Welcome back to Something About Coins! In today's articles, you'll find high premiums for 2009 nickels in rolls or graded individual coins according to recent eBay auction results. Scarce Beaver Money from Oregon minted in the 1800's is also valuable in extremely fine condition, per the Official Red Book. Other headlining news include finding sunken gold coins, investigating the Proof 1875 gold dollar, and bringing to light the Superbird variety 1952-S quarter to name a few. Enjoy!
2009 Jefferson Nickels and Roosevelt Dimes Values, CoinNews.net
Looking back to last year, 2009 was filled with a roller-coaster of events relating to the coin collecting world. Among the many highlights, new coin releases such as the Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Silver Dollar and the four redesigned 2009 Lincoln Cents are sure to be recalled by anyone even slightly familiar with the hobby. The sharp US Mint June coin production increases may further jog the memory, reminding collectors of the historically low mintage levels in 2009. For the entire year, just 3,548,000,000 circulating coins were ... Click for coin article
Tales of Beaver Money, the Oregon Territory's gold coins, Statesmanjournal.com
When the Oregon Territory was established in 1848, the scarcity of printed money and coinage was a serious problem. Trying to get U.S. currency was extremely difficult. When Joseph Lane, the first territorial governor, arrived in Oregon he found some local settlers using Peruvian money as a form of currency, though it was only worth 50 cents on the dollar at the Hudson's Bay Company stores. In addition to bartering, other mediums of exchange included wheat, beaver pelts, otter pelts, trade blankets, drafts and orders, and Mexican pesos ... Click for coin article
A follow up to the sunken 1715 Treasure Fleet: Treasure hunters find gold off coast of Indian River County, WPTV.com
Treasure found off coast of Indian River County. Treasure hunting season is well underway in the waters off of the coast of Indian River County. Captain Greg Bounds, Brent Brisben, and their team of treasure hunters found a four foot cannon and 22 gold coins just off of the coast of Indian River Shores on Sunday. They estimate the coins are worth around $150,000 and date back to 1698. The canon is harder to estimate. Brisben and his father bought out part of the territory owned by famed treasure hunter Mel Fisher, the man who discovered ... Click for coin article
Coin Profile: The Mystery of the Proof 1875 Gold Dollar, CoinLink.com
As I have mentioned before, certified population figures can be helpful but they can also be confusing. Take, for instance, the 1875 gold dollar in Proof. This is a coin with a reported original mintage of 20. But it has a combined PCGS/NGC population of 24 (twelve at each service). Something is obviously not right here. But, for once, the fault does not lie with the population reports. Despite being created with the best of intentions, the PCGS and NGC population figures are full of inaccurate information which can be misleading to ... Click for coin article
1952 Superbird Washington Quarter - 'S' Mint Mark on Eagle's Chest, PCGS.com
Coin collecting is without question a hobby full of imagination and many times is filled with wording that is recognized only by numismatists. In 1952, a proof Washington Quarter was produced containing a letter "S" on the eagle's chest on the reverse of the coin. Once, this was discovered, creative collectors and specialists with wild imaginations quickly referred to this anomaly as a Superbird Quarter, comparing it to the Superman hero character. Some believe the coin was produced intentionally by a U.S. Mint employee in relation to the new ... Click for coin article
America the Beautiful 5 oz Silver Bullion Coins, WorldMintCoins.com
Collectors and investors should not have that much longer to wait for a new series of bullion coins to be released from the United States Mint. Known as the America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coin™ Program, these new strikes are due to be issued before the year's end. Many should already be aware of the sister series called the America the Beautiful Quarters™ Program as coins from it have already made their way into circulation and consequently into the collectors market. Under this program, five new circulating quarter dollars are to be ... Click for coin article
Half dimes started with 'half disme', NumismaticNews.net
The list of most historic coins of the United States is one where many can disagree. That is especially true in the case of the 1792 half disme, but as with all other early half dimes, the 1792 is certainly an interesting item. For those with a love of history and an interest in the early workings of the U.S. Mint it is hard to do better than a collection of the early half dimes as they all tell a story and usually a very interesting one. The early half dime story started in April of 1792. It was at that time that lawmakers reached a decision on the coins of the ... Click for coin article
Sleepy summertime?, CoinValuesOnline.com
July is traditionally a sleepy month for the coin market, as dealers enjoy a week or two of summer vacation before the juggernaut that is the American Numismatic Association summer convention, set this year Aug. 10 to 14 in Boston. When counting the pre-show and associated auctions, the ANA World's Fair of Money provides more than a week of intense activity for the market. The introduction of the summer Florida United Numismatists show – this year July 8 to 11 in Orlando – has cut into the traditional July lull, and the raging ... Click for coin article
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