Welcome to Something About Coins! A few of the articles below look at Boy Scouts of America (BSA) coins, Mint set best buys, and Mint errors/varieties. Keep reading for more!
2010 Boy Scouts Commemorative Coin Sales at 99.7% Maximum, CoinNews.net
Commemorative 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollars are slowly, but steadily approaching a sell out. United States Mint coin sales figures released Tuesday evening indicate 348,977 is their latest total, representing 99.7 percent of the maximum authorized mintage. In terms of numbers, only 1,023 are left for collectors to purchase. The proof silver dollars picked up another 1,854 in weekly sales. 2,244 were sold during the prior week. Their total is ... Click for coin article
Which Mint Sets Are the Best Buys?, Coins.about.com
The U.S. Mint issues a wide selection of special sets each year, such as Proof Sets, Uncirculated Coin Sets, sets containing only certain types such as Presidential Dollars or America the Beautiful QuartersTM, and sometimes special sets comprised of single-issue commemorative coins. Most of these Mint sets have had lackluster appreciation in value over the years. Others, though, have skyrocketed quickly and remained at high levels for years. Do you know which ... Click for coin article
1999-W 1/10th Eagle $5.00 Gold Matte Finish Error or Variety?, CoinLink.com
Some time ago a fellow sent in an error-variety coin with some very interesting questions. He said: “I have a 1999-W $5.00 Gold 1/10th Eagle that was struck by the Mint with an Uncirculated Matte Finish instead of the intended Proof finish for the West Point issue. Is this an error or variety — the grading service states it’s an error? Also, why is it referred to by the grading service as struck with “Unfinished Proof Die” when the die has clearly been “finished” albeit the ... Click for coin article
The DWN Online Rare Gold Coinapedia, RareGoldCoins.com
For many years, it has been my strong belief that the best DWN client is one who is educated. An educated collector is a confident collector and a confident collector is a more active collector. This is one of the reasons that I have tried to share as much of my knowledge about United States gold coins as possible. I’ve written the standard reference books on Charlotte, Carson City, Dahlonega and New Orleans gold as well as hundreds of specialized articles and blogs that ... Click for coin article
Bulk load of fun, Blog.NumismaticNews.net/buzz
Have you still got the circulation finds bug and got a spare $50,000 lying around? Then boy has has the Mint got a deal for you. Yesterday it announced its bulk purchase program for the America the Beautiful quarters. For the handy-dandy sum of $50,000 you can be the proud owner of what is called one bulk bag filled with 200,000 quarters. Shipping and handling costs $1,500 and payment must made by bank wire transfer so buyers can’t play any more games earning airline ... Click for coin article
Many possible outcomes, CoinValuesOnline.com
The Professional Coin Grading Service suit against individuals it has named as coin "doctors" or their helpers has several potential outcomes. For one outcome, it may encourage coin dealers to not "doctor" coins prior to submitting them for grading. For another, it may cause coin doctors to refine their techniques when "doctoring" coins. A more unpleasant scenario is that the lawsuit may shift attention away from coins being a safe and solid store of value, and turn the attention to the subjective nature of grading and the existence of a sometimes ... Click for coin article
NGC Grading On-Site at Whitman Baltimore Expo, NGCcoin.com
NGC will offer on-site grading and encapsulation at the Whitman Baltimore Coin & Collectibles Expo, Wednesday, June 16, through Friday, June 18. Please check with NGC Customer Service for daily submission cut-off times. NGC will be at tables 1302-1306 ... Click for coin article
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