Welcome back to Something About Coins! American Eagles are hot right now and a new version may be coming to town. Several articles about a palladium coin have hit the internet, and a few are linked below. A report on current Eagle sales, showing how much current ones are selling, is also there. In other news, a copper 1943-D cent sold for $1.7 million, and those details are also in today's blog. Enjoy!
American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coin Act Introduced in House, CoinNews.net
Placing the United States Mint one step closer to striking a new precious metal American Eagle, legislation was introduced Wednesday, September 22, 2020, calling for new palladium versions of the coin to be produced. Referred to as the American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coin Act of 2010, numbered H.R. 6166, the legislation was introduced by Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT). H.R. 6166 places several stipulations on the proposed coins. First, and perhaps most interesting, is the choice of designs to be used on the obverse and ... Click for coin article
US politician pushes for new palladium American Eagle coin 24th September 2010, Platinum.Matthey.com
New palladium American Eagle coins could soon be produced as a result of legislation introduced on Wednesday (22nd September). The motion, which is being labeled the American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coin Act of 2010, was proposed by Montana-based Republican politician Denny Rehberg. Reports suggest that the designs for both the obverse and reverse of the coins will be based on the work of famous US sculptor Adolph Alexander Weinman. The former would show Mr Weinman's 'Winged Liberty' design, which featured on the ... Click for coin article
Act Introduced Calling for American Palladium Eagles With Mercury Dime Design, WorldMintCoins.com
A new American Eagle from the US Mint may be in line for collectors and investors, if a certain Congressman gets his way. Representative Denny Rehberg (R-MT), introduced the American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coin Act of 2010 on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 to the House of Representatives. Known as H.R. 6166, the bill would require the US Mint to strike American Eagles from the precious metal Palladium. The US Mint already produces America Eagles in three other precious metal varieties - Gold, Silver and Platinum ... Click for coin article
US Mint Sales: Silver Proof Set Doubles Gain, Silver Eagles Cross 24.6M, CoinCollectingNews.org
Although United States Mint coin sales slumped in the prior report, the latest round of numbers showed a reversal. In fact, demand for numismatic products improved across nearly every product, minus only eight items. Silver and some gold bullion also gained. Coin sets again dramatically stood out the most in the latest sales figures. All of the proof sets were higher. The brilliant gem of the group was the 2010 Proof Set. The previous weekly increase had been 27,670, but in this round it was 31,781. The next highest seller ... Click for coin article
Rare 1943 bronze penny sold for $1.7 million by Middletown dealer, App.com
When is a penny worth $1.7 million? It's not one of those old pennies in your sock drawer. This 1943 penny, struck in bronze in the Denver mint, is one of a kind. Middletown coin dealer Laura Sperber, a specialist in the rarest of U.S. coins, sold the Lincoln cent for a record $1.7 million. "It is unique," said Sperber, president of Legend Numismatics, on Thursday. "This is the most valuable small cent that exists today." Most 1943 pennies were minted in zinc-coated steel to conserve copper for other uses during World War II ... Click for coin article
Lincoln rarity brings $1.7 million, Blog.NumismaticNews.net/buzz
Imagine that. A 1943-D Lincoln cent with the 95-percent copper alloy instead of wartime steel has sold for $1.7 million. That's a ton of bucks for a Lincoln cent, but it is the only one known from the Denver Mint. I probably would have searched cents for even longer than I did had I known back in the 1960s what kind of money might lie ahead. But then, when I was looking for cents, finding even examples of the steel composition was almost impossible ... Click for coin article
Take a closer look at your coins, poconorecord.com
Henryville collector says you could have a fortune in your pocket right now. Change is good. Your piggy bank could be harboring a national treasure with coins holding more than just intrinsic value. "The biggest mistake people make is putting a quarter in a bubble gum machine and unknowingly paying $200 for a piece of gum," said Mathias Berry of Henryville, an avid numismatic and coin collector. At age 9, Berry found a passion for collecting, and his feverish quest to find rare coins and odd ... Click for coin article
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