Welcome to Something About Coins! Here are six coin articles. To start, they are about the six million American Silver Eagles that have been sold this year, how first issues make an impressive set, and the 1911-D quarter eagle from the Norweb Collection will be auctioned soon.
US Mint Silver Eagle Bullion Coin Sales Top 6 Million, CoinNews.net
American Silver Eagle Bullion coins blasted off in January and have already topped the 6 million sales mark through to the first week of March, according to the latest figures from the United States Mint. That, despite a delayed January 19 release of the 2010-dated Silver Eagles and a week prior sell out of the 2009s. The silver bullion coins had their best ever January with authorized buyers ordering 3,592,500 — a significant feat given ...
Try First Issues When You Need a Challenge, NumisMaster.com:
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 impressive, and different, collection. Some coins are very easy to find, maybe in change, while others are more scarce and ...
The Norweb-Bass MS66 1911-D Quarter Eagle, CoinLink:
The Norweb Collection was a legend while still owned by its namesake family, and while two decades have passed since the three auctions that dispersed most of it, time has only added to its importance to collectors. Quality and rarity are the chief watchwords; no discussion of early copper, colonials, proof silver, or early and Southern-Western gold would be complete without acknowledging the Norweb influence and ...
Why Kim Yu-na Coins Are Issued in Tuvalu, english.chosun.com
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 a population of just 12,000. The Kim Yu-na commemorative coins come in gold and ...
Relative value key point, CoinValuesOnline.com
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 in bullion over the past year has had a mildly positive effect on common Mint State ...
Silver can still be found in half dollar rolls, NumismaticNews.net
The half dollar minted in 1965 was different from its companion clad quarters and dimes. The 50-cent piece still contained some silver, continuing the tradition of silver coins. Also, the transition to a clad, silver-less coin would be that much easier. Silver content of the half dollar, according to the Coinage Act of 1965, came to 40 percent – a center core of 21 percent silver and 79 percent copper, with an outer cladding of ...
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