Welcome back to Something About Coins! Today's topics span the world. An interesting and rare coin error has been found on one of Polk's Presidential $1 Coins. The U.S. Mint just released their popular annual Mint Set, and GovMint will soon be releasing a set containing the Royal Mint's sold out Olympic silver coins. Plus, demand is rising for Nelson Mandela coins. Finally, considerations are being made for two countries who may be stopping their small denomination coinage. Learn more by following the links below and enjoy!
Dropped Letter Error on Polk $1, NumisMaster.com
A 2009-P James K. Polk Presidential dollar with dropped "T" letter on the edge has been found by John Morris of Florida. The inverted "T" from either the word TRUST or PRESIDENT is only the second example of a dropped letter on the edge of a Presidential dollar that has been sent in by Numismatic News readers since the inception of the Presidential dollar series in 2007. A dropped letter is a relatively rare error type with its origins in the common filled die error ... Click for coin article
US Mint 2010 Uncirculated Set on Sale, CoinNews.net
The United States Mint today at noon ET issued the 2010 U.S. Mint Uncirculated Coin Set for $31.95. The 2010 Mint Set includes two folders of 14 satin finish, uncirculated coins. The uncirculated set is traditionally the second most popular numismatic product released by the U.S. Mint each year (behind the annual clad proof set), with hundreds of thousands and sometimes even millions sold annually. One folder within the set contains coins manufactured in Denver while the other ... Click for coin article
GovMint to offer sold-out coins in set, NumismaticNews.net
The British Royal Mint has announced that the U.K. Countdown to London 2012 silver piedfort and silver proof coins commemorating the countdown to the 2012 Olympic Summer Games are sold out, but GovMint announced July 6 that the coins will be available to U.S. collectors as part of a four-coin set it will offer "in the very near future." With a mintage of 6,000, the silver piedfort coin represents the biggest selling piedfort in the Royal Mint’s history. The silver proof, issued for the same year with the same design, has seen a 30,000-piece ... Click for coin article
World Cup prompts demand for Mandela gold coins, MiningWeekly.com
The South African Gold Coin Exchange (SAGCE) said on Friday that Nelson Mandela's upcoming birthday, bolstered by the FIFA World Cup aftermath euphoria, had prompted unprecedented nationwide demand for Mandela coins and medallions. Year-on-year, demand for the coins had increased by around 50%, SAGCE chairperson Alan Demby told Mining Weekly Online. "Demand has exceeded last year's enthusiasm by a considerable margin, a ... Click for coin article
Ex-prisoner has a gift for Madiba, iol.co.za
An ex-prisoner says a Nelson Mandela R5 coin turned his life around. And now he wants to thank the living legend. For seven years, Deon Lambert, 36, from Westlake has painstakingly collected 92 Mandela R5 coins which he hopes to present to the former statesman on his 92nd birthday on July 18. "I was in jail for 10 years for robbery and during my time in jail I used to sell things at a tuck shop," he said. "In 2000, I got a R5 from someone and I saw Mandela's face on it." Deon kept his special coin for ... Click for coin article
Where have Rs 10 coins gone?, NDTV.com
More than a year after its launch and amid Reserve Bank's claim that it had circulated 8 crore pieces of the ten-rupee coin, one wonders where the currency is? Launched with much fanfare as an alternative to paper currency, the 8-gm coin with golden rim is hard to find in the market place. Experts have different opinions on the matter. While some say that since the dual-metal coin resembles the euro, people often keep it as a souvenir; others are of the view that Rs 10-coins becoming popular is just a matter of time ... Click for coin article
Canada ponders pulling the plug on the penny, TheStar.com
Going centless makes sense, report says. Is Canada facing a penniless future? While Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has openly mused about the end of the one-cent coin, documents reveal that officials from his department have been in discussions with the Royal Canadian Mint to prepare for the day when the penny finally drops. They've talked to officials in both Australia and New Zealand — two countries that have axed the one-cent coins — to learn ... Click for coin article
Don’t bet money on the 5c coin lasting, InMyCommunity.com.au
Parking machines in inner-city Perth suburbs such as Leederville have provisions to accept a futuristic $5 coin but deny drivers from using the humble 5c piece to pay. Acting Town of Vincent chief executive Rick Lotznicker said ticket machines in Vincent had not accepted 5c coins for years. "Most machines can be programmed to accept up to seven different coins," he said. "This currently comprises 10c, 20c, 50c, $1, $2 and a test token, with the last program being reserved for a possible future $5 coin." City of Perth machines also do not ... Click for coin article
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