ATB 5 Oz Silver Coins, Russian Bullion Coins
Welcome to Something About Coins! Below are five articles covering the U.S. Mint's sales of ATB 5 ounce silver coins, the Bank of Russia's new bullion coin series, the upcoming 2011 American Eagle Gold Uncirculated Coin, and the up tick in demand for proof gold coins. Enjoy!
US Mint Sales: Three ATB 5 Oz Silver Coins Near Sell Out, CoinNews.net
The latest round of United States Mint sales figures show several interesting product developments, including the near sell out of the three recently issued America the Beautiful 5 ounce Silver Coins. The US Mint placed the collector Hot Springs National Park 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin on sale Thursday. 19,000 of the 27,000 sold by the evening. Around 2,000 remained as of late Monday afternoon. It would appear the Hot Springs issue is destined to sell out before the Mint is scheduled to lift its one per coin household limit on Thursday ... Click for coin article
Bank of Russia issues bullion coins, newsbcm.com
Today, the Bank of Russia puts into circulation commemorative coins of precious metals minted in the series "The History of Russian Aviation" and "The Architectural Monuments of Russia" (The Virgin of Kazan Monastery). This information was made public by the Department of External and Public Relations of the Central Bank of Russia. The one-ruble coins from the series "The History of Russian Aviation" are struck of .925 fine silver. On the back side of the first coin is the relief of the Tu-144 aircraft and an aircraft trail in the sky ... Click for coin article
2011 American Eagle Gold Uncirculated Coin Availability, coincollectingnews.org
Coin collectors for the first time in three years will be able to purchase the one-ounce 2011 American Eagle Gold Uncirculated Coin beginning at 12:00 noon Eastern Time on May 5, 2011. The uncirculated coin is one of three types of 2011 American Gold Eagles, with the other two being the already released collector proof Gold Eagle and the investor-grade bullion Gold Eagle. Those launched with respective release dates of April 21, 2011 and January 3, 2011. The American Eagle Gold uncirculated coin has not been issued since 2008 as ... Click for coin article
NCA recovers overpriced coins, numismaticnews.net
Nearly $5 million has now been recovered for unwitting buyers of overpriced coins through the intervention of the Numismatic Consumer Alliance, Inc., according to John Albanese, founder and president of the not-for-profit watchdog organization. That comes to an average of close to $1 million per year since NCA became operational in 2005. More than $735,000 has been recovered in the 19 most recent cases, Albanese said, with the largest single case involving $130,000. As in the past, he said, disproportionate numbers of victims ... Click for coin article
Why is Proof Gold Suddenly a Hot Commodity?, raregoldcoins.com
Without a lot of fanfare, Proof gold coins have become a strong area of the market. In this blog, I’d like to postulate as to why Proof gold coins have become so avidly desired, which Proof coins are currently in greatest demand and what the short-term outlook is for Proof gold. To understand the current Proof gold market, it is important to understand the market over the past decade. The years from 1995 to 2000 represented the greatest period of availability for rare Proof gold in modern numismatic history. The sale of the Childs, Bass, ... Click for coin article
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