Welcome back to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint will launch their Medal of Honor coins on Friday, Feb. 25. A 50-cent piece dated 1921 is considered the Canadian King of Coins and will be up for auction in April. Coins from the U.S. valued over $1,000 are examined in the last three articles. Enjoy!
Medal of Honor Commemorative Coins Availability, coincollectingnews.org
The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2011 Medal of Honor Commemorative Coins on February 25, at noon Eastern Time (ET). Public Law 111-91, the Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009, authorizes the bureau to mint and issue a maximum of 100,000 $5 gold coins and 500,000 silver dollars: in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor in 1861; to honor the American service members who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor; and to promote ... Click for coin article
Maryland takes aim at numismatics, blog.numismaticnews.net/buzz
Trying to explain the numismatic hobby/industry to elected officials is a difficult task in the best of times ... There will be a hearing today in the Maryland State Assembly’s House Ways and Means Committee. It will consider revoking the sales tax exemption that applies to sales of coins and bullion over $1,000. Since it is called an exemption, it sounds like numismatists are elitists defending their privileges to the last unemployed Marylander ... The exemption levels the playing field between coin and bullion investments and investments like stocks or bonds ... Click for coin article
'King of Canadian Coins' to Hit Block, numismaster.com
Canadian collectors who have yet to acquire a 1921 50-cents, KM25a, for their collection will have the opportunity to do so in early April. Noble Numismatics will be putting the “King of Canadian Coins” up on the block at its next auction to be held at Sydney’s InterContinental Hotel April 5-7. Interest from around the globe is expected to be intense, particularly as the coin is but part of a single lot that includes four other 1921-dated Canadian specimens. All five coins are independently graded ... Click for coin article
Coin Rarities & Related Topics: U.S. coins in the $1000 to $5000 range, coinweek.com
Today’s column features recommendations for collectors. Last week, the topic was advice for true beginners. Back in September, I wrote about coins in the $250 to $1000 range. Most of my columns, feature articles and reviews are about coins that cost more than $5000 each. In various pieces, however, I have mentioned coins that cost less than $100, or even less than $10. Please see my two part series on why 1933/34 is the true dividing line between classic and modern U.S. coinage (part 1; part 2). It is true that only ... Click for coin article
Rare Coin Bids Soar Past $100k in Auction l Top Selling eBay Items, pr.auctionbytes.com
WhatSellsBest.com, a website tracking Best Selling eBay items, is reporting unusually strong sales of rare coins in the first few months of 2011. In one case bids exceeded $100,000 for a single coin. According to James Massey, the publisher of WSB; "During the last year (2010), it was unusual to see a rare coin collect more than $20,000. In the first few months of 2011, I've already seen three coins fetch bids of more than $40,000, with one seller collecting a final bid of $105,655 for a single coin." Rare coins are a ... Click for coin article
Rarest U.S. Coin Is Worth $20 Million, luxist.com
What is the most valuable United States coin? The coin, shown at right is the Smithsonian's 1849-dated "Double Eagle" $20 denomination gold piece. The unique coin was struck by the United States Mint in Philadelphia during the early days of the California Gold Rush. The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) has rounded-up the 2011 PCGS Million Dollar Coin Club and their experts agree that this coin has gone up in value from an estimated $15 million last year to $20 million now. The first $20 gold piece ... Click for coin article
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