Welcome to Something About Coins. Silver seems to be the focus of most of the current coin news circulating the internet. A couple of new releases hit the market this week, including the Hot Springs Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin, the Gettysburg Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coin, and the Glacier Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coin. Silver coin values have skyrocketed, and many coin articles are covering the story. Even the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) is getting into spirit by offering a special on-site grading tier for silver dollars at their booth for the Central States Numismatic Society's 72nd Anniversary Convention happening this week. Enjoy!
Hot Springs National Park Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin, coincollectingnews.org
The United States Mint this week officially announced the availability of the Hot Springs National Park Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin. The Hot Springs coin will be available Thursday, April 28, for a price of $279.95. The United States Mint provided earlier details for the strike, but a price point for the debuting numismatic issue in the five ounce America the Beautiful Silver Uncirculated Coin Program had not been announced. The Mint set pricing early last week, but noted then and now that it is subject to change. In fact, the price of the ... Click for coin article
Values for Coins Composed of Silver Explode, silvercoinstoday.com
Silver coins have been under a microscope of sorts lately, as their values continue to soar to astonishing levels. A person does not have to be a collector or an investor to know that the silver market has experienced tremendous gains. Even the mainstream media has captured the picture of silver prices surging almost daily to fresh 31-year highs and striving for an all-time record atop $50 an ounce. As silver topped $46 an ounce on Thursday, not so terribly old U.S. coins that were once worth nickels, dimes and four bits now have coin melt values ... Click for coin article
Silver Coin Values Shocking As Silver Prices Hit Highs, coinnews.net
As silver prices continue to push for new 31-year highs and strive for an all-time record, silver coin values have blasted off for common coins once worth just 5, 10, 25 or 50 cents. It is difficult to imagine that a 50-cent piece with mintages in the tens of millions is worth nearly $17, or that a worn out nickel is valued at more than $2.50. But they are, thanks to silver prices that have jumped 172 percent since the end of 2009. Coins with 90 percent silver include dimes, quarters and half dollars that were minted before 1965. These are now worth ... Click for coin article
Silver's bull market lifts Morgan dollar prices higher, coinvaluesonline.com
Morgan dollars have been one of the coin market's main beneficiaries of the renewed interest in silver, as the prices for common examples have soared in the last year. This week silver continues its rapid ascent toward its 1980 high of just over $50 an ounce, topping $43 an ounce on April 19, although more people are asking how long silver's bull run can last. Dealers are seeking quantities of these coins for purchase, in grades from cull to Mint State 67, to fill orders. While common dates have become more expensive, many Morgan dollars that ... Click for coin article
Gettysburg & Glacier Silver Bullion Coins Scheduled for Release on Monday, worldmintcoins.com
In just two days, the US Mint's network of authorized purchasers (APs) will be able to place their initial orders for the first two releases of the 2011 America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins™. Beginning on Monday, April 25, 2010, the United States Mint will begin accepting orders from the APs for the 2011 Gettysburg National Military Park Silver Bullion Coin and the 2011 Glacier National Park Silver Bullion Coin. This will mark the availability of the first two 2011-dated strikes in the series which debuted last year in December ... Click for coin article
NGC Offers New Silver Dollar On-Site Grading Tier at Central States, ngccoin.com
New Silver Dollar On-Site Grading Tier for Morgan and Peace Dollars. NGC is introducing the new Silver Dollar on-site grading tier at PNG Day and Central States, Wednesday, April 27 to Friday, April 29, 2011. In addition, to the new Silver Dollar tier, NGC will offer on-site grading and encapsulation of US coins*. NGC will be at booth 107. Please read below for complete details on the services offered during the show. Check with NGC Customer Service for daily submission cut-off times. NGC will be offering NGC Details Grading ... Click for coin article
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