America the Beautiful Quarters Set, U.S. Gold Coins

Welcome to Something About Coins! 2010 proof sets, gold coin investments, and recovered stolen coins are a few topics in the eight coin articles below!

2010 US Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set Availability, CoinCollectingNews.org
The United States Mint today announced the release of the 2010 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set™ on May 13 at noon Eastern Time (ET). The set contains proof versions of the first five coins in the new America the Beautiful Quarters Program ... Click for coin article

Stupid Investment of the Week, MarketWatch.com
Commentary: Don't spend more than a buck on this dollar. The value of the dollar has been a hot topic lately. But no matter how you feel about the greenback, if you are forking over more than three bucks just to get one -- in the form of a dollar coin -- you're a sucker. Yet with ... Click for coin article

US gold coin sales surge as investors flee risk, Reuters.com
U.S. gold coin sales surged this week as the anxiety over a euro-zone debt crisis spilled over into the United States and as Thursday's sudden Wall Street collapse shook investors. The U.S. Mint sold gold coins this week at twice its normal pace, and a leading retailer said ... Click for coin article

Centuries-old stolen coin treasure recovered, KhaleejTimes.com
Abu Dhabi Police have recovered centuries-old stolen coins belonging to the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The treasure consists of 33 coins of various shapes and sizes carrying different dates from across the emirates. The archaeological treasure was excavated by unlicensed drillers’ ... Click for coin article

Coin Monday: 1873, Open and Close, HeritageAuctions.blogspot.com
It’s not uncommon to have guests in the cataloging department, important customers or potential customers who visit our humble wing as part of a grand tour of Heritage world headquarters. Last week was one such occasion, and I had the opportunity to show off a coin I was ... Click for coin article

Investing in Gold: Carson City gold coins are rare and elusive, NevadaAppeal.com
A few weeks ago I touched on an area of collecting dear to many Nevadans, Carson City gold coins. Once again, most people know that Carson City produced Morgan silver dollars, but not as many know that the Carson City mint also produced gold coins. In the last article I ... Click for coin article

Yellowstone National Park Quarter Bags and Rolls Launch June 1, 2010, CoinNews.net
The United States Mint will begin selling bags and rolls of Yellowstone National Park Quarters on June 1, 2010. The coins are expected to begin circulating through the banking system on the same day. An official ceremonial release is tentatively scheduled for June 3, 2010 ... Click for coin article

Legend Market Report: The 2010 Central States Coin Show, CoinLink.com
We were VERY surprised at how the show ended up for us. But then our expectations were small. It took a tremendous effort to make things happen. Arriving on Tuesday, we immediately did business within 5 minutes of arriving at the hotel. Since everyone was scattered ... Click for coin article

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