January 2011
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US Mint 2011 Products, Detecting Altered Coins
Welcome to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint’s 2011 product calendar has been out for a while, but now their introductory prices are known, since they have been published through the Federal Register, CoinNews.net reports. The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) posted another informative video on You Tube about their computer program that detects altered [...]
Gettysburg Quarter Bags, British Coin Decimalisation, Half Disme
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Collectors can purchase Gettysburg quarter 100-coin bags and two-roll sets today. The history of British coin decimalisation is described, and Stack’s-Bowers is going to display the finest known 1792 Half Disme at the Long Beach Coin Show that starts on February 3.
American Gold Buffalo Proofs, First Spouse Gold Coins
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Due to the falling market price of gold, the U.S. Mint has lowered their prices for American Gold Buffalo Proofs and First Spouse Gold Coins. A list of 2010 Best Secured Coin Shows is described, and new additions have been made to the upcoming Long Beach Coin, Stamp & [...]
Gettysburg Quarter, 2010 Proof Gold Eagles, 2011 Army Coins
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Hundreds stood in line to buy the new Gettysburg quarter two days before it goes into circulation. All of the 2010 Proof American Gold Eagle Coins sold out from the U.S. Mint. The 2011 Army Commemorative Coins launch this Monday, January 31. Thoughts of sharing counterfeit detection tips is [...]
9-11 Commemorative Coin, Canadian Coin of the Year Winners
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Two lawmakers are raising awareness for what they call a coin scam, a 9-11 Commemorative Coin. Two articles describe the commercials about the coins. The Royal Canadian Mint is proud of their two most recent Coin of the Year Winners awarded by Krause Publications. A U.S. Mint product calendar [...]
Gettysburg Park Quarter, American Silver Eagle Record
Welcome to Something About Coins! There will be a coin launch ceremony for the Gettysburg Park Quarter on January 25. American Silver Eagle’s set a new record and will likely continue to break it for the remainder of the month. The 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar proved to be a popular coin, [...]
Gettysburg Park Quarters, 2011 Presidential Dollars
Welcome back to Something About Coins! The first new quarter for 2011 launches next Thursday, January 27. New images of the upcoming 2011 Presidential Dollars have been published by the U.S. Mint. A set of new 5-ounce silver bullion America the Beautiful coins were examined and do not have the doubled die error, even though [...]
2011 Proof Sets, Counterfeit Euros, Laser Coin Scanner
Welcome back to Something About Coins! A report on U.S. Mint sales showed over 200,000 of the new 2011 Proof Sets sold in their first week. The next product launch will be the 2011 Silver Proof Set next Tuesday. Counterfeit euro coins have certainly been a problem, as described in today’s third article, and the [...]
2011 Quarters, ATB Silver Bullion, NGC Coin Image Database
Welcome back to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint published new images of the upcoming 2011 quarters. America the Beautiful (ATB) silver bullion coins will keep their three inch diameter, and NGC’s database has 3 million coins in its online security image archive. Canada’s penny and U.S. Seated Liberty dimes are also discussed in the [...]
Canadian Collector Coins, Coin Doctoring
Welcome to Something About Coins! The Royal Canadian Mint sold out of several 2010 collector coins, and the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) revealed their Coin Sniffer technology at the recent coin show in Florida. A hot topic at coin shows concerns the bubble for top coin values, as described in the articles below. Enjoy!