Welcome back to Something About Coins! U.S. Mint's newest products and popular gold coins are just two of the seven coin news articles lined up today!
US Mint to Release Yellowstone National Park Quarter Bags and Rolls June 1, CoinCollectingNews.org
The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for products featuring the Yellowstone National Park quarter beginning at noon Eastern Time (ET) on June 1, 2010. Available options include a two-roll set priced at $32.95 and 100-coin bags priced at $35.95 each. The coins in the bags and rolls were struck on the main production floors of the United States Mint facilities at Denver and Philadelphia for use in general circulation ... Click for coin article
2010 US Quarters Silver Proof Set Issued, CoinNews.net
The United States Mint today at noon Eastern Time released the 2010 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™ for $32.95. The offering is the first to include America the Beautiful Quarters that are struck in 90 percent silver, which is a reason the set is priced substantially higher than the clad quarters ... Click for coin article
Which Gold Coins Are Popular and Why: Part One, RareGoldCoins.com
A question that I am often asked by new collectors is "which gold coins are popular?" I think this is a great question and one certainly deserving of a blog. I'm going to not only answer this question for each denomination, I'm going to give a few reasons why I think certain coins/types are or are not popular. I. Gold Dollars People tend to be in one of two camps when it comes to gold dollars: they either love them or they hate them. This is mainly due to these coins small size. I am clearly in the "love 'em" camp and have, over the years, handled ... Click for coin article
Fiji coins amongst world’s best, FijiVillage.com
The Reserve Bank of Fiji has received the runner up award for the Best New Coin Series at the 2010 Currency Conference in Buenos Aires. During the Third International Association of Currency Affairs "Excellence in Currency" Awards, held at the 2010 Currency Conference in Buenos Aires, the Reserve Bank of Fiji ... Click for coin article
Some Coins Can Be Too Expensive, NumisMaster.com
If you ask any collector or dealer which coins are too expensive, the list more often than not will be the coins they want to buy. That’s certainly historically been my point of view because if I want a coin I certainly want it at a lower price. In reality it is not normally that easy to even get individuals in the business to talk about coins that they ... Click for coin article
Henry sells old collection, NumismaticNews.net
A coin and currency public, online and mail-bid auction will be conducted June 19 by Sonny Henry’s Auction Service. The sale features lots that are part of the Illinois Collection, which was assembled over 50 years and Henry has been auctioning off over a period of 10 years. Henry says he has a nice mix of rare and high quality coins. “Lots of fresh material, and more to come,” Henry says. Many of the coins feature great eye appeal, Henry points out ... Click for coin article
Thieves take last words, Telegram.com
Shrewsbury — After experiencing some of the worst things that can happen to a family, Justine Snyder knows that good usually prevails ... thieves broke into their South Street home and stole jewelry and computers and a safe containing valuable sports memorabilia and rare coins ... Click for crime article
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