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 images aroused curiosity. A museum in Athens has expanded their exhibit of rare, ancient Hellenic coins. And finally, some updates on Italy's coin import restrictions and stolen silver American Eagles are linked below. Enjoy!
Gettysburg National Military Park Quarters in US Mint Bags and Rolls, coincollectingnews.org
The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for bags and two-roll sets containing the new Gettysburg National Military Park quarter at noon Eastern Time (ET) on January 27. The two-roll sets are priced at $39.95 each and the bags at $49.95 each. The coins in the bags and rolls were minted on the main production floors of the United States Mint facilities at Denver and Philadelphia for use in general circulation. The two-roll sets (40 coins per roll) include one roll each of coins bearing the "P" and "D" mint marks. The coins are wrapped ... Click for coin article
2011 Presidential $1 Dollars: Release Dates and Coin Images, CoinNews.net
When issued, the 2011 Presidential Dollars will represent the fifth year for a series of coins struck to honor the former chief executives of the United States. The United States Mint this week released coin images of the $1's. Up until now only line art designs had been available. The US Mint has also published the release dates for when it will offer them in bags and rolls. The 2011 Presidential $1 Dollar release dates follow: Andrew Johnson $1 Coin – February 23, 2011; Ulysses S. Grant $1 Coin ... Click for coin article
ATB Doubling, but No Doubled Die, NumisMaster.com
David S. Brenner of Delaware found what appeared to be a bona fide strong doubled die on a 2010 Grand Canyon 5-ounce silver bullion coin showing in images he sent to Numismatic News. It wasn't. As I was talking to him and he reminded me that the inscriptions about the rim of the coin were incuse rather than raised, it set off alarm signals in my head, which turned out to be justified after I examined the actual coin. In previous articles I've written over the years, I've explained that the most common form of Strike Doubling is generally ... Click for coin article
'Stories of Coins, Narrations of Cities' exhibition in Athens, archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com
Athens, Greece: Rare coins dating many centuries back in time and representative of the ancient Hellenic world, with the focus on the Black Sea and Asia Minor regions, are on display at the Foundation of the Hellenic World (FWH), or "Hellenic Cosmos" as it is more popularly known. "The FWH numismatics collection is the fourth largest Asia Minor collection in the world, and reached Greece in 2007, from a German collector who wanted to sell it," Foundation managing director Dimitris Efraimoglou told ANA-MPA. He noted that only a part of the collection is currently on exhibit ... Click for coin article
Planning a vacation in Italy? -- Don't, ancientcoincollecting.blogspot.com
Today, the U.S. State Department (DOS) imposed import restrictions on numerous types of ancient coins cast or struck in Italy. Although the clear majority of public comment on the Memorandum Of Understanding with Italy was in opposition to restrictions on coins from any period, DOS sided, as usual, with the views of the archaeological community and a nationalist foreign government. Ironically, this announcement comes on the heels of Legislative and Executive Branch appeals for less government regulation, especially of small businesses ...Click for coin article
Stolen Silver Eagles, numismaticcrimes.org
Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) is currently assisting the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Burnaby, British Columbia with a case involving 40 First Strike Silver Eagles PCGS MS70. The coins were found in the possession of a suspect during a traffic stop along with other stolen property. We are attempting to locate the owner of these coins. Any person having any information on this offense should contact the following authorities. Cst. Morosoff Royal Canadian Mounted Police 604-294-7882 or Doug Davis 817-723-7231 ... Click for coin article
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