Welcome back to Something About Coins! It has been a busy month for the U.S. Mint. First, they hit a new Bullion Silver Eagle record of more than 6.4 million in a single month, and they released the new Army Commemorative Dollar coins on Monday. The Royal Canadian Mint launched their 2011 Grizzly silver bullion coin. Euro Collections International summarized the 2011 Berlin World Money Fair, and Ancient Coin Collecting blogged a clever letter to Indiana Jones for clarification of cultural property belonging in a museum. Enjoy!
Bullion Gold and Silver American Eagle Sales See A New Monthly Record, worldmintcoins.com
Bullion American Eagle sales from the US Mint proved to do quite well for the month of January 2010. In fact, one of the precious metal strikes even attained a new all-time monthly record obliterating the amount sold by the previous record. The American Eagle Gold Bullion Coin showed quite respectable numbers last month turning in a total of 133,500 ounces sold, according to the most recent figures available from the Mint. Broken out, 130,500 Ounce Eagles were sold along with 1,000 half ounce ... Click for coin article
2011 U.S. Army Commemorative Coins in Gold, Silver and Clad, CoinNews.net
The United States Mint, January 31, 2011, released at special introductory prices its new series of 2011 U.S. Army Commemorative Coins which celebrate the founding and history of the U.S. Army. For the first time since 2008, collectors can purchase commemoratives in gold, silver and clad and in either proof or uncirculated qualities, bringing the total available commemorative coins to six. In 2009 and 2010, collectors also had the opportunity to purchase commemorative coins in either proof or ... Click for coin article
2011 Grizzly Silver Coin Second in Canadian Wildlife Series, SilverCoinsToday.com
The Royal Canadian Mint has released the 2011 Grizzly silver bullion coin, its latest issue within the Canadian Wildlife coin series. The one-ounce .9999 fine silver bullion coin features a one-time use design with a maximum mintage of only 1,000,000. It is the second of six silver coins planned in the Wildlife program and the final 2011-dated issue. "The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to release the second coin in a uniquely Canadian pure silver bullion series that is sure to stand out in today's ..." Click for coin article
2011 Berlin World Money Fair - January 28-30 - Update, eurocollections.blogspot.com
January 30, 2011: The 2011 World Money Fair in Berlin is wrapping up but it's been an exciting time for manufactures, distributors and collectors alike. As with previous shows, the world of numismatics converges on Berlin for a few days each year to either show their wares and snap up early orders for some exciting new (and old) coins. Every collecting niche has their own big convention, and for numismatics it doesn't get any bigger than Berlin. 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of the World ... Click for coin article
Getting coins from banks hard all over, blog.numismaticnews.net/buzz
Collectors around the world have many traits and experiences in common. One experience that has become all too familiar to American collectors is also being shared by the British. Trying to get new coin designs from local banks has gotten very hard in recent years. In many parts of the United States, you would never have known that there were four different designs on the reverse of the Lincoln cent in 2009. Why? Banks have cut back on their traditional role of supplying coins to circulation for face ... Click for coin article
An Open Letter to “Indiana Jones”, ancientcoincollecting.blogspot.com
Dear Dr. Jones, As a General Trustee of the Archaeological Institute of America, you must be well acquainted with the AIA position on cultural property. Your fans will recall those immortal words from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade -- "It belongs in a museum." That might well be true for the Ark of the Covenant, but did you really mean to say that EVERY cultural object, from broken pottery to long-lost pocket change, belongs in a nationalist state museum near the place it was found? I ... Click for coin article
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