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 Quarters: Contrasting Design Images, CoinNews.net
On Tuesday, October 5, CoinNews.net published an article that included an edge view of the 2010 America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins. The United States Mint started producing them on September 21, 2010, and they will launch later this year. The single image provided in the article illustrated that the five-ounce silver coins are more detailed than the 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters™ which share the same designs. Mint officials confirmed their increased detail, which can be seen even clearer when looking at additional coin images ... Click for coin article
Montville coin theft arrest reported by FBI, nj.com
A Manhattan jeweler is charged with buying stolen property after he purchased a large portion of a multi-million-dollar collection of rare coins and currency that was stolen almost a year ago from a coin dealer as he dined in a Montville restaurant, an FBI official said Friday. Despite the arrest, the investigation is still ongoing, according to Jim Margolin, a special agent in the FBI's New York office. "We made an arrest a couple of months ago but the complaint is under seal," Margolin said. "The guy is a Manhattan jeweler." Margolin said he ... Click for coin article
2 accused of taking $1,000 in stolen coins to Macungie bank, mcall.com
Two men went to a Macungie bank Wednesday to trade in more than $1,000 worth of silver coins that had been stolen in a Berks County burglary earlier in the day, police said. Philip A. Peterwas, 20, of Philadelphia and Maxwell D. Rutkowski, 20, of Barto, Berks County, were charged Thursday with receiving stolen property and conspiracy. Peterwas also was charged with burglary. Macungie police were called to First Niagra Bank at 201 W. Main St. Wednesday afternoon after the bank employees, who already were alerted to the burglary ... Click for coin article
Stolen Coin Alert: St. Paul, Minnesota, CoinLink.com
Numismatic Crime Information Crime Bulletin/Alert: The South St. Paul Minnesota Police Department is investigating the September 26, 2010 vehicle burglary of coin dealer Lee Orr. At approximately 2:10pm in the afternoon the victim was loading his vehicle preparing to leave a local coin show in South St. Paul. When the victim walked back inside the show to retrieve the last of his inventory two white male suspects smashed the windows in his vehicle and removed two cases of coins. The following is a partial list of coins ... Click for coin article
NGC Grading On-Site at the Silver Dollar & Rare Coin Expo, NGCcoin.com
NGC will offer grading and Details Grading, as well as encapsulation in our state-of-the-art holder. All coins submitted for on-site grading will be evaluated for Plus Designation at time of grading. NGC will offer on-site grading and encapsulation at the Silver Dollar & Rare Coin Expo, from Wednesday, October 13 through Friday, October 15. Please check with NGC Customer Service for daily submission cut-off times. NGC will be at tables 1901-1903. NGC will be offering NGC Details Grading for coins that exhibit detrimental surface conditions ... Click for coin article
PCGS at Silver Dollar and Baltimore Expos, PCGS.com
Professional Coin Grading Service will provide on-site authentication and grading services and offer show specials for on-site submissions at the Silver Dollar & Rare Coin Expo in Saint Charles, Missouri, October 14- 16, 2010, and at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo, November 4 - 7, 2010. The following show specials will be available at both shows to PCGS Authorized Dealers and members of the PCGS Collectors Club: Walkthrough: one-day turnaround for $100 ($125 for Secure Plus) on any coin with a maximum value ... Click for coin article
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