Welcome to Something About Coins! In today's look at coin news, we examine uncirculated Native American dollar error coins, the latest updates in the legal case between Odyssey and Spain over shipwreck coins, and Heritage's world coin auction summary. Then we check out more reasons to look at early gold coins, including Liberty Head Eagles, and wrap up with a story about an old coin dated 1736 that was found in the street. Enjoy!
Edge Lettering Missing On $1, NumisMaster.com
Native American dollars in 2010 U.S. Mint uncirculated coin sets are being found missing their edge inscriptions. The coins involved are dollars that should have been processed further by a Schuler edge lettering machine but somehow bypassed the process completely or may have been run through it with the press assembly adjusted too light for the edge lettering die (known as a segment) to impart any inscriptions to the edges. Starting with the 2009 issue of the Sacagawea dollars from all ... Click for coin article
Odyssey's Appellate Reply Challenges Spain in Sunken Coin Treasure Case, CoinNews.net
Continuing a series of legal steps, challenges and hurdles, Odyssey Marine Exploration has recently filed it's reply to Spain's response in the highly contested "Black Swan" case. This is expected to be the end of the written pleadings for the matter which is currently before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta, Georgia. At stake in the matter is ... Click for coin article
Chinese Gold Leads World & Ancient Coins section of Heritage Boston Sale, CoinLink.com
International coin rarities continued to assert their growing numismatic strength during the Aug. 11-16 Heritage Auctions Boston ANA World’s Fair of Money trio of auctions, realizing more than $8.6 million in Heritage Signature® World Coin Auction, part of the overall $46+ million total of the combined auction events. More than 2,860 collectors were on hand – whether on the auction floor or online via Heritage LIVE!™ – to bid on the more than 3200 offerings assembled for the auction, which ... Click for coin article
NumisMedia Market Report: Education Is the Heart and Soul of Numismatics, NGCcoin.com
Early Proof gold is an area usually ignored by mainstream numismatics. However, the advanced collector / investor knows all too well how rare and desirable these coins are in today's market. Coin shows are the foundation of the coin industry. Nowadays, there may be as many as five coin shows across the country in one weekend, not all of them a rousing success. Most are judged by the amount of business dealers transact before, during and after the show. For the most part, the amount of ... Click for coin article
The Johnson-Blue Collection of Liberty Head Eagles: An Analysis, RareGoldCoins.com
Every few years, an auction takes place that gives me a bad case of "Dinosaur Syndrome." By this, I mean the coins bring so much more than what I bid that I think to myself that I'm a dinosaur and am out of touch with current Numismatic Reality. After I talk myself out of this and take a deep breath or two, I find that analyzing the sale is a useful tool for my bruised psyche. Just prior to the 2010 Boston ANA convention, Stack's sold a specialized group of Liberty Head eagles that they named the "Johnson Blue" collection. These coins ... Click for coin article
Rare 1730s coin found on street in Tenn., ABCLocal.go.com
A couple of street sweepers made a rare find in Tennessee when they picked up a coin. The two men said they often pick up coins that have been tossed on the ground, but the one they found on Wednesday was different than the rest. "I hollered, 'Albert look here what I found!' And we looked at it, it's a 1736 silver coin," said Jonathan Bowman. Pictures and measurements of the coin have been sent to the Smithsonian to see if the coin really is a 1736 French coin ... Click for coin article
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