Welcome to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint is no longer selling the uncirculated version of the Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar, and the Royal Canadian Mint describes two versions of the Queen's portrait on its toonies. Those are just a few of the articles linked in today's blog!
2010 Boy Scouts Uncirculated Silver Dollar Sells Out, CoinNews.net
The 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Uncirculated Silver Dollar sold out today, April 26, 2010, leaving only the proof option open for unrestricted ordering. The United States Mint online store is now asking customers to join a waiting list, indicating new orders will be processed on a first-come, first-serve basis and only if an old order is canceled. The most recent U.S. Mint sales figures showed that the coins were nearing a sell out, with 312,653 of the 350,000 combined authorized mintage purchased as of ... Click for coin article
Mint debunks fake toonies myth, TorontoSun.com
The Royal Canadian Mint wants Canadians to know that the Queen does in fact have two faces. The mint issued a statement this week saying although some toonies appear to have a different portrait of the Queen on them, that doesn't necessarily mean they are funny money. The confusion appears to stem from a recent media report in Toronto that some fake toonies were circulating in the city. The report said there were several ways to tell a fake coin from the real thing but pointed out that on the fakes, the Queen is not wearing her crown ... Click for coin article
An Interview with Colonial Coin Collector Ray Williams, CollectorsWeekly.com
In this interview, Colonial Coin Collectors Club president Ray Williams talks about early American coins. Along the way he looks at the differences between type and die-variety collecting and explains how the first mints were designed to be moneymaking ventures in more ways than one. Williams can be contacted via www.colonialcoins.org. I started collecting coins at age 11 when I earned a Boy Scout Coin Collecting Merit Badge. I collected cents, nickels, and dimes, placing them in the blue Whitman folders. Like ... Click for coin article
Market reacts to PCGS+, CoinValuesOnline.com
The rare coin market continues to adjust to the presence of new Professional Coin Grading Service Secure Plus coins and PCGS has posted on its Web site an FAQ with nearly 100 questions that its clients have asked about the new service. So, if you don't fully understand the new PCGS Secure Plus grading tier, don't fret. Apparently, you're not alone. Don Willis, PCGS president, commented that the firm "arbitrarily" decided to limit the new plus grade to select grades between Extremely Fine 45 and Mint State 68, ... Click for coin article
PBOC to Issue New Commemorative Coins for Shanghai Expo, english.cri.cn
The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, will issue a set of gold and silver commemorative coins this month to celebrate the upcoming World Expo 2010 Shanghai (Series II). In an announcement posted on its website, the central bank said the new Shanghai Expo commemorative series, consisting of two gold and two silver coins ... Click for coin article
Central States Numismatic Society 71st Anniversary Convention Schedule of Events, CentralStates.info
April 26 - May 3, 2010, The convention bourse will be held in Exhibit Halls A-B, located on the third level of the convention center. The registration area for the convention bourse is located in the third level lobby just outside the entrance to Exhibit Halls A-B. Convention meetings, educational programs Heritage auction lot viewing and the Heritage Signature Sales will be held in meeting rooms located on the second level of the convention center. The Sunday, May 2 S.S. Central America Seminar by Bob Evans will be held in Meeting Room 101CD, located on the first level of the convention center ... Click for coin article
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