Welcome to Something About Coins! Owners of the 2009 Ultra High Relief (UHR) $20 gold coin should be happy to learn its premium has risen. US Mint officials raised the prices of the silver proof sets. The Royal Canadian Mint is marketing their 2011 spring collection, and the largest hoard of Roman coins, known as the Frome Hoard, will stay at the Museum of Somerset. It is expected to go on display in the summer. Enjoy!
2009 Ultra High Relief gold $20 on the move upward, coinvaluesonline.com
One of the bigger winners among the recent issues produced by the U.S. Mint is the 2009 Saint-Gaudens, Ultra High Relief gold $20 double eagle. The coins first went on sale the week of Jan. 22, 2009, at an issue price of $1,189. The price of gold was $860 an ounce then, meaning that the coins were initially selling for a 38 percent premium to their gold content. Almost immediately after the coins were released – with strict ordering limits – market makers were paying $1,650 each for the coins ... Click for coin article
Prices Raised for US Mint Silver Proof Sets, silvercoinstoday.com
The United States Mint on Friday raised the prices on three of its silver proof set products, two that have already been issued and one that is scheduled for release later this month. The adjustments follow a US Mint review of coin prices precipitated by the rising cost of silver. New York silver prices soared nearly 84 percent in 2010. The metal is more than 13 percent higher in 2011, or more than double what it was one year ago, despite recent retreats from 31-year highs. The US Mint suspended the sale of its 2010 America the Beautiful ... Click for coin article
Canadian Mint Issues Spring 2011 Collector Coins, coinnews.net
The Royal Canadian Mint is heralding the return of spring with a parade of coins showcasing Canada’s unique ties to royalty and its profound attachment to its natural and cultural heritage. These appealing new coins include: the new $15 Sterling Silver Continuity of the Crown series; a $3 Fine Silver "Family Scene" coin; the Orca Whale coin from the $3 Sterling Silver Gold-Plated Wildlife Conservation Series; the "Barn Swallow" from the 25-Cent Coloured Birds of Canada series; the Elk Calf Young Wildlife Specimen Set and the classic ... Click for coin article
Hoard of Roman coins to stay in Somerset, bbc.co.uk
VIDEO-The largest ever collection of Roman coins found in Britain in one pot will stay in the county where it was unearthed. The Museum of Somerset has raised £320,250 to keep the Frome Hoard. There had been fears it would go to London. The coins, which date back over 1,700 years, were found last year by metal-detectorist Dave Crisp ... Click for coin video
Coin Profile: Proof 1836 50/00 Capped Bust Half Dollar, coinweek.com
One of Only Six Examples Positively Confirmed to Exist; The Breen Plate Coin. This coin is available at The March 2011 Baltimore Auction # 83 from Stacks-Bowers Lot 1965. Writing in the 1989 edition of his encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial proof coins, the late Walter Breen accounts for four die marriages of the proof 1836 Lettered Edge Capped Bust Half Dollar. Of the four varieties, two are of perhaps the greatest interest to advanced Bust Half Dollar enthusiasts: the 1836/1336 O-108, and this coin,the 50/00 O-116 blundered reverse ... Click for coin article
Value Added Grading, ngccoin.com
As we all know, grading rare coins is truly an art. It requires a trained eye with years of experience to understand the subtle variations of vintage rare coins. One must learn how to interpret wear, bag marks, toning, strike, luster and various other issues that can affect a coin’s grade. Every series has its own set of criteria, with sometimes great variations from year to year and from each different Mint. A 1925 Peace dollar is very different from a 1925-S Peace dollar. The 1925 Philadelphia strike is one of the best produced coins of the series ... Click for coin article
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