Welcome to Something About Coins! The American Numismatic Association is celebrating this week with its 2010 National Coin Week. Read on for that story and much more!
2010 National Coin Week-April 18-24, Money.org
“Beautiful Places: Landmarks and Mintmarks” is the theme of 2010 National Coin Week, April 18-24. The theme celebrates the many historic and scenic places that have inspired designs on coins and paper money throughout U.S. and world history. This year, the ANA is going on a virtual road trip -- and we want you to come along! The cross-country venture will double as a treasure hunt. Beginning Presidents Day, February 15, a clue to a numismatic object will be provided once a week via e-mail and on ... Click for coin article
Canadian Vending Association Doubts New Coins Will Deliver Intended Benefits, VendingTimes.com
Canada's federal government recently announced that it plans to change the metallic composition of the country's $1 and $2 coins to multi-ply plated steel. The Royal Canadian Mint estimates that the new material and production technique will cut costs significantly, saving up to $15 million a year. The mint also claims its new coins will ... Click for coin article
Success rolling in for coin dealers, TheSpec.com
It started with $600 earned from a casual high school hobby. It turned into a thriving numismatic business, Colonial Acres Coins, which today employs 14 people, buying and selling collectible North American coins, bank notes, bullion, collectible items from the Royal Canadian Mint such as Olympic coins, and some gold jewellery. Todd ... Click for coin article
The Original Plain Edge Coin – 1797 Half Cent, CoinLink.com
The new Plain Edge or "Godless" Washington and Adams Dollar are all the rage lately, but did you know they are not the first Plain Edge coins the US has minted? Here, the author will write about the first "No Edge Lettering" US Coin, and hope to enlighten a few on Plain Edge Varieties. The coin in question is a 1797 Liberty Cap, Facing Right, Half Cent, and their varieties are attributed using Cohen Variety System. The COHEN System is the most accepted method of designating or attributing a letter and number ... Click for coin article
Disabled veterans honored with coin, Local coin dealers expect the coin will sell out quickly, Ocala.com
When they landed at Normandy, froze in Korea, plunged through the rice paddies of Vietnam and sweltered in the deserts of Iraq, they were whole.But one bullet, one IED, one RPG could and did change the lives of many American combat troops. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 160,000 disabled American veterans have paid a very high price for their patriotism. The sacrifice made by those veterans who returned less than whole is now receiving recognition from the United States Mint in the form ... Click for coin article
Which Coin Will Cross Over, Upgrade?, NumisMaster.com
This time I want to write about “crossovers” and attempts to have the grade of a slabbed coin raised. There are many independent coin grading services; however, four of them are considered by most collectors to be the major services. Since there is evidence that the same coin will automatically assume a different commercial value depending on which major grading service encapsulated it, there is a desire to get a coin slabbed by the grading service with the “best return.” A “crossover” occurs when a coin that is authenticated ... Click for coin article
Favorite coin years can be cheap or dear, NumismaticNews.net (March 26)
What is your favorite date to find on a coin? A Lincoln cent collector might choose 1909; a Morgan dollar collector, 1895; and a Mercury dime collector, 1916. Many years produced many interesting and collectible coins. A numismatist looking for something new to collect might pick a favorite year and collect every coin that was produced that year. One of the best years for United States coins was 1796. A famous rarity, the 1796 half cent, was made this year, to the tune of 1,390 pieces. This coin comes in two ... Click for coin article
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