Welcome back to Something About Coins! The web was buzzing about Boy Scout Silver Dollars, Cleopatra's underwater temple, and the future of Canadian pennies. Those topics plus more are covered in the articles below!
Boy Scouts Coins Edge to Sell Out, DAV Commemoratives at 57.9% Max, CoinNews.net
It has been slower going of late for the remaining proof 2010 Boy Scouts Commemorative Silver Dollar. A sell out of the coin could happen at any time with only 5,039 left, but the pace edged slightly slower with buyers picking up 2,381 more compared to last week’s reported 3,437. The uncirculated version sold out exactly one month ago today. Their numbers continue to be tweaked as returns, cancellations and standby orders are processed. Weekly numbers were first adjusted downward by 1,375, then by 226 and now ... Click for coin article
Exploring the Underwater Ruin of Cleopatra's Palace, FoxNews.com
Plunging into the waters off Alexandria Tuesday, divers explored the submerged ruins of a palace and temple complex from which Cleopatra ruled, swimming over heaps of limestone blocks hammered into the sea by earthquakes and tsunamis more than 1,600 years ago. The international team is painstakingly excavating one of the richest underwater archaeological sites in the world and retrieving stunning artifacts ... They are discovering everything from coins and everyday objects to colossal granite statues of Egypt's rulers ... Click for coin article
Senators meet to discuss future of the copper coin, CTV.ca
A penny saved isn't really a penny earned anymore -- in fact, it will probably just sit gathering dust in a jar while taxpayers shell out millions to produce new ones. That's one of the arguments put forward by politicians who met Wednesday to hash out the costs and benefits of abolishing the copper coin altogether as inflation reduces its value and consumers increasingly use debit or credit cards or do their shopping online. "It's not the most pressing financial issue facing the nation, but it's a cost-saving measure that's a major ..." Click for coin article
PCGS at June 2010 Long Beach Expo: Show Submission Specials, iPad Demos, PCGS.com
Coins submitted to the Professional Coin Grading Service during the upcoming Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo will be eligible for PCGS' popular Show Special discounts for certification, and the new PCGS Secure Plus™ service will also be available. The Long Beach Expo will be held June 3 - 5, 2010 in the Long Beach, California Convention Center, 100 S. Pine Ave. Visitors to the PCGS booth (#807) will also have the opportunity to see demonstrations of the convenient PCGS Photograde™ Online ... Click for coin article
Coin Rarities & Related Topics: Upcoming LB Auctions, PCGS Secure Plus & Metallurgic Analysis, CoinLink.com
Welcome to the second installment of my column. Today's primary topic is upcoming auctions. A secondary topic is the new policies of the PCGS and the NGC, which I will discuss often in the future. Below, I will put forth a proposal regarding the NGC's new metallurgic testing program. For an explanation of the purpose and scope of my weekly column, please see last week's installment. Yes, I said last week that this year's Spring auction offerings, in total, pale in contrast to those in the Springs of 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 or 2009. Even ... Click for coin article
Former coin club member accuses group of fraud, Ocala.com
The Greater Ocala Coin Club's future is in peril following allegations by one of its former officers that members were altering coins that they later misrepresented to unsuspecting buyers. The club's former secretary, Larry Faw, who was also the club's registered agent with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is asking the state to dissolve the organization. Faw said that many of the organization's nearly 200 members were cleaning silver coins but selling them to inexperienced collectors as mint or uncirculated currency ... Click for coin article
This article is about paper currency and not coins, but it is very informational:
Customer stuck with counterfeit money from the post office, LATimes.com
After cashing a postal money order, David Lipin tried using one of the eight $100 bills at the gas station and was nearly arrested. Even the Secret Service couldn't help him replace the bogus bills. (If) A business inadvertently gives you counterfeit money — are you stuck with it? In most cases, yes. But what if that business happens to be a branch of the federal government? Los Angeles resident David Lipin found himself asking this question the other day after he cashed a $1,000 Postal Service money order at a West Hollywood post office ... Click for counterfeit money article
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