October 2010
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Mount Hood Quarter, Silver Quarter Set, John Lennon Coin
Welcome back to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint provided details for their upcoming Mount Hood National Forest Quarter launch ceremony, and coin designs for the 2012 America the Beautiful quarters were published. The 2009 DC & US Territories Quarters Silver Proof Set that had gained popularity these past few weeks has sold out, and [...]
2010 Lincoln Dollar Coins, Canadian Collector Coins, Gold Exhibit
Welcome back to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint published details concerning the launch of the President Lincoln dollar coins, as seen in the first two articles. Other articles promote the Royal Canadian Mint’s latest commemorative coins and a coin from a private mint featuring a meteorite. The last article reveals highlights of the incredible [...]
US Mint Authorized Purchasers, Canadian $100 Gold Coin
Welcome to Something About Coins! The articles below cover coin news from around the world. First is a look at U.S. Mint’s Authorized Purchasers and the buying of bullion coins in bulk. The next story describes the mistaken identity of a Canadian $100 gold coin, which is about the same size as loonie. Other topics [...]
New Quarter Sets, Gold Coin Scams, NGC Registry Awards
Welcome to Something About Coins! Today’s articles cover a range of current coin topics circulating the internet. The U.S. Mint will be launching new sets of this year’s quarters in November, and numismatic organizations have put together a list of contacts for anyone who wants to report or get help about a poor gold dealer [...]
2010 Lincoln Cents, Gold Coin Find, Early Chinese Coin
Welcome to Something About Coins! It may be easier to find 2010 dated coins, especially Lincoln cents, than 2009 dated coins. The first article shows the U.S. Mint’s coin production is up from last year. Speaking of finds, the second article describes a stash of 80 gold Double Eagle coins that were found in the [...]
Silver Coin Melt Values, 5-Star General Coins in 2013
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Prices for silver coins are even higher than last week. For example, a Franklin half dollar was $8.29 but as of Thursday it was worth $8.86 thanks to the rising price silver, according to the first article below. Two more articles provide additional silver value perspectives. In other news, [...]
2010 Gold Eagles, London Olympic Coins, World Coins
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Today’s theme is new coin issues from around the world. The U.S. Mint recently launched their proof American Gold Eagles, the Royal Mint released their 50 pence sports collection, and the Austrian Mint issued their latest in the Tales and Legends of Austria series. Plus, there are four more [...]
2010 Platinum Eagles, Modern and Rare Coin Investments
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Today’s theme is about coin investments. Below are several stories covering coin values, strategies, sources, modern coins, and old coins. The first article involves the 2010 Platinum American Eagle proofs and the second describes recent coin auction values. The third is about what dealers use to determine values and [...]
America the Beautiful Silver Coins, Coin Theft
Welcome to Something About Coins! Below are some numismatic articles that cover recent news from the U.S. Mint regarding the designs of the five ounce America the Beautiful coins, stolen coins across the country and coin thief arrests. The last few articles announce grading services at upcoming coin shows. America the Beautiful Silver Coins and [...]
2010 Proof Gold Eagles, Coin of the Year Nominees
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Today the U.S. Mint introduced their 2010 American Eagle Proof Gold Coins to the market, as described in the first article. Gold and silver prices have been steadily rising lately, so there are a few more articles below to explain. In other news, Coin of the Year nominees have [...]