Veterans Commemorative, Ancient Silver, Cleaning Coins
Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by KJ in Ancient Coins, Archaeological Coin Discoveries, New Coin Issues, US Mint, World Coins
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Numismatic News wrote about the coin launch reception for the Disabled American Veterans commemorative coin, archaeologists announce they've found over 250 silver coins from the Alexander the Great era, and Dr. R. S. Bart Bartanowicz warns about cleaning coins in three of the five articles below. (more...)
Uncirculated Dollar Set, 2008-S Proof Set, Oldest Roman Coin
Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by KJ in American Eagles, Ancient Coins, Archaeological Coin Discoveries, New Coin Issues, Rare Coins, US Mint, World Coins
Welcome to Something About Coins! A few U.S. Mint sets made news over the weekend, and the oldest reported Roman coin in Britain was recognized. Short synopses are below!
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2009 Fractional Gold Eagles, 1913 Nickels, 50 Francos
Posted on 30. Dec, 2009 by KJ in American Eagles, Ancient Coins, Archaeological Coin Discoveries, Auctions, Rare Coins, World Coins
Welcome to Something About Coins! I've summarized a few recent coin articles below. (more...)
1913 Nickel, Penny Costs, India Coins
Posted on 17. Dec, 2009 by KJ in Ancient Coins, Auctions, Rare Coins, World Coins
Welcome to Something About Coins! A few popular topics on the web right now are pennies that cost more than they're worth, the famous 1913 Liberty Head Nickel up for auction Jan. 7, and India's bank is seeking collectable coins. Summaries of those and more are below. (more...)
Platinum Proof, 2010 Presidential Dollars, Jesus Coin
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by KJ in Ancient Coins, New Coin Issues, US Mint
Welcome back to Something About Coins!
It hasn't quite been a week yet since the launch, and already the U.S. Mint's Platinum proof coins have almost sold out. (more...)
2009 Presidency Cent, Big Ben Coin, Transformer Coins
Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by KJ in Ancient Coins, Error Varieties, Lincoln Cents, Perth Mint, US Mint, World Coins
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Here's the scoop on yesterday's Lincoln Penny launch, the new 150th Big Ben Anniversary commemorative coin, and more. (more...)
Gold Rises, Consumer Advisory, Spending Rare Coins
Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by KJ in Ancient Coins, Archaeological Coin Discoveries, Error Varieties, Lincoln Cents, Rare Coins, US Mint, World Coins
Welcome Back to Something About Coins! It was an exciting day for news about coins. Below are the summaries. (more...)
Gold Buffalo, American Eagles, UHR Double Eagle
Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by KJ in Ancient Coins, Archaeological Coin Discoveries, New Coin Issues, Rare Coins, US Mint, World Coins
Welcome back to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint dropped the bomb on collectors today when they announced all of the collector products they won't release this year. (more...)
Government Files Suit for 1933 Double Eagles, American Eagle Bullion Coins, Crocodile Hunter Coin
Posted on 29. Sep, 2009 by KJ in Ancient Coins, Auctions, New Coin Issues, Rare Coins, US Mint, World Coins
Welcome back to Something About Coins! We haven't seen the last of those famous 1933 Double Eagles yet. Graded American Eagle values soar, and two late celebrities are bestowed on coins. Here they are: (more...)
Gold Coin Prices, Canadian Coin Scam, Indian Head Error
Posted on 22. Sep, 2009 by KJ in Ancient Coins, Auctions, Error Varieties, Rare Coins, US Mint
Welcome back to Something About Coins! My site is a work-in-progress right now, so please be patient as I continue to make changes. Hopefully, it'll all look great when completed. Speaking of great, there were several great articles today, so I had some trouble picking out which ones I was going to do.
This article was an easy choice. Are U.S. Mint Gold Coin prices going to rise? It seems that way, from an article on Coinnews.net. The 2009 gold collector coins being sold by the mint right now are UHR Double Eagle Coins and First Spouse Gold Coins. The pricing policy of the U.S. Mint is basically looking at the average gold price on the London Fix to determine whether it will adjust its gold coin prices. For the past week, the price of gold has been above $1000 an ounce, which is in the next pricing tier on the mint's product price chart.
Taking advantage of the high gold prices were three alleged con men trying to sell a hoard of counterfeit Canadian Maple Leaf coins. It's reported that they hit multiple jewelry stores around New Jersey showing one real gold coin, claim to have more, then sell a stash of counterfeits for cash. The men supposedly racked up more than a million dollars on the scam.
Now let's talk about a reputable sale. CoinLink.com posted an article about a gold 1906 Indian Head Cent. This unique gold error coin is part of Stack's big auction starting tomorrow at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Philadelphia Expo. It appears the cent was struck on possibly a quarter eagle planchet. According to the article, only a few gold Indian Head cents are known in various dates.
A recent auction worth bringing up is one with an extensive Hawaiian coin collection. Coin Values explains why Hawaiian coins are often collected and showing a strong market right now.
Yesterday, I mentioned ancient coins when I passed along two articles discussing unfair coin import restrictions. If you'd like to learn about how to start an ancient coin collection, this might help. Last week, David Vagi, Director NGC Ancients, wrote a bare bones article on the subject. In it, he starts with the definition that ancient coins are coins struck between about 650BC to AD 480 in a particular geographical area. He moves on to varieties, what they're worth, and what kind of set you might build.
Thanks for reading! I'll have more articles tomorrow!
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