Welcome back to Something About Coins! New coins from the U.S. Mint and the Israel Mint, plus coverage of some rarities are described below!
2010 Lincoln Cent Roll Sales Debut, BSA Coins Top 290,000, CoinNews
The latest United States Mint sales figures show that collectors purchased 45,483 of the 2010 Lincoln Cent Two-Roll Sets. The rolls went on sale Thursday, April 8, at noon Eastern Time and the sales figure tally has an "as of date" of Sunday. While the level is healthy, it is substantially below debuting sales from any of the prior four 2009 designs. As one example, collectors purchased 153,427 of the 2009 Lincoln Presidency Two-Roll Sets during its debut week. In another category collectors are watching ... Click for coin article
City of Akko Next in UNESCO Coin Series, NumisMaster.com
Third in the “UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Israel” series is a coin honoring the city of Akko. Recorded in ancient Babylonian and Egyptian sources, the city of Akko, also known as Acre, is located in the western Galilee region of Israel. It has a 4,000-year-old history, one of the longest in the world. Today, Akko, with a population of just under 50,000, is a museum of archeology, anthropology, sociology and architecture. In 2001, it was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for ... Click for coin article
Norman coins found near Knaresborough 'are treasure', News.BBC.co.uk
Rare 12th Century coins unearthed in North Yorkshire have been declared treasure by a coroner in Harrogate. The silver coins were found on remote farmland near Knaresborough by amateur metal detector enthusiasts in 2008. Dating from the reign of Henry I, the haul of 178 coins is believed to be one of the biggest hoards of its kind. The find will be valued, with any proceeds being split between the landowner and the team from West Yorkshire who found them. Fifteen members of the West Riding Detector Group ... Click for coin article
The Numismatic Double Play, RareGoldCoins.com
Say the words "double play" and most people think of Jeter to Cano to Texeira. But in the world of gold coins, the concept of the double play has another meaning altogether. Back in the 1980's and the 1990's it was common to see large-sized U.S. gold coins marketed with the "double play" strategy. What this meant was that these coins had two inherent factors that contributed to their price structure: their intrinsic gold value and their numismatic value. The double play concept became ... Click for coin article
Cops: Oceanside Coin Dealer Sold Coins Without Consent, LongIslandPress.com
An Oceanside man was arrested Tuesday for selling rare coins without the owner’s permission, according to Nassau County police. Anthony Lombardo, 49, a self-employed coin dealer, agreed to clean and appraise three coins for an individual. During the time Lombardo had the coins, he sold them to another person. One of the coins is reportedly valued at $75,000. None of the coins have been recovered yet ... Click for coin article
Year of the Horse coin charges to $120,000, PaulFraserCollectibles.com
The recent Chinese rarity has already broken free of its guide price a week ahead of auction. Next week, Heritage is holding a sale of rare coins of the world in Rosemont, Illinois. The leading lot is very rare indeed - and surprisingly from the 21st century.Only 15 Lunar Series Kilo gold coins, with the notional worth of 10,000 Yuan, were minted in at the Shanghai mint in China in order to celebrate the Year of the Horse 2002. This is number 10 of those 15 - some of the others are known to have been melted down ... Click for coin article
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