reading I came across an article Debate rages in coin world: Theodore Roosevelt or George Washington on new quarter? The article is about how the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee debated whether to recommend that Teddy Roosevelt be placed on the obverse of the new America the Beautiful Quarters.
Introduced in 1932, the Washington Quarter was intended to be issued as a one-time circulating commemorative to honor the 200th anniversary of George Washington’s birth.
The quarter was born of controversy when Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon chose John Flanagan’s depictions over what had been determined to be a more artistic version by Laura Gardin Fraser. Although Mellon was a collector of great fine art that was ...
Full Article: America the Beautiful Quarters Obverse, CCAC - CoinNews
During the course of the January 2010 FUN Convention in Orlando, arrangements were finalized for the sale of a 1907-Denver Mint Double Eagle that is possibly unique in Proof format. It is NGC certified as “Proof-62” with a “Farouk” pedigree noted. It is thus indicated that it was formerly in the epic collection of ...
Full Article: 1907 D Double Eagle Sells for More Than Half Million - CoinLink
NGC has received a number of the new 2010 cents for certification.
The numismatic press recently announced that the new 2010 cents having a shield reverse were inexplicably released in Puerto Rico in advance of their scheduled February release date. NGC has received a number of these for certification, and the novelty of these coins makes them worthy of comment. The obverse remains unchanged ...
Full Article: NGC Certifies New 2010 Cents - Numismatic Guaranty Corporation
My mind says 'sleep,' but the clock says 'work.' ... My publisher, Scott Tappa, and associates Tom Michael, Lisa Bellavin and I met with officials of the Spanish Mint Tuesday night at the Estrel Hotel. The place is already beginning to fill up with officials from various world mints. We are all ...
Full Article: Spain could follow in state quarters' footsteps - Buzz with Dave Harper
The big story this week is the continued retreat in the precious metals sector and its effect on bullion-related type gold coins. While gold is down about 1 percent, silver and platinum have eroded by 6 to 7 percent and all are near the bottom of the recent trading range. Trading in this area and lack of strong investment buyer demand has hammered many of the premiums ...
Full Article: Bullion coins continue retreat - Numismatic News
