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...)
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...)
Sunken British Warship, Lincoln Cent Error, Free Coin Books
Posted on 18. Sep, 2009 by KJ in Archaeological Coin Discoveries, Error Varieties, New Coin Issues, US Mint
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Do you ever tire of reading about sunken ships loaded with gold coins? I don't. I also love to read about valuable error coins in circulation. Here's more:
The Associated Press reports Odyssey Marine Exploration, the Florida deep-sea explorers, has made another agreement today with Britain's government to salvage artifacts from a sunken British warship that possibly carried four tons of gold coins. The report says Odyssey will continue to make money as it works closely with the government on the HMS Victory wreck site.
If you want to get your heart pounding over another valuable error coin recently found in a bank roll, you've got to read this post on Numismaster. It's a detailed account of a rare error 1992-P cent with a "Close AM" of America, possibly Mint State.
Another free online book has been added to StellaCoinNews.com. The Complete Guide to Barber Halves by David Lawrence was added this week. To view the list of all their free online books, click here.
Just a reminder, on Monday the U.S. Mint is lifting their order limits on the 2009 UHR $20 Double Eagle Gold Coins. Less than 100,000 have been sold so far, according to stats from the mint.
Finally, another collector coin set coming is the 2009 U.S. Mint Uncirculated Coin Set. It's launch date is October 1st. This set was recently featured on WorldMintCoins.com, where they described the specifications of the set.
Have a good weekend and see you Monday!
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2010 American Quarters, Roman Coins Unearthed, Roosevelt Dimes Considered
Posted on 09. Sep, 2009 by KJ in Ancient Coins, Archaeological Coin Discoveries, New Coin Issues, US Mint
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Today's buzz is all about the new eleven year quarters program. States across America are talking about their own national park/site featured in the new U.S. Mint program. Coin news is also circulating about the ancient coins found in a cave outside of Jerusalem. As another item, Numismaster has an article about the history and significance of the Roosevelt Dimes. Finally, because there's always seven or eight steps to everything, I included an internet article with the 8 steps to finding an error coin in your pocket change. Here's a little bit more about today's most interesting coin stories:
Excitement about the 'America the Beautiful Quarters' grew today when the U.S. Mint released their list of 56 national parks and sites to be used for designs on the tails side of U.S. quarters starting in 2010. The U.S. Mint is officially calling the series, "United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program." It will introduce five new quarters per year until 2021. The first five to start the series will commemorate Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas, Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, Yosemite National Park in California, Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, and Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon. A complete list can be found on CoinNews.net and over at http://www.usmint.gov.
Ancient Jewish rebel coins were found in a cave located outside Jerusalem, Science News reported today. The coins were discovered by Israeli archaeologists from Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Bar-Ilan University. About 120 gold, silver and bronze Roman coins, mostly in excellent condition, are believed to be from the period of the Bar-Kakhba revolt of the Jews against the Romans. Most of the coins were rebel coins, which is described as coins that were overstruck with imprints of Jewish images and words. It is the largest collection of rare coins from the Bar-Kokhba revolt period excavated from one location by scientific researchers.
Roosevelt dimes can be found everywhere today, but they first hit the streets in 1946, shortly after President FDR's death, Tom LaMarre of Coins Magazine writes via Numismaster.com. The dime was chosen to commemorate the late President since he had shown support for the March of Dimes organization. The design with FDR's portrait is still in production today. For collectors, it's a sensible coin to collect if on a tight budget, concludes LaMarre, because most of the silver Roosevelt dimes are valued under $2 in Extremely Fine-40.
If you don't appreciate Roosevelt dimes, you might have fun finding errors in circulation coins. It's so easy and takes only a few seconds, if you follow the eight steps outlined on About.com: Coins. This article points out what to look for during each step. Getting in the habit of checking your pocket change daily could pay off if you find a valuable error coin or die variety. The sum of the steps goes: Sort by denomination, Examine the obverse inscriptions, Examine the date and mintmark, Examine the major devices, Turn over the coin and check the die rotation, Examine the reverse, Check the edge, and Set aside the oddities. Knowing what to look for is the key to finding a prize, so you'll have to check out this article.
That's it for today! Have a good evening, and I'll see you tomorrow!
UHR Gold Coin Order Limits Change, Viking Treasure, 2009 Lincoln Cent Proof Sets
Posted on 29. Aug, 2009 by KJ in Archaeological Coin Discoveries, Lincoln Cents, US Mint, Uncategorized
Welcome to Something About Coins! Popular topics on the web right now are about the U.S. Mint changing limits on the UHR $20 Gold Coins, the Viking treasure soon to go on display, and the 2009 Lincoln Cent Proof Sets.
Starting on Monday, the 31st, the US Mint will allow everyone to purchase up to 25 of the UHR $20 Gold Coins. Originally, in January, the order limit was one per household to allow fair distribution, but the U.S. Mint changed that limit to 10 in late July, and sales skyrocketed. They're raising it again.
A great Viking treasure, found in 2007, will go on display next month. Two England museums are preparing for the display of the medieval coins and jewels.
Another 2009 Lincoln proof cent product went on sale this week. Since there are several Lincoln penny products on sale by the mint right now, this linked article is great because it briefly describes each of the four different sets and prices. The sets include the United States Mint 2009 Proof Set, the United States Mint 2009 Silver Proof Set, the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Proof Set, and the upcoming United States Mint Lincoln Coin & Chronicles Set.
Finally, the U.S. Mint made an interesting annoucement late Thursday. It is inviting new artists to design coins. United States Mint Director Ed Moy said "We are very excited about this unique program and its latest call to tap into the best artistic talent in the country."
Here are some UHR $20 Gold Coins on the secondary market:
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That's it for now. Enjoy the weekend!