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 the Royal Mint is now selling a commemorative John Lennon coin. Enjoy!
Mount Hood National Forest Quarter Launch Ceremony Details, CoinCollectingNews.org
Mount Hood's last major eruption was in 1790, 15 years before Lewis and Clark's expedition to the Pacific Northwest. But on Wednesday, November 17, 2010, the public is invited to witness an eruption of a different kind, as thousands of new quarter-dollar coins struck in honor of Mount Hood National Forest are released during a ceremony in nearby Portland, Oregon. The ceremony will take place at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) at the World Forestry Center located at 4033 SW Canyon Road in Portland. The ceremony will include a coin exchange ... Click for coin article
2012 America the Beautiful Quarter Designs Revealed, CoinNews.net
There will be five 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters featuring reverse designs representing selected sites located within Puerto Rico, New Mexico, Maine, Hawaii, and Alaska. Already preparing for their release, the U.S. Mint has created and offered up for review 24 candidate designs that are emblematic of the four national parks and one national forest that will be honored in 2012, which is the third year of the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. The proposed designs were reviewed by the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) on October 21 and by ... Click for coin article
DC & US Territories Quarters Silver Sets Sell Out, SilverCoinsToday.com
The United States Mint on Tuesday added the 2009 DC & US Territories Quarters Silver Proof Set to its sell out product listing, halting their sales after having been available since March 23, 2009. The latest US Mint sales figures have their total just shy of 300,000, coming in at 298,562 as of Sunday, October 24. These may be the final numbers available until the Mint releases audited figures in 2011. Racing silver prices have made the sets a popular item during the last few weeks -- at least more so than during the last several months. Instead of ... Click for coin article
John Lennon £5 coin issued by Royal Mint, bbc.co.uk
A commemorative £5 John Lennon coin has gone on sale only weeks after what would have been his 70th birthday. Lennon won the Royal Mint's public vote for the next "Great Briton" to be immortalised on a limited edition coin. Other names on the shortlist were Jane Austen and John Logie Baird. The Beatles singer, assassinated in 1980, now joins William Shakespeare, Sir Winston Churchill, Charles Darwin and Florence Nightingale in the series. The coin is priced at £44.99. Lennon fans launched Facebook and Twitter campaigns to ensure the ... Click for coin article
Stevens Point thief steals $210,000 in coins and jewelry, wsau.com
Stevens Point police are hunting for the thief who stole 7,000 ounces of silver from a house this week. The total stolen comes to just over $160,000. Police detective Tony Zblewski says the silver was mostly in the form of American Eagle silver coins minted between 1986 and 2010. The thief also made off with some gold and jewelry that brings the total theft to over $200,000. Zblewski says they're asking for your help. "If you know anyone who suddenly has a bunch of silver coins, or who is trying to sell coins, let us now." You can contact the Stevens Point Police Department at 715-346-1501. Click for coin article
Care and Storage of Coins, NumisMaster.com
One of your early concerns as a collector is the safe storage and protection of your collection. Storage methods vary widely and there are numerous potential hazards that could damage or even destroy your favorite collectible. The two topics fit together as some of the things you do to store your coins and some of the hazards go together. Some you can insure against, others you can't, and it's frequently impossible to replace valued pieces in your collection. Coins need to be protected from handling and from pollution or contamination in the air around us ... Click for coin article
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