Welcome to Something About Coins! News of Lincoln coins dominated articles today and over the weekend.
The Lincoln Coin & Chronicles Sets debuted last Thursday and sold out sometime on Friday, about 30 hours after its release. If you missed your opportunity to buy the set from the Mint for $55.95, then you can still put your name on the Mint's waiting list, or you can buy one on eBay for about $100 more.
The mintage numbers are out for the circulating 2009 Lincoln cents. Of the current three different 2009 Lincoln cents, the 2009-P Birthplace designed cent is the most scarce, CoinNews highlights in their recent article. The fourth and final 2009 Lincoln cent, the Presidency design, will launch in less than one month, on Nov. 12.
F. Michael Fazzari provides insight about authenticating the 1922 Plain Cent. He describes the different 1922 Cent die states and die combinations, and he points out the main key to the 1922 Plain Cent is the second 2 in the date. There are many 1922-D with weak mintmarks or mintmarks that have been removed so that they appear to be the plain variety, according to the article. A real 1922 Plain variety, he says, has a strong reverse and a distinct shaped 2 in the date.
Coin Values noticed ordinary collectors aren't buying old, key-date Lincoln cents because they've gotten too expensive. For example, a 1909-S v.d.b. cent in Fine condition is $1,400 and a 1955 Double Die Obverse cent in Very Fine is $1,600 in the Coin Values report. Values of other dates and varieties are also presented.
In other news, an upscale department store located in London, England called Harrods is selling gold bars and coins. Harrods made the announcement last Thursday, and it said it will sell Krugerrands, Eagles, Maple Leafs, Sovereigns, and Pandas. Another bonus is that it will also buy back any gold that was purchased from there.
CoinLink evaluates two collections in an upcoming Heritage coin auction this week, Oct. 22-24. Both collections contain rare coins, but each is very different for it's collection style. CoinLink says the Mulkin Collection appears to be more about rare coin quantity and the Little Rock Collection seems to be more about quality.
A man from North Carolina is working with certain congressional members to get a commemorative 50-cent civil rights museum coin. The potential coin could raise money for an International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina, and the coin could be part of the celebration for the 50th anniversary of the historic Feb. 1, 1960 sit-ins at the old Woolworth five-and-dime, reports an online newspaper.
Finally, I'm really hoping that something breaks the case of the million dollar coin theft. I'm talking about the robbery of coin dealer Julian Leidman that occurred on Oct. 11 as he was driving home from Coinfest. The reward is growing, and the latest news says the reward is now almost $160,000.
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