Welcome to Something About Coins! Recent topics on the web right now are U.S. 2010 quarters, low-grade proof gold coins, Jefferson nickels, and clad coins.
All of the various 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters products were described by CoinNews.net yesterday. The five upcoming commemorative quarters will be featured in a 2010 U.S. Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set and Silver Proof Set. Each of the five new quarters will be sold in their own Two-Roll Sets and 100-Coin Bags from the Philadelphia Mint and Denver Mint. Finally, they will be part of the U.S. Mint Proof Set, Uncirculated Set, and Silver Proof Set. Descriptions include coin composition, strike types, and prices.
On Monday, Steve Roach described the market for rare low-grade gold Proofs on CoinValuesOnline.com. Impaired proofs that are lightly circulated or cleaned provide a starting-point for Proofs in the market. Occasionally one comes along at a bargain price, so buyers could patiently wait for a nice one, he said. One of several examples he used was an 1886 Coronet $2.50 quarter eagle slabbed Genuine by PCGS that sold for $1,092.50 this month, while others of the type graded PR-58 to PR-62 realized between $2,000 and $3,000.
Paul Green followed up his article about Jefferson nickels and focused on the 1949-S. He explained a few reasons why its value may get better. He said it is being listed today at $3.50 in MS-65. One reason it's being overlooked was, "The 1950-D became one of, if not the most, heavily hoarded coin in U.S. history." Basically people were likely too busy with the 1950-D to save a nice 1949-S.
Ginger Rapsus began an interesting series on familiar clad coins. She recounted why U.S. coin composition moved from mostly silver to copper-nickel clad in the 1960's. Then she relayed the effect it had on coin collectors.
One last note, don't forget, December 31 at 3 PM Eastern Time is the deadline to purchase the 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin from the U.S. Mint.
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