Welcome to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint finally sold out of the BSA commemorative coins but are still placing orders on a waiting list, and rare coins in today's market are being auctioned at high prices. Those are just a few of the eight coin collecting news articles linked below!
2010 Boy Scouts Proof Silver Dollars Sell Out, CoinNews.net
The 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Proof Silver Dollar sold out Friday afternoon, with the United States Mint asking potential buyers to join a waiting list. This procedure is normal for the U.S. Mint and has been utilized on past sell outs, like when the Boy Scouts Uncirculated Silver Dollars reached the same status on April 26, 2010. Those joining the standby list will be sent the proof commemorative on a first-come, first-served basis, and only if a previous order is: canceled, returned or ... Click for coin article
Coin Monday: The Business of the 1882 Double Eagle, HeritageAuctions.blogspot.com
One of the most important coins in the upcoming July Summer FUN U.S. Coin auction is an 1882 double eagle graded AU53 by PCGS. The issue has a mintage of just 571 business strikes, the lowest for any regular-issue double eagle with the James B. Longacre-designed reverse. (The Paquet reverse is another story, as there are just two Philadelphia 1861 Paquet coins. Heritage has sold one of them.) Beyond the obvious rarity-by-mintage, there is another twist to just how elusive the 1882 double eagle business strikes ... Click for coin article
Hungry for rare coinage, CoinValuesOnline.com
Collectors are hungry for genuinely rare coins, whether they be key large cents, deep mirror prooflike Morgan dollars or rare branch Mint Proof coins, and they are willing to spend what it takes to get what they want. Middle Date Coronet cents, struck 1816 to 1839, historically have been viewed as less "sexy" than the Early Date cents of 1793 to 1814. The second auction of the Dan Holmes Collection, offered for sale on May 30 by Ira and Larry Goldberg, produced strong prices for rarities and nonrarities alike ... Click for coin article
Proof is no error, NumismaticNews.net
Just because a proof coin isn't shiny doesn't mean it's a mistake. Some folks are taken aback by the lack of a mirror finish on the reverse of the 2010 Hot Springs silver proof quarter. They have called and written to Numismatic News wondering if the "rough and rippled" finish was a U.S. Mint error. It is not. "The background of that coin is not intended to be a mirror finish," said Tom Jurkowsky, U.S. Mint director of public affairs. "It is supposed to be very slightly textured as it represents the sandstone building in the background." The ... Click for coin article
13-year-old Tucson girl spending summer collecting coins to save Gulf birds, ABC15.com
A 13-year-old girl in Tucson will be spending her summer working to collect money to help with Gulf Oil Spill clean-up efforts. Meagan Bethel said she was heartbroken after watching images of oil-slicked birds and knew she had to do something. So Bethel launched "Coins for the Coast". She said due to the economy she knows many people don't have much money, but lots of people have change laying around. Bethel started her collection drive last week, but piggy banks ... Click for coin article
Is it too much to wish that donations for children wouldn't be stolen?, JSonline.com
Couple's wishing well raided of coins for Make-A-Wish Foundation. The fountain in Al and Ardith Wulk's front yard didn't start out to be for fund raising. Al said he just wanted the soothing sound of a water feature. But something uniquely human started happening. People walking by tossed coins in the water to give their wishes a fighting chance of coming true. There was no way the Wulk's were going to pocket magic money like that. So last June, about a month after the fountain went in, Al put up a sign saying all ... Click for coin article
Slave's Cap Used to Denote Freedom, Numismaster.com
The Phrygian cap, a soft cap worn on the head with the top pulled forward, has been a symbol of liberty and freedom since Roman times. Freed slaves of the era wore the cap to denote their status. Also known as a Liberty cap, it was seen during the French Revolution, and has been used in other cultures, including many countries in the Americas. A beautiful medal, called the Libertas Americana medal, was engraved in Paris, France, in 1782, using designs, mottoes and concepts by Benjamin Franklin. This lovely and ... Click for coin article
Navy, Kings Bay back move to dollar coins, KingsBayPeriscope.com
An article published recently in the Georgia Times-Union highlighted Camden County resident and former state representative Charlie Smith's drive to re-introduce dollar coins that have been in circulation for nearly a decade. In short, a little "change" can be a good thing, as tough metallic monies can save the United States treasury cash. Influenced by Smith's initiative, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay officials have jumped on the metallic dollar bandwagon. Kings Bay ... Click for coin article
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