Welcome back to Something About Coins! The 2011 American Gold Buffalo bullion coins have been released, and the 2011 Quarters Proof Set will launch on Thursday from the U.S. Mint. An analysis of the demand for rare coins and a piece about early dimes are included in today's headlines. Enjoy!
2011 Gold Buffalo Bullion Coin Debuts, coinnews.net
The United States Mint on Monday began selling the 2011 American Gold Buffalo Bullion Coin to its network of Authorized Purchasers (AP's). The investment-grade coins entered the market during a time investors have been dumping stocks and commodities following the earthquake and nuclear crisis in Japan, making spectacular opening sales for the Buffalo pieces unlikely. That was in fact the case. AP's purchased 21,500 of the 2011 Gold Buffalo coins between ... Click for coin article
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set, americabeautifulquarters.com
The United States Mint will release the 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set on Thursday, March 17, at noon ET. The proof set is listed for $14.95, the same price as last year's inaugural 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set which was released at a much later time (May 13). The set contains numismatic or collector proof versions of the five circulating 2011 quarters that are produced for circulation this year, including: 2011-S Gettysburg National ... Click for coin article
Changes in Demand for Rare U.S. Coins So Far in 2011, coinweek.com
After discussing the motivations and strategies of bidders at coin auctions last week, and the meaning of auction prices in general, I am directing attention to current coin markets overall. I have posed questions to and debated many dealers, some of whom do not wish to be quoted, regarding price changes and demand for rare coins in 2011. I have analyzed their responses, and coupled them to my own observations. For the most part, though, the thrust here is on the reporting ... Click for coin article
Early Dime Series Begins With 1796, numismaster.com
It's seems to be a regular thing to read that another early coin of the United States has sold for in excess of $1 million. Suddenly it seems that the historic first issues of the United States have become one of the hot areas of the market and although it's nice to see the earliest coins of the United States getting their appropriate recognition it can get discouraging for some collectors who simply want to be able to assemble modest collections of these early issues or acquire nice ... Click for coin article
Richard Goodwin Sr. and Jr. plead guilty to coin theft,
news.cincinnati.com
Indiana dealer Leon Hendrickson duped at 2007 Cincinnati Numismatic Exposition. Jim Huffman watched as the man showed him a gorgeous 1803-S silver dollar. Huffman, a rare-coin dealer, was so enamored that he paid $1,500 for the coin at the 24th annual Cincinnati Numismatic Exposition at the Sharonville Convention Center. That was the beginning of an almost four-year criminal investigation into the theft of $120,000 in rare coins at the 2007 show. It ... Click for coin article
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