Welcome to Something About Coins! Today's coin articles come from a variety of sources. Topics include gold coins, nickels, and more!
U.S. Mint Bullion Eagle Coins Surge, Despite Plunging Gold and Silver Prices, CoinNews.net
Precious metals had a disastrous week, yet U.S. Mint authorized buyers ordered more bullion American Eagle coins during the third week of May than in each of the prior weeks when metals were rallying. New York gold prices finished lower for the fourth consecutive session on Friday, with June futures tumbling to $1,176.10 an ounce, plummeting 4.2 percent ... Click for coin article
Coin Monday: Pikes Peak Gold, HeritageAuctions.blogspot.com
... The three most prominent issuers of Territorial gold coins in Colorado all referenced "Pikes Peak" on their coins. John Parsons & Company and J.J. Conway & Co. were short-term operations, and their coins are rarities today, but Clark, Gruber & Co. was better-established and struck numerous pieces in denominations that mirrored the Federal coinage ... Click for coin article
Transitional US Gold Coins, CoinLink.com
Throughout the history of gold coin production in the United States there have been a number of instances where two different designs were produced simultaneously, or at least within the same year. I call these "transitional" coins and I think they would make for a very interesting collecting focus for the gold coin specialist. In the gold dollar ... Click for coin article
1953-S a Sleeper, but Full-Step Key, NumisMaster.com
The 1953-S Jefferson nickel is well-positioned to be a sleeper in a set that is seemingly waking up. That could result in strong prices in the future, although at least for the time being the 1953-S remains a good value on a relatively low-mintage Jefferson nickel. One of the signs that interest in Jefferson nickels is picking up comes from the famous 1950-D, which was the ... Click for coin article
Settlement found under Qatar sand by Lampeter academic, News.BBC.co.uk
A Welsh academic has revealed how he discovered a Middle East settlement buried under sand for about 125 years. Dr Andrew Petersen first became aware of a possible settlement after finding masonry and pottery at Ras Al-Sharig in Qatar ... Among the more unusual discoveries were Indian rupee coins set into the walls of a building believed to have been a mosque, porcelain originating from as far afield as China and Burma, and several date presses, even though dates are impossible to grow in the area ... Click for coin article
Coins That Flopped, BellaOnline.com
As every experienced collector knows, there are some coins that are extremely popular with coin collectors in general. What may not be as well known are some coins that never seemed to develop a lot of collecting excitement. Coins that don't circulate well with the public or don't become popular with collectors can be considered as "flops." Some U.S. coins ... Click for coin article
Parks and Rec adds 2 youth programs, TexarkanaGazette.com
Two more summer youth programs have been added to the lineup offered by the Texarkana, Texas, Parks and Recreation Department. A coin collecting camp runs June 14 through July 16, from 1 to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The camp will be led by Thelma Black and is open to students 6 and up, for $30 ... Click for coin article
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