Welcome back to Something About Coins! A variety of different coins are discussed below. Silver eagle bullion coin figures and San Francisco gold coin values are two of the seven linked articles!
2010 American Silver Eagle April Sales: Robust, but Slower, CoinNews.net
The United States Mint’s bullion 2010 American Silver Eagles continue to move like hot cakes, posting their second best sales number ever for an April. US Mint buyers scooped up 2,507,500 of the one ounce, .999 fine silver pieces during the month. However, April’s demand was down from that of March, which remarkably ended with a new quarterly sales record. March 2010 sales registered at a whopping 3,381,000. In another sign that Silver Eagle demand has declined from record levels, last month’s figure was 10,500 lower than the ... Click for coin article
Finally…An Appreciation for San Francisco Gold Coinage (?), RareGoldCoins.com
After decades and decades in the dumps, it looks like there are small signs of life in the San Francisco gold coin market. But the activity in this market area is sporadic, to say the least, and is being led by exactly the sort of coins that you wouldn't think would be the pacesetters. There are plenty of overgraded, unappealing high priced San Francisco gold coins on the market right now. You haven’t been able to give these away for years. You still can’t. San Francisco gold coins that are faux-rarities, uninteresting dates or processed with ... Click for coin article
Bad $4 coin idea got strong support, NumismaticNews.net
The $4 gold piece, or Stella as it is familiarly known, has long intrigued collectors. Many numismatists consider this denomination necessary for a type set although it was never issued as regular coinage. The origin of these patterns lies in the 19th century problems with too much silver produced in the United States. Beginning in 1859 the massive output of silver from the Comstock mines, in what is now Nevada, began slowly to undermine the value of this metal on the open market. With the outbreak of the Civil War in April ... Click for coin article
Same Date, Different Type Part III, PCGS.com
In our last installment, we reviewed the 19th century mid-year type changovers in the copper and nickel series. This week, we'll take a look at the occurrences of coins of the same denomination and date, but of a different type, in the silver series during the 19th century. The transition to Gobrecht's Liberty Seated design from 1837 to 1839 resulted in four instances where the nation's circulating coinage featured mid-year changeovers in type. The Seated Liberty design originally appeared on the pattern dollars of 1836, but due to the relatively ... Click for coin article
Top Franklins Becoming More Popular, NumisMaster.com
No one ever expected the 1963 Franklin half dollar to be special. With a mintage of 22,164,000, there simply was no reason to save it. Even in 1963 there were not a lot of Franklin half dollar collectors. There were simply too many other seemingly better options in circulation. At the time one could still find Mercury dimes and Walking Liberty half dollars. Another factor was that the 1963 had a proof mintage of 3,075,645. While many who bought the 1963 sets would not want to break them up, if the price was right few would doubt ... Click for coin article
What is the Difference Between a Coin's Price and its Value?, Coins.About.com
There is a big difference between the price of a coin, and the value of a coin. Although you often see these words used interchangeably, it is important that you understand the different concepts represented by each. The "Price" of a Coin is How Much it Would Cost You to Buy it From a Dealer. This is pretty straightforward. The "price" of a coin is merely the amount that it would sell for on the open market, otherwise known as its "retail price." Coin prices are set by many different factors, including the type and grade of the coin, its rarity and ... Click for coin article
Blue Book Pre-Order Event!, WhitmanCoinCollecting.com
"Are my coins worth a fortune?" Since 1942, coin dealers have used The Official Blue Book of United States Coins as the industry standard to make buying offers. You can use this handy guide to find out how much your coins are worth! The Blue Book contains valuable information about colonial and early American coins, federal coins, commemoratives, Proof sets, die varieties, private and territorial gold, tokens, Presidential dollars, and much more. More than 24,000 prices, coins from 1616 to today ... Click for coin article
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