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The U.S. Mint launched the Lincoln Coin & Chronicles Set today, and I was just certain that there would be a record-breaking sellout. Afterall, people were pre-selling their sets on eBay. Why buy on eBay when you can buy it straight from the Mint's web site? Sets were still available, last time I checked. But, at least there was a little bit of excitement for the Lincoln set today. CoinNews reported that the Mint's site was so busy this afternoon that it went down, and then their site went down too "for a few short moments."
Here's a new record, Heritage is going to auction the lowest-graded Half Eagle gold coin, an 1887-S Half Eagle in a PCGS P-1. There are other lowest-graded (P-1) coins out there, but this one is interesting because according to the article, it is "the single lowest graded example of any coin in the entire Half Eagle series." The auction will take place next week at Heritage’s Dallas Sale on October 24th.
Not all coins are interesting because of their grade. Some coins are interesting for how they were collected. A Georgia collector reflects on his collection, and how it was collected, in an interview to promote the Tiftarea Coin Club’s annual show. He talked about farmers who bury their silver coin collections in their fields, and how he found his 1926 Peace Dollar after it was stolen.
I found a new article about counterfeit coins today. It was from an online newspaper in California. Apparently, a con-artist cut a coin in half and then attached part of it to another coin that was cut in half. The police don't know who was cutting the coins, but they arrested the man who was selling the doctored coins. The article described the investigation and arrest.
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