Welcome back to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint launched their first 2011 coin, the 2011 bullion Silver Eagle, although they will continue to sell the 2010 version until their supply is gone. As for the proof versions, they sold out last week. More recently, the 2010 Proof Gold Eagle Four-Coin Set sold out. The next product from the U.S. Mint will be the Yellowstone National Park Quarter Three Coin Set, which will hit the market tomorrow. America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins hit the public Monday. A special exhibit of toned silver commemoratives will be on display this week at the Florida United Numismatist (FUN) convention. Enjoy!
2011 Silver Eagle Bullion Coins Debut, SilverCoinsToday.com
The United States Mint on Monday, January 3, began selling the 2011 Silver Eagle bullion coin through its network of Authorized Purchasers. Buyers ordered 1,696,000 of the .999 fine bullion coins on the first business day of the year, according to US Mint's published sales figures. A portion of those sales include 2010-dated Silver Eagle bullion coins. The US Mint has not published how many of last year's issue remain, but has said they will be sold until their inventory is completely depleted. The new Silver Eagle Bullion Coins are available two weeks before last year's ... Click for coin article
2010 Gold Eagle Proof Four-Coin Set Sells Out, CoinNews.net
The latest United States Mint product to sell out is the 2010 Gold Eagle Proof Four-Coin Set. The set, which includes the one-ounce, one-half ounce, one-quarter ounce, and one-tenth ounce Gold Eagle Proof coins, sold out Monday afternoon. With its disappearance, collectors will no longer have a direct path from the US Mint to purchase the one-ounce and one-half ounce sizes as these sold out earlier (the half ounce on December 22 and the one-ounce at the end of October). The four 22-karat 2010 Gold Eagle Proof Coins went on sale October 7, 2010. Opening demand ... Click for coin article
2010 Proof American Silver Eagles Sold-Out According To US Mint, WorldMintCoins.com
The 2010-W Proof American Silver Eagles have attained a Sold-Out status according to the US Mint's website ending a short six weeks of availability. The 99.9% fine silver Proof Eagles were released only on November 19, 2010 but were snapped up by collector's despite their short window of time on the Mint's shelves. According to the most recent figures available, 834,879 of the strikes were sold which is enough to place the 2010 mintage at the 4th best ever for the Proof Eagles since they were launched in 1986. Only the 2006, 1987 and inaugural year 1986 strikes ... Click for coin article
2010 Yellowstone National Park Quarter Three Coin Set, CoinCollectingNews.org
The United States Mint will accept orders for the 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin SetTM - Yellowstone beginning at noon Eastern Time (ET) on January 5, 2011. The set, priced at $13.95, contains two uncirculated-quality Yellowstone National Park quarters-one each from the United States Mint facilities at Philadelphia and Denver-and one proof-quality coin from the United States Mint at San Francisco. The coins are mounted on a durable plastic card and include a brief description of the national park and the coin design, as well as a Certificate of Authenticity ... Click for coin article
Silver bullion coins attract crowd of collectors to Springfield, sj-r.com
Hundreds of people from across the country flooded The Gold Center Monday to get their hands on a set of rare America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins. The Gold Center, 3000 W. Iles Ave., was one of only nine outlets nationwide that were able to sell the coins to the public Monday. Owner Jim Hausman opened sales at 10 a.m. Monday, but a crowd of people had camped outside outside the business starting Sunday night. Springfield police were called to disperse those gathered before Monday, and Hausman hired three off-duty Sangamon County deputies ... Click for coin article
NGC To Display Silver Commemoratives at FUN, NGCcoin.com
Included are spectacularly toned examples from prominent collections, some being shown publicly for the first time. At the Florida United Numismatist (FUN) convention, held in Tampa, Florida from January 6 - 9, 2011, NGC will display a group of important US commemorative coins. The display, entitled Vividly Toned Silver Commemoratives, gathers together spectacularly toned coins from several collections of United States commemorative coins, including the Bingham and Schultz collections, as well as other private collections. Many advanced collectors of silver ... Click for coin article
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