Welcome to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint has been busy releasing the 2011 Proof Silver Eagles on Thursday and the Grand Canyon 5 oz Silver Coin on Wednesday. Plus, a waiting list is being taken for the sold out Yosemite 5 oz Silver Coin. Details can be found in the articles linked below. An exhibit of the all-time finest U.S. type set ever assembled of coins dated 1792 - 1964 will be displayed at the ANA World's Fair of Money show in Chicago in August. More details emerge on the 2007 proof Platinum Eagle error coin, and a rare Spanish shipwreck error coin was found. Doug Winter made another interesting rare gold coin list, this time of coins he almost never sees for sale anymore. Enjoy!
2011 American Silver Eagle Proof Coin Release, coincollectingnews.org
One of the United States Mint's most popular products is coming this week. The 2011 American Silver Eagle Proof Coin will launch on Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12 noon Eastern Time from the U.S. Mint for $59.95 each. Collectors may order up to 100 units per household of the Silver Eagles at the U.S. Mint's website (http://www.usmint.gov/catalog) or by phone at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468) upon the coin's release ... Click for coin article
Grand Canyon National Park 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coin Released, coinnews.net
The United States Mint today at noon ET released the Grand Canyon National Park Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin for a price of $279.95. The collector Grand Canyon coin is the fourth issue in the Mint’s America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Program. It honors Grand Canyon National Park located in the state of Arizona. The previous five ounce silver uncirculated coins honored ... Click for coin article
Yosemite National Park Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Sells Out, silvercoinstoday.com
Interest in the America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins remains strong among collectors as the third strike in the series has now attained a sellout status. The United States Mint posted a "Waiting List Notice" on its store page for the 2010-P Yosemite National Park 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin informing customers of the situation. The Yosemite uncirculated coin made its debut earlier ... Click for coin article
PCGS Hosts Tantalizing First Peek at Finest U.S. Type Set at Chicago ANA Show, pcgs.com
The veil will be intriguingly lifted when highlights of what is now the all-time finest U.S. type set ever assembled of coins dated 1792 - 1964 will be publicly displayed for the first time at the Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money. Known as the High Desert Collection, the multi-million dollar complete set consists of 137 outstanding coins, and 30 of them will be exhibited at the Professional Coin Grading Service booth (#200) ... Click for coin article
Frosting error found on $50, numismaticnews.net
The first example of a frosted “Freedom” proof 2007-W $50 platinum American Eagle was reported June 18 as the result of a March 15 article in Numismatic News. Based mainly on this report, which a reader found on the CONECA website that eventually linked him to the full report on the NumisMaster website, I can now state that this error, which is the third size, has finally been found. A collector who had purchased three of the 2007 platinum proof sets ... Click for coin article
Rare Spanish coins found in shipwreck, upi.com
A team of Florida "treasure finders" said they found more than 50 Spanish colonial coins in the wreckage of a 17th century ship. The Jupiter-based crew of the Seahunter said they found the coins in the wreckage of a 350-year-old ship that sank off the Jupiter Inlet, WPTV, West Palm Beach, Fla., reported Wednesday. Scott Thomson, captain of the Seahunter, said the ship is the "San Miguel De Arcangel that wrecked in the winter of 1659/1660 and ..." Click for coin article
Some Rare Coins That You (Almost) Never See Anymore, raregoldcoins.com
I was thinking the other day about the cycles of availability that run through the coin market. Around ten years ago, the market was flooded with rare date Proof gold; today you almost never see it. In the late 1990′s, there were a number of wonderful collections of Charlotte and Dahlonega sold at auction; today you rarely see more than a few interesting pieces scattered here and there. What are some of the other rare, interesting coins that have gone ... Click for coin article
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