Welcome back to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint announced they will begin selling 2011 Proof Gold Eagles on April 21, and their latest sales figures reveals improved demand for their collector coins. It is believed that the oldest known shipwreck coins off the coast of the Dominican Republic have been found. Also discussed below are Roman Empire coin denominations and the market for Dahlonega gold coinage. Enjoy!
US Mint To Soon Begin Accepting American Eagle Gold Proof Coin Orders, worldmintcoins.com
The United States Mint will soon begin accepting orders for the 22-karat 2011 American Eagle Gold Proof Coin, continuing a series of strikes that has proven to be one of the most popular in the history of the world. When first issued on April 21, 2011, the Proof Gold Eagles will be available in four different sizes - one ounce, 1/2 ounce, 1/4 ounce and 1/10 ounce with each of those struck to proof quality at the United States Mint's facility in West Point. Indicating its ... Click for coin article
US Mint Sales: Glacier Quarters Debut, Collector Products Improve, coinnews.net
The latest US Mint sales report indicates improved demand for collector products. It also includes the debut figures from the newly released Glacier Quarters, the seventh issue in the America the Beautiful Quarters® series which honors national parks and sites. The US Mint introduced three Glacier Quarters products last week in the form of a two-roll set and two 100-coin bags. Continuing a trend that began with the series introduction last year, debut bag and roll sales ... Click for coin article
Shipwreck Believed to be Oldest Known Found Near Dominican Republic, latino.foxnews.com
Utah based Deep Blue Marine believes they located the oldest known shipwreck off the coast of the Dominican Republic. Divers have uncovered gold coins, jade statues, and ancient Mayan jewelry. The company still believes there are greater treasures. President of Deep Blue Marine, Wilf Blum says, "This is the history and the birthplace of America and here we are lucky enough to finding the shipwrecks from that time era." Just a few years after Christopher Columbus ... Click for coin article
NGC Ancients: Coin Denominations of the Roman Empire, ngccoin.com
Take a look at coin denominations used in the Roman Empire from the accession of Augustus to the loss of Roman territories. This month we'll survey coin denominations used in the Roman Empire from the accession of Augustus in 27 B.C. to the loss of Roman territories in Europe in A.D. 476. Only the main denominations will be discussed, though there were various fractions and multiples. In addition to the "imperial" coinages, there was a bewildering variety of ... Click for coin article
The State of the Dahlonega Market, 2011, raregoldcoins.com
I published the second edition of my book on Dahlonega gold coinage in 2003. A lot of time has passed since then and, as part of the upcoming third edition, I'm going to be including a chapter in the new work that is a sort of State of the Union of the Dahlonega market for 2011. As you are likely someone who is interested in these coins and who is a loyal follower of raregoldcoins.com I’d like to share my thoughts with you. In the 1990's and early 2000's, it seemed ... Click for coin article
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