Welcome to Something About Coins! A few of the web's new interesting coin articles are summarized below!
U.S. Mint gold coin prices are expected to drop tomorrow, CoinNews.net reported. The U.S. Mint uses the London Fix gold weekly average to price its gold coins, and the weekly average has been falling. So expect the UHR Double Eagle prices to decline to $1,489 and the American Buffalo Proof gold coins to go down to $1,410 the article said. First Spouse Gold coin prices will drop too. The Uncirculated should fall to $716 and the Proof to $729. CoinNews.net predicts the price drop will occur before noon ET on Wednesday.
Last Friday, Dave Harper reported the U.S. Mint will stop selling UHR $20 gold coins at 3 PM ET on December 31, 2009. A few other similar articles have surfaced from other authors, since the Mint publicized the deadline in a press release today. He stated the beautiful and unusual coins make a nice alternative to bullion coins, since bullion shortages are plaguing the gold market. The Mint's press release said 108,961 have sold as of Dec. 15, and there's a companion book included with the coin that chronicles the history of Augustus Saint-Gaudens' original $20 1907 Double Eagle gold piece.
Civil War enthusiasts might enjoy the Perth Mint's 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Silver Proof coin, which was the last coin in the Famous Battles five coin series. SilverCoinsToday.com has images and a complete description of the newest coin. Only 5,000 will be minted, according to the article. The reverse design shows a colorized battlefield between Union forces and Confederates in the background, and there's a soldier aiming his gun and a cannon in the foreground. The obverse has a portrait of England's Queen Elizabeth II.
Ginger Rapsus published an interesting article about rare first strike engraved 1921-D Morgan dollars. These special dollars were presentation pieces engraved with, " —th dollar released from first 100/ever coined at Denver Mint/Thomas Annear Supt." The article described where coins numbered 3 through 12 have been located, and Rapsus suspected these coins were the only ones engraved since more haven't surfaced. The engraved coins are listed, some include their grades and values, and a few have spelling errors in the engraving.
Two exciting new mobile app's have been created for coin collectors. NumismaticNews.net reported NGC launched NGC Mobile, a mobile site allowing collectors to verify an NGC certification on their cell phones, PDA's and other mobile devices. The service is free and instructions are on NGC's web site.
The second one is Heritage Auctions's mobile site for iPhones and Blackberries. Their press release said, "Collectors now have the opportunity to search for, view and bid on any lot in any current Heritage auction from most any mobile device with a web browser from anywhere in the world where there's Web service." Instructions are at www.ha.com.
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