Welcome back to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint raised the price of the Boy Scout commemorative coins, and the Royal Mint released a newly designed coin with the image of Britannia. Those are just a few of the stories gathered below!
Boy Scouts Silver Dollars Nearing Sell Out, Prices Rise April 21, CoinNews.net
In a promising signal that the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollars are headed for a sell out sooner versus later, new weekly U.S. Mint sales figures show the commemoratives almost equaling their prior performance with another 22,261 sold. Since ... Click for coin article
Royal Mint Unveils New Britannia Coin Design, CoinLink.com
The design depicts the famous icon of Britain and British coinage as an Amazonian-like warrior, with a protective and serene watch over modern Britain’s liberty and values. The new design has been launched to celebrate Britannia’s enduring ... Click for coin article
The 1878-CC Half Eagle, RareGoldCoins.com
Having just acquired one of the two or three finest known examples of this date (a PCGS AU58 that is illustrated below) I thought it would be interesting to share some information about one of my favorite half eagles from this mint. The 1878-CC ... Click for coin article
Numismatic Nostalgia: May 1908, Stacks.com
Our Nostalgia tidbit this issue is from The Numismatist, an issue of 102 years ago, an item we discussed in this column several years ago. Wonder what the reaction would be if this piece were printed today. Of course, prices would have to be changed ... Click for coin article
Hidden Treasures: The Money Museum, KCfreepress.com
A tour of the Federal Reserve's Money Museum is a 'billion dollar experience'. Who doesn’t love money? It might not grow on trees, but there is sure a lot of it that moves in and out of The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City ... You can see the Truman Coin Collection ... Click for coin article
Counterfeit Money and Secret Service Efforts Featured in Funny Money Exhibition, CoinNews.net
Funny Money — The Fight of the United States Secret Service against Counterfeit Money opened on Friday, April 9, 2010 at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Counterfeiting money is one of the most common financial crimes in the history of mankind. Often punished ... Click for coin article
These stories aren't really coin related but interesting nonetheless:
$250,000 in Gold Stolen from Oregon Museum, news.travel.aol.com
The Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals in Hillsboro, Oregon reported that 107 pieces of rare gold samples -- which have a collected value of $250,000 -- were stolen late Saturday, according to The Forest Grove News-Times on April 20th."It's probably the best collection of gold ..." Click for article
New Silver Swan "Coins It In" at The Bowes Museum, ArtDaily.org
The Bowes Museum has taken delivery of a new, coin operated Silver Swan which it hopes will generate extra funding towards the upkeep of the French style chateau. Bespoke furniture makers Anthony Nixon, of Barnard Castle, were commissioned to produce the ... Click for article
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