Welcome to Something About Coins! Below are some stories about the U.S. Mint, commemorative gold and silver coins, and Indian Head Eagles.
Hot Springs National Park Quarter in Bags and Rolls April 19, CoinCollectingNews.org
The United States Mint today announced the release of products featuring the Hot Springs National Park quarter at noon Eastern Time (ET) on April 19, 2010. Available options include a two-roll set priced at $32.95 each and 100-coin bags priced at $35.95 each. The Hot Springs National Park quarter is the first release in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program, the United States Mint's new 12-year coin program that will honor 56 national parks and national sites. The coins contained in the bags ... Click for coin article
Upcoming U.S. Commemorative Coins: 2011-2014, CoinNews.net
2010 has already seen the release of its two commemorative coin issues by the United States Mint; the 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar on Feb. 25, 2010, and the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar on March 23, 2010. No additional commemorative silver dollars will be launched this year, but several upcoming issues between 2011-2014 are already known. As authorized by coin legislation that is first introduced, passed and then signed into law by the President, the ... Click for coin article
BNR to issue commemorative gold collector coin, Financiarul.ro
On Monday, April 12, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a gold coin commemorating the 160th anniversary of the birth of poet Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889), BNR reports in a press release. The round-shaped gold coin, 35 mm in diameter, has a face value of RON 500, weighing 31.103 g. On the obverse, in the upper half, is Romania’s coat-of-arms partially overlapping the face value – leu 500; below, an open book on a laurel wreath. The left page of the book features ... Click for coin article
Finest Indian Head $10 Set Gets 'Plus', NumisMaster.com
The all-time finest set of Indian Head Eagles was among the first coins certified under the new PCGS Secure Plus system from the Professional Coin Grading Service, the firm announced April 1. Known as “The Simpson Collection” and now added to the PCGS Set Registry, the 32-coin set was assembled with the help of Laura Sperber of Legend Numismatics. The set includes 18 of the finest known examples of their date and mint with none graded higher. Eleven of those are unique in their top grade including a ... Click for coin article
How to Spot Counterfeit Money, SurvivalGuideForSmallBusiness.com
The counterfeit currency problem has been expanding to include the average person trying to print currency from their home printer. While many fake bills are easily spotted as such, the growing sophistication of these criminals are taking a toll on small businesses. Recently the Connecticut Better Business Bureau was notified of a counterfeit $100 bill in circulation which was created from a $5 legal bill. The technique used by the criminals involved bleaching the legitimate $5 bill and then altering it to look like a $100 bill. All employees should examine ... Click for article
PNG series continues at Central States show, NumismaticNews.net
The Professional Numismatists Guild will conduct another installment of its continuing series of PNG Share the Knowledge seminars at the Central States Numismatic Society’s 71st anniversary convention at 1 p.m. April 30 in Milwaukee, WI. The educational session is free and open to collectors and dealers, and a complimentary light lunch will be available for audience members. “Gary Adkins, Jeff Garrett and Julian Leidman, three outstanding professional numismatists including two former PNG presidents, ..." Click to read coin show article
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