Welcome back to Something About Coins! Below are a few interesting coin articles circling the internet. The U.S. Mint lifted their rationing of bullion Silver Eagles, and the Royal Canadian Mint is starting a new silver bullion coin series in 2011, called Wildlife. An explanation is given for the Sacagawea mule error coin, which leads to information about the Susan B. Anthony dollar. The last article concerns a rant against Lincoln cents that cannot be overlooked.
US Mint Ends Ration of Bullion Silver Eagles Giving Hope for Proofs, WorldMintCoins.com
The US Mint took a giant leap towards fulfilling the dreams of many collectors this past week when it quietly announced an end to the rationing of the bullion American Silver Eagles. What this means for collectors is a slight increase in the chance that the Mint might be able to strike the 2010 Proof American Silver Eagles this year after all. Readers will recall that testimony earlier this summer from Mint Director Ed Moy indicated that in order to insure their release, Congress would have to act. That is because the ... Click for coin article
Is the bullion coin shortage over?, blog.numismaticnews.net/buzz
While the calendar says it is about to become fall, for supplies of bullion coins it appears to be springtime. The U.S. Mint stopped rationing supplies of silver American Eagle coins a week ago, meaning that it has the confidence that it can now meet demand from all comers. From the Royal Canadian Mint, I learned yesterday that a new series of bullion coins will be created. If the RCM didn't have confidence that it could meet demand from all comers for its standard Maple Leaf silver bullion coin ... Click for coin article
2000 Sacagawea Mule Coin Tops US Mint Errors, CoinNews.net
In commemoration of the new book, the 100 Greatest U.S. Error Coins by David Camire, Nicholas Brown and legendary error dealer Fred Weinberg, we've decided to discuss the greatest error in United States history… the 2000 Sacagawea Mule. Debuting in May of 2000, this slip up was destined to make history. At the time, it was the only known "mule" coin in United States history. For those who are not professional numismatists, a mule is a pairing of two different coin designs on one coin — in this case, a State Quarter and the ... Click for coin article
Susan B. Anthony House asks for $1 coins, democratandchronicle.com
Susan B. Anthony never sat idle when there were women in need. So, in that vein, the Susan B. Anthony House in Rochester wants the public to support its mission of education and outreach after a two-year financial shortfall. Officials of the museum, which is a National Historic Landmark, are asking people to donate their $1 coins imprinted with the image of the famed suffragist. An estimated 800 million of the coins were minted over about 20 years. The first coins were released by the U.S. Mint on July 2, 1979, at ... Click for coin article
SBA Reception Not Exactly Warm, Numismaster.com
It still makes me laugh. In fact, it was not the coin itself that was funny but rather the way the 1979-P and other Susan B. Anthony dollars from the first year were promoted and trumpeted as "the Dollar of the Future." As it turned out, the 1979-P and other 1979 Anthony dollars probably had one of the worst receptions in history and that made the claims and promotion on the part of officials seem all the more ridiculous. If anyone wanted to seriously prove that officials in Washington can be ... Click for coin article
The Best Anti-Penny Rant Ever?, Freakonomics.blogs.NYTimes.com
I've already used up too much of your bandwidth complaining about the uselessness of pennies, but allow me to share with you a wonderful vlog rant by John Green on the many, many reasons why the penny (and the nickel, too) should be abolished. He is good ... Click for coin article
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