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Relative value key point – Coin Values

March 9, 2010

Recently a reader asked why common-date certified Mint State 65 Morgan dollars retail for around $150, when 1-ounce silver rounds retail for several dollars over the spot price of an ounce of silver. The answer is that a finite number of Morgan dollars is available, while availability of silver rounds is generally unlimited.
The increased interest [...]

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Alderney Issues One of the World’s Largest and Rarest Coins

March 9, 2010

Alderney is a tiny island-dependency of the British Crown, that’s just 3 miles long and 1.5 miles wide, with a population of only around 2,400. It is actually closer to France (10 miles) than to Great Britain (60 miles), but has been part of the United Kingdom for nearly 1,000 years.
The first coins of Alderney [...]

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Why Kim Yu-na Coins Are Issued in Tuvalu

March 9, 2010

The Korean Olympic Committee on Friday said it will issue commemorative coins to celebrate Kim Yu-na’s Olympic gold medal and share the moment of joy. But they will be issued in Tuvalu instead of Korea and have been minted in Perth, Australia. Tuvalu, a member of the British Commonwealth, lies northeast of Australia and has [...]

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2010 US Mint Silver Proof Set with America the Beautiful Series

March 9, 2010

The fifth major numismatic product to contain this year’s America the Beautiful Quarters Program coins is the 2010 United States Mint Silver Proof Set™.
As the name of the set indicates, several coins are struck from 90% silver, a composition in the days of old referred to as coin silver. The pieces minted from [...]

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2010 Proof Set includes America the Beautiful Series

March 9, 2010

This article is the fourth in a series to briefly detail the various U.S. Mint offerings that include 2010 quarters.
America the Beautiful QuarterThe United States Mint is introducing a new series of coins as a follow-up to the successful 50-State Quarters and last year’s District of Columbia & US Territories Quarters. Dubbed the America the [...]

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Price Differences for Brown, Red Brown and Red Coins

March 8, 2010

Collecting copper coins can be very challenging. Many of the Red copper coins are hard to find and to top it off, copper coin collectors are also some of the most aggressive collectors in today’s coin market.
One of the reasons that copper coin collectors are considered so aggressive is because they will step up and [...]

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US Mint February Coin Mintage Numbers

March 8, 2010

The pace of striking coins at the US Mint has been much like watching a crawling turtle stroll through the mud. Mintage levels were way down last year, and slumped in January to start this one — numbers were less than half that of January 2009. February was no different, according to the latest round [...]

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Try First Issues When You Need a Challenge

March 8, 2010

Need a change of pace? Collecting can be more than filling holes in an album, or crossing off items on your want list. A creative approach to numismatics can enable a collector to build a unique collection that has its own challenges.
A set of United States coins of their first year of issue makes an [...]

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David Lawrence Rare Coins Acquires “King of Barber Coinage”

March 8, 2010

While attending the Whitman Coin Expo in Baltimore, Maryland this week, I was lucky enough to be the designated bidder for David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) at the show’s official auction by Bowers and Merena Auctions.
As the auction approached, the finest known 1901-S Barber Quarter was to be offered as lot 737. Graded by [...]

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CICF bourse sold out, show will expand

March 8, 2010

All 119 tables on the bourse floor of the Chicago International Coin Fair have been sold, making the April 22-25 show larger than the 2009 edition.
Event coordinators are making plans to expand the show floor. Parties interested in exhibiting at CICF should contact bourse chairman …
Full Article: CICF bourse sold out, show will expand – [...]

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Numismatic History: The Stetson Collection Gold Coin Hoard

March 8, 2010

One of the more interesting (and lesser known) gold coin auctions that I’ve attended was the sale of the Stetson Collection which was conducted by the old Bowers and Merena in May, 1993. This was an instance where the back story (or stories in this case) was nearly as interesting as the coins themselves.
Beginning in [...]

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Buckingham gold hoard

March 6, 2010

Around midday on Saturday 16 December 2006 two metal detectorists strolled onto a field near Buckingham and within a few minutes picked up a valuable gold coin that was lying on the surface.
By the end of the weekend 42 had been found. By 11 March this year a total of 70 iron age gold staters, [...]

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Coins From Alexander the Great Found in Syria

March 6, 2010

More than 250 silver coins dating back to the time of Alexander the Great were unearthed in northern Syria, a Syrian archaeologist said Thursday.
Youssef Kanjo, the head of archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Aleppo, said the coins were discovered two weeks ago in …
Full Article: Coins From Alexander the Great Found in Syria [...]

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Think Twice Before Cleaning Any of Your Coins

March 6, 2010

Forrest Gump’s words rang in his head, “Stupid is as stupid does.” Our numismatist’s 1945 “micro S” Mercury dime had come back from the grading service as “cleaned.” The dime’s value had been greatly diminished by his less than artful cleaning.
He remembered the day of his fateful mistake. The sun was shining, birds were [...]

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From the Grading Room: Highest Graded 1872-CC $20

March 6, 2010

NGC graders are fortunate to have seen more coins than anyone, but they always take time to appreciate truly special coins. The unexpected encounter with this 1872-CC $20 is one such example.
Wholly original and beautifully struck, it was instantly recognizable as the finest our graders had ever seen. It graded MS62 …
Full Article: From the [...]

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