Welcome back to Something About Coins! Native American dollars, rare James I gold coins, and $10 Pattern coins are three of the eight coin topics in the articles linked below!
Do you collect Native American dollar?, Blog.NumismaticNews.net/buzz
The Sacagawea dollar made a big splash in 2000 when it was first introduced. More than one billion were struck. However, Americans being Americans, stuck to their habits and decided that the paper dollar was much easier to use. Use of the $1 coin, new as it was, golden in color as it was, just didn't cut it. It then pretty much went to sleep as the object of interest among a few collectors. Mintages plunged. If you haven’t paid much attention to the Native American dollar since its beginning, you might be surprised to see ... Click for coin article
James I narrowly defeats Richard III at Spink coins auction, PaulFraserCollectibles.com
A gold coin from the Yorkist king was the surprise near miss for the top spot in today's sale. Spink's auction of rare coins today appears to be doing rather better than they expected. With under 500 lots sold so far, they have already achieved a total of over £500,000 with some of the most covetable lots bringing several times their estimates. These included all three James I gold coins which we covered in the run-up to the sale: both the Rose Ryals from his second and third coinage respectively and the even rarer Spur Ryal ... Click for coin article
Simpson Collection of Bickford $10 Pattern Coins to be displayed at Boston ANA, CoinLink.com
A complete set of 1874 Bickford $10 Pattern coins will be exhibited at the American Numismatic Associations Boston Money Show August 11-14th. The set is part of perhaps the most complete collection of US pattern coins ever assembled and include all seven of the variations attributed according to Judd numbers (US Pattern Coins, Experimental & Trial Pieces by J. Hewitt Judd, Edited by Q. David Bowers), include Judd-1373, one of just two known examples struck in gold. Texan Bob Simpson is the ... Click for coin article
Precious gems and relics from the past unearthed by Frazee treasure hunter, FrazeeForum.com
A few feet below the surface in the yards of Frazee and Vergas are relics, historical artifacts and money. Frazee treasure hunter Terry Shannon has plenty of proof. He's found countless coins, including a rare 2-cent piece from 1867 and a 3-cent piece from 1865. He's also found dog licenses, some dating back to 1888; a statue of Jesus next to a coin dated 1875 where the Swift turkey plant once stood and perhaps the most interesting Frazee find, two watch fobs. The two pieces, which appear to be made of bronze or ... Click for coin article
Ancients: Classic Greek Coins, Part V, NGCcoin.com
David Vagi finishes his discussion of some of the most familiar designs of ancient Greek coins in the last of a multi-part series. 1. Celts. Some of the most fascinating coins of the ancient world were struck by Celts and contemporary Iron Age cultures in Spain, Britain and Europe north of the Mediterranean rim. The Celts have long been admired for their unusual perspectives on art, which were radically different than those of neighboring civilizations. Though many original designs exist for Celtic coins, most are inspired by types ... Click for coin article
Heads, or tails, you win, MoneyManager.com
Those of us who consider something 100 years old to be pretty ancient may be surprised that coins minted before the birth of Christ are still widely available and, in some cases, can be picked up cheaply (well, for $50 a piece if you don't mind some ancient spare change). Money from the Greek, Roman and Byzantine periods was on offer at Noble Numismatics' last sale in Sydney in April, including the spectacular gold octadrachm (pictured far right) minted in Alexandria in the period 180BC-116BC during the reigns of ... Click for coin article
1941-S Cent Not So Hot Upon Release, NumisMaster.com
To kids growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, to say the year "1941" out loud didn't seem complete without saying "Dec. 7" before it. As you know, that is the date the Japanese Empire attacked America's Pacific fleet laying at anchor at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on what had been a tranquil Sunday morning. World War II had started. For Lincoln cent collectors, the year is interesting but much less dramatic. None of the three cents struck that year are scarce, but the 1941-S at $24 in MS-65 condition stands out as a desirable ... Click for coin article
Pesewa Coins Rusting…50 & 20 GHp Worse Affected, News.PeaceFMOnline.com
With barely three(3) years in circulation, most of the pesewa coins are rusting, forcing some members of the public to reject them as legal tender. The Daily Democrat’s survey across the capital indicates the coins, mostly the 50 and twenty pesewas, do not look as good as they were not misuse but apparently due to the low quality of materials used. In many cases, the coins have developed rust on the inscription at their middle; this is very prevalent with the crest on the 50 pesewa coins ... Click for coin article
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