Welcome back to Something About Coins! The majority of the eight coin articles linked below involve cents, while the others discuss buried treasure, an upcoming auction, and a list of stolen coins.
$10,000 Treasure Buried Somewhere in New York City, Finance.Yahoo.com
A treasure chest filled with ten thousand dollars in US Mint coins is buried somewhere in New York City, and a new Internet video series will give clues to its location. The currency was hidden by puppets, who no longer remember its secret whereabouts. Now anyone can find it. Premiering on August 1, 2010 eight weekly videos will be released, setting off a modern-day treasure hunt in the largest city in America. The Internet series chronicles four puppet pirates and their attempts to retrace their steps and find the lost treasure. Hidden in each video are clues and Easter eggs that, if properly decoded, will lead the viewer to the buried coins ... Click for coin article
'Time Capsule' Cent Roll, PCGS.com
Have you ever fantasized about going back in time, and grabbing a random roll of coins and just looking through it to see what it contained? Well, such an opportunity presented itself recently when my brother called me to relate a recent experience. He's in the vintage automobile business, and while buying a collection in Topeka, Kansas, he ran across a 1928 Model A Ford Hot Rod that had been parked in a barn in 1954 by its owner (who drove it in high school) and has been untouched until now. As they were ... Click for coin article
Lincoln Coin and Chronicles Set Values Robust, CoinNews.net
It has been just over eight months since the United States Mint released the Lincoln Coin and Chronicles Set on October 15, 2009 to a ravenous group of buyers. Initial day ordering was so high that many collectors experienced technical difficulties on the U.S. Mint’s online store and when calling in by phone. Reports placed sales in the first five hours at almost 30,000 — an amazing number considering the mintage of the sets was capped at 50,000. Fast-forward 25 hours and all of the Mint’s inventory was marked as ... Click for coin article
Penny Revolution™ Launches Eco-Money Saver at the California Green Fair on State Capitol Steps, EarthTimes.org
On Wednesday, June 16 2010, Penny Revolution™ launched its revolutionary reusable and recycled coin banks at the California Green Fair. This first-ever California Green Fair is sponsored by SAGE, the State Agency of Green Employees. It will take place on the west steps of the state capitol. Penny Revolution™ Inc., based in San Luis Obispo, CA, is a green packaging startup that manufactures patented, reusable coin banks called Toggle Tubes ®. Made to precise specifications, the self-counting Toggle Tubes ... Click for coin article
NGC Certifies Rare S-79 1795 Reeded Edge Liberty Cap Cent, NGCcoin.com
Among early United States cents one of the rarest and most mysterious is Dr. William H. Sheldon’s variety number 79 having a reeded edge, an example of which has just been certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. Only eight pieces are confirmed to exist, and this one has been off the market for some 30 years. Its last public appearance was in a 1977 auction by the now-defunct Numismatic and Antiquarian Service Corporation of America (NASCA). NGC has graded and encapsulated this remarkable coin as ... Click for coin article
Exceptionally rare James I gold coin leads Spink auction, PaulFraserCollectibles.com
A highly coveted Spur Ryal coin will head a large numismatic sale in London, this week. This week, Spink is holding an auction of Ancient, English & Foreign Coins, Commemorative Medals & Numismatic Books in which some excellent gold coins are available. Of these, the most exciting are perhaps those from the reign of James I. There are three in particular which lead the sale: First is a good/very fine piece from the second coinage (1604-1619) of James's reign. The 13.71g coin displays the crowned king seated on ... Click for coin article
Collecting Sensations Started Early, NumisMaster.com
Virtually every era has had them as market sensations grab the headlines. Many times they create enormous interest as there is nothing quite like the idea of a coin promptly soaring in price. If you have any doubts, ask anyone who paid $240 back in 1997 for a BU Jackie Robinson $5 gold coin. Imagine the thrill of waking up in 2002 and seeing that the Jackie Robinson $5 was around $900, but it got better as in 2003 the $5 Jackie Robinson was $1,350. Today it is $3,900. That, by any definition is a sensational coin ... Click for coin article
Dealer victim of car robbery; NumismaticNews.net
Coin dealer Robert Beels of Pocono Coin, East Stroudsburg, Pa., was robbed after leaving a coin show in Parsippany, N.J., June 6, according to the Parsippany Troy Hills Police Department. ... "I had stopped at Chili's restaurant on Route 46 ... to have something to eat," Beels reported. " ... my window had been smashed and my inventory in the trunk was gone along with my briefcase." ... Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Edward D. Conklin at 973-263-4341 or econklin@parpolice.com. Doug Davis of the Numismatic Crime Information Center at www.numismaticcrimes.org is also assisting. Among the coins reported stolen are:
• 1913-D Buffalo nickel, MS-64, Type 1, ANACS 340294
• 1936-S Buffalo nickel MS-65, PCGS 3979.65/10016495
• 1806/5 Draped Bust quarter XF, NGC 3016272-001
• 1909 VDB Lincoln cent MS-64 red, NGC 3000578-007
• 1909 VDB Lincoln cent MS-64 red, NGC 3000578-009
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