Welcome to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint revived their popular silver proof sets that were suspended during the last few weeks in April. They will launch two new coins next week, the Grant $1 Coin and the Yellowstone 5 oz Silver Uncirculated Coin. The George VI gold coin set sold for $147,300 at Baldwin's auction, and coin fraud legislation is considered. Enjoy!
US Mint Silver Proof Sets Return After Suspensions, silvercoinstoday.com
The United States Mint is once again offering silver proof sets after soaring precious metals prices resulted in their sale suspensions for several weeks. The 2010 and 2011 Silver Proof Sets and the 2010 and 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets may be purchased directly from the US Mint (http://www.usmint.gov) at their most recent pre-suspension prices. The proof sets were returned to US Mint store shelves Thursday afternoon. The four silver products have been under the glare of rising silver prices since early March ... Click for coin article
Ulysses S. Grant Presidential $1 Coins Enter Circulation May 19, coincollectingnews.org
Ulysses S. Grant Presidential $1 Coins will begin making their way into American circulation on May 19, 2011. The Grant Presidential dollars, which are minted for circulation in the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, mark the 18th release in the United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin Program, and the second of four 2011 Presidential Dollars. The first 2011 dollar release honored Andrew Johnson. Forthcoming 2011 dollars honor Rutherford B. Hayes and James Garfield. On May 19, the United States Mint will also make available 25-coin rolls ... Click for coin article
US Mint Announces Release of Yellowstone 5 oz Silver Uncirculated Coin, worldmintcoins.com
The 2010 Yellowstone 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin will be released by the United States Mint on May 17, 2011 according to a Mint press release. This will mark the second America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin to appear from the Mint in less than one month. The first was the Hot Springs Silver Uncirculated Coin which made its debut on April 28th. These two releases also mark the first for the America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin series overall. The coins are struck by the US Mint as ... Click for coin article
Enough to leave the King speechless... George VI gold coin set sells for $147,300, paulfrasercollectibles.com
The rare set from the reign of Prince William's great-grandfather sold at Baldwin's auction. Baldwin's completed its much anticipated auction of British Coins, World Coins, Military and Commemorative Medals in London last week with over 11,000 coins going under the hammer. As expected the top lot was an exceptionally rare Matt Proof Finish Gold Set of four coins dated 1937, consisting of Five-Pounds, Two-Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign, struck for photographic purposes at the Royal Mint ... Click for coin article
North Shore Trust and Savings Hosting Free Coin Appraisals, triblocal.com
North Shore Trust and Savings is reminding area residents that it is hosting a series of Free Coin Appraisal events in May and June for customers and friends of the bank at its two Waukegan office locations on the following dates and times: North Shore Trust and Savings-Green Bay Office, 1233 Green Bay Road, Waukegan: Saturday, May 14th 9am to 12pm Friday, June 3rd 10am to 3pm Saturday, June 4th 9am to 12pm North Shore Trust and Savings-Main Office, 700 S Lewis Ave, Waukegan: Saturday, June 25th 9am to ... Click for coin article
Coin fraud prompts reform efforts, startribune.com
Bill Voss is on a mission to bring regulation to the coin industry. The Texas lawyer said he's seen so many elderly people in the past five years who were cheated on large coin deals that he dedicated part of his law practice to pursuing rogue dealers. His website, coinlawfirm.com, offers tips on buying coins safely and seeks clients who've been defrauded. "This shouldn't be happening against senior citizens, but it is. It's happening everywhere," Voss said. He predicts the problem will worsen unless coin firms are regulated like ... Click for coin article
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