Welcome back to Something About Coins! A record number of people are accumulating U.S. American Eagle coins, especially the silver Eagles. Demand seems high for the America the Beautiful five ounce silver coins, and Krause Publications wants to know what the coin community likes for the People's Choice Coin of the Year. See the articles linked below to vote now!
2010 Silver Eagle Coins Make History in November, SilverCoinsToday.com
November was a history making month for 2010 Silver Eagle coins. The bullion version broke three records during the month and the numismatic proof version debuted with exceptional three-day sales. The 2010 Silver Eagle bullion continues to add to its all-time annual sales and mintage records, but the last of the three records -- how many were sold in November -- is now official history. US Mint Authorized Purchasers scooped up 4,260,00 of the bullion Silver Eagle coins in November 2010. No other month in the history of the series has been better. December ... Click for coin article
All that glitters ... could be silver, msnbc.com
Forget gold, silver could be this year's great Christmas present. The price of silver is surging and so is business at many coin dealers across the country. At Plaza Collectibles, an appraisals shop in Manhattan, owner Lee Rosenbloom says he's seeing a tremendous demand both in new and older silver coins. "This is probably the strongest demand there's been in the last 25 years," he says. Silver prices have soared 60 percent in 2010, driven in large part by a strong investment demand, particularly strong buying of exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, backed by ... Click for coin article
November 2010 Gold Eagle Bullion Coin Sales Rise for Third Month, CoinNews.net
The United States Mint sold more American Gold Eagle bullion coins in November 2010 than in each of the previous three months, with the largest one-ounce size comfortably leading sales. The fractional one-half and one-quarter ounce sizes doubled their previous monthly performances, but the smallest one-tenth ounce size recorded its worst month since the fractional Gold Eagles launched in June. US Mint published figures show 112,000 ounces of the 22 karat Gold Eagle bullion coins were sold in November. That easily outpaced the 94,000 ounces in October, the ... Click for coin article
New 'America the Beautiful' Silver Coins in Demand, online.wsj.com
The U.S. Mint was set to begin releasing the 2010 "America the Beautiful" five-ounce silver bullion coins, an eagerly anticipated event in the collecting community. The Mint accepted orders from its authorized purchasers Monday. So many in the coin-collecting community were clamoring to get their hands on one of 165,000 of the 0.999-fine silver bullion coins that some dealers were reportedly being offered "double spot value" during the weekend. The bullion coins sport a symbolic face value of a quarter dollar, a diameter of three inches and bear no mint mark. The value ... Click for coin article
Voting Opens for 2011 People's Choice Coin of the Year Award, NumisMaster.com
Voting is now open for the People's Choice Coin of the Year Awards, sponsored by Krause Publications and NumisMaster.com. Fifteen of the world's most innovative, creative, beautiful and popular coins issued in 2009 by mints worldwide are up for election by coin lovers from around the globe. Hosted at www.numismaster.com, the People's Choice nominees are: Kazakhstan, 100 Tenge, silver, Attila the Hun; France, 10 Euro, silver, Fall of Berlin Wall; South Africa, 100 Rand, gold, White Rhino; Canada, 20 Dollars, silver, Crystal Snowflake; Finland, 20-Euro, silver, Peace and Security ... Click for coin article
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