Welcome to Something About Coins! The first three articles cover gold coins, then a $200,000 cent (not an "S") and an ancient coin are revealed.
Abigail Fillmore First Spouse Gold Coins Available March 18, CoinCollectingNews.org
WASHINGTON - The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the Abigail Fillmore First Spouse Gold Coin and Abigail Fillmore First Spouse Bronze Medal on March 18, 2010, at noon Eastern Time (ET). The one-half ounce 24-karat gold coin, struck at the United States Mint at West Point, will be available in proof and uncirculated conditions. Pricing for the coins will be based on the United States Mint's pricing structure for precious metals products. For current pricing information, visit ...
US Mint Gold Eagle Bullion Coins on Track for Third Best March, CoinNews
American Gold Eagle bullion coins are not on the same fiery pace seen in 2009 or during the Y2K “scare” in 1999, but the latest United States Mint sales figures show they are on track to record their third best ever March. With the first two weeks of this month now history, US Mint sales of the gold bullion coins have reached 39,500. Buyers will need to scoop up another 48,501 during the next 2 1/2 weeks to pass March 1998 and earn the third best March ranking. Any ...
Value Compression: A New Trend in the Dated Gold Market, RareGoldCoins.com
In the past few years, I've noticed an interesting trend in relation to the pricing of rare date gold coins. I refer to this as “value compression.” Let me explain what I mean. When I mention this term I am referring to a small price premium between grades. The classic value-compressed issues have long been the Iowa and Roanoke commemorative half dollars. According to the most recent CDN Greysheet , the difference in value between an MS60 and MS65 Iowa half dollar is ...
$200,000 Deal Buys VDB Cent, NumismaticNews.net
Finishing a Lincoln cent set with top quality pieces got a little more expensive after a March 4 deal saw a 1909 VDB cent graded Proof-68 RB with star by Numismatic Guaranty Corp. and CAC sticker sell for over $200,000. Though the exact price was not disclosed, Laura Sperber of Legend Numismatics wrote in her blog: "Yes, the coin we had displayed and always said was not for sale got sold. While we are not releasing any specific price, we will confirm the coin set a world record above $200,000..."
Beware the Ides of March: 'Medal' for killing Caesar shows at British Museum, Guardian.co.uk
A unique gold coin celebrating the assassination of Julius Caesar, which may have been worn as a boastful talisman by one of the emperor's killers, will go on display at the British Museum tomorrow – the Ides of March, marking the 2,054th anniversary of his death. The British Museum was first shown the coin in 1932 but couldn't afford to buy it. Many private owners later, it has now been loaned to the museum, and will be displayed for the first time. Caesar was struck down ...
The EID MAR Denarius Coin - Beware the Ides of March - Brutus Murders Caesar, About.com
EID MAR - An Ancient Roman Coin Commemorates the Assassination of Caesar: One of the most famous coins of all time is the EID MAR denarius issued by Marcus Junius Brutus in 43/42 BC. When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon, he threw Rome into more than three years of civil war, eliminating his opponents along the way. In 49 BC, many leading citizens, including some sixty Roman Senators, had come to see Caesar as a power-grabber who wanted to make himself king ...
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