Welcome to Something About Coins! Two new five ounce silver coins are hitting the coin market. They are the U.S. Mint's Yosemite National Park 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coin and the Perth Mint's 2011 Australian Koala 5 Ounce Silver Proof Coin. Also a collectible, another 2011 Transformers coin is available, and this one features the popular character Bumblebee. A die break on a 2011 Grant dollar leaves an interesting mark and the value of coin holders is examined. Enjoy!
Yosemite 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coin Available June 9, CoinNews.net
The United States Mint this week confirmed that it will make the Yosemite National Park 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coin available on Thursday, June 9, 2011. The three-inch diameter, .999 fine silver collector coin had been listed in the Mint’s June schedule for an expected release on the 9th, but its launch was set in stone and release details affirmed in a media statement the bureau issued Thursday. The United States Mint will release up to 27,000 Yosemite silver coins beginning on June 9 at noon ET. Unless silver’s direction changes radically in the next few days, it will go on sale at $279.95 ... Click for coin article
2011 Australian Koala 5 Oz Silver Proof Coin Released, silvercoinstoday.com
The Perth Mint of Australia treads into new territory with the newly released 2011 Australian Koala 5 Ounce Silver Proof Coin. Never before has a five ounce issue been produced in the extremely popular series of koala silver coins, making this release even more unique. The Perth Mint is no stranger to the koala series itself. It has been striking them since 2007. However, traditionally, the coins of the program are produced to bullion quality as an investment option in four different sizes -- 1 kilo, 10 oz, 1 oz, and 1/2 oz. (See 2011 issues.) Despite their intended market, the silver coins are also ... Click for coin article
Black-eyed Grant, numismaticnews.net
Numismatic News reader Richard Stachowski sent in a 2011-P Ulysses S. Grant dollar that presents us with what appears to be perhaps a good-sized die break or maybe die clash marks below Grant’s right eye (viewer’s left). My best guess at this point is that it is a bi-level (or maybe even tri-level) die break with the lower level of the break below the eyeball to the southwest, which then develops into a deeper die break as it moves east to the inside corner of Grant’s eye. Of course, the deeper the break is on the die, the higher it will be on the coin. There could be more breakage that I just ... Click for coin article
Some GSA Morgan $1s soar, coinvaluesonline.com
Sometimes, the kind of holder that a coin is in can have a dramatic impact on its price. Every once in a while collectors go crazy for a coin on eBay. That happened on May 29 as 13 bidders placed 39 bids for a lot described as a “Unique 1880-O Non-CC GSA Hardpack Morgan Dollar.” The coin sold for $13,113, with three bidders bidding above the $10,000 level. Many silver dollars – typically from the Carson City Mint – were released by the General Services Administration in the 1970s. The coins, housed in black hard plastic (hardpack) or soft plastic (softpack) holders once ... Click for coin article
2011 Transformers Bumblebee Silver Proof Coin Also Released, worldmintcoins.com
Continuing the Transformers III Silver Trio Series from the Perth Mint is the Transformers III - Bumblebee 1 oz. Silver Proof Coin. This strike is one of three Transformers Coins struck by the Perth to coincide with the pending release of the summer movie titled Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Like other coins in the series, each of these are struck from one ounce of 99.9% pure silver to proof quality. They feature a colorful reverse design showcasing one of the fictional characters of the Transformers franchise. In this case of this strike, the featured character is that of the Autobot known as Bumblebee ... Click for coin article
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