Welcome to Something About Coins! Collectors can hardly wait for October, since the U.S. Mint announced that is when it is launching the gold 2010 Proof American Eagles. Details are discussed in the first article, while a reminder about the Grand Canyon quarter's bags and rolls is given in the second. Reasons to buy bags and rolls is explained in the next story, which is about a Buchanan dollar error. The following article spotlights Russia's smallest denomination, and the final one is an education about grading mint state coins. Enjoy!
2010 Proof American Gold Eagle Coins Launch October 7, CoinNews.net
The United States Mint has announced that the 2010 American Eagle Gold Proof Coin series will go on sale Thursday, October 7, 2010, at 12:00 noon Eastern Time. The news is welcome to coin collectors who remember that last year's proof eagles were canceled. The US Mint will offer four different sizes of the 22-karat gold coins, with each at different price points and with their own mintage limits. Additionally, buyers can purchase a four-coin set that includes all the eagles in a single attractive presentation case ... Click for coin article
Grand Canyon National Park Quarter Rolls Availability, CoinCollectingNews.org
The United States Mint will offer collectible bags and two-roll sets containing Grand Canyon National Park quarters beginning at noon Eastern Time (ET) on September 20. The two-roll sets are priced at $32.95 each and the 100-coin bags are priced at $35.95 each. The Grand Canyon National Park quarter is the fourth coin released through the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. Collectors may place their orders at the United States Mint's secure Web site, http://www.usmint.gov/catalog, or at the ... Click for coin article
Plain Edge on Buchanan $1, NumisMaster.com
A James Buchanan Presidential dollar has been found with a plain edge. So far, it is the only one reported. John Porter, a retired Navy veteran living in Port Charlotte, Fla., found it while searching Philadelphia rolls he obtained from a local bank. This is the second time in just a few weeks that 2010 United States Mint "golden dollars" have been found missing the edge inscription or with what some call a "smooth edge." The edge inscriptions intended for Presidential and Native American dollars since 2009 include the ... Click for coin article
Russia moves to scrap costly one kopeck coins, forexyard.com
Russia on Monday moved a step closer to scrapping the kopeck coin, which costs 47 times its actual value to produce, but politicians voiced concern that extending the measure to more coins could stoke inflation. The central bank wants to stop minting one- and five-kopeck coins, arguing that they are very expensive to produce and -- in a country where even a box of matches costs over 1 rouble ($0.032) -- are of little practical use. A survey by the bank found that 77 percent of the population would not mind if ... Click for coin article
Forget what you know with MS-61, NumismaticNews.net
I'm frequently asked how to tell the difference between an MS-61 or MS-62 coin. The answer becomes surprisingly simple once you learn to separate the various factors that determine the Mint State levels in the uncirculated range. Those of you who are thinking: "Who cares, there is seldom any large monetary difference between those two grades," can move on to another article because you have a valid point. Nevertheless, there is a difference that professional graders and novice grading seminar students must deal with ... Click for coin article
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