Welcome to Something About Coins! Several internet articles discuss the U.S. Mint's announcement of selling out of the 2010 American Buffalo bullion gold coins, and two of them are below. Also in the news is upcoming coin shows, coin auction results, and finding Spanish silver via metal detecting. Enjoy!
2010 Bullion Buffalo Gold Coins Sell Out, US Mint Announces, CoinNews.net
The 24-karat 2010 American Buffalo Gold bullion coins are no longer available, the United States Mint told its authorized buyers in a memo late last week. The US Mint's inventory of the .9999 fine gold coin is depleted, and there are no plans to strike more this year. The numismatic proof 2010-W American Gold Buffalo coins are still on sale, although as collector pieces they carry higher premiums. The bullion coin was released April 29, 2010. First day sales shined at 48,500, representing 15% of all the coins ... Click for coin article
U.S. Mint Working To Finalize 2011 Buffalo Gold Coin Plans; 2010 Sales Suspended, Kitco.com
The U.S. Mint is working to finalize plans to produce 2011 American Buffalo one-ounce gold bullion coins after sales of the 2010 coins were halted last week. The agency sent a memorandum to authorized dealers, dated Sept. 23, announcing that the inventory of 2010 American Buffalo one-ounce gold bullion coins was depleted. No additional ones will be manufactured. Sales for the year to date were 209,000, said Tom Jurkowsky, director of public affairs for the U.S. Mint. The 2010 coins were first offered April 29. The ... Click for coin article
Fall show schedule full, CoinValuesOnline.com
When gold hits record levels, coin shows get a bit more press and attendance than they normally do, and in the next two months four major shows and hundreds of local shows will cater to a public curious about how they can buy into or cash out of gold at $1,300 an ounce. After the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money in August, there is a typical lull in the market and an absence of major shows until the Long Beach (Calif.) Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo in September, this year held Sept. 23 to 25 with ... Click for coin article
Hidden Gold & Silver Coins Attract Strong Bidding At Stephenson's Auction, antiquesandthearts.com
It was a story that might easily have been written for television — but in this instance, it was strictly nonfiction. While assessing her late father's possessions prior to sending a consignment off to auction, a Philadelphia woman made a fortuitous discovery in the garage of the family home. There, among the garden tools and bric-a-brac, she came across several weighty suitcases that had long been stashed out of sight. Thinking they might contain old clothes or discarded household articles, the woman was taken completely by surprise when she opened the cases to find a horde of valuable old coins, many of them silver and gold ... Click for coin article
Spanish silver surfaces in the suburbs, germantownnews.com
Pirates, Spanish treasure galleons and pieces of eight seem far removed from Germantown, Piperton and Collierville, Tennessee, but Spanish silver coins have been found in each of these communities over the last 20 years. The historic artifact highlighted for September is from the 18th century and is one of my most memorable finds with a metal detector. The artifact described in this article broke a relic hunter/coin hunter barrier for me. The barrier broken was my first coin detected from the 18th century. This ... Click for coin article
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