Lincoln Cents
Olympic National Park Quarter Sales, Locomotive Coins
Welcome back to Something About Coins! A review of recent U.S. Mint sales figures shows the Olympic National Park Quarter sales were kind of slow. The Royal Canadian Mint released another Locomotive Coin. Tips on selling coins and an evaluation of Lincoln cents are also topics of today’s coin news. Enjoy!
Hot Springs 5 oz Silver, Grant $1 Coin
Welcome back to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint’s uncirculated Hot Springs 5 oz silver coin sold out, and several details about the upcoming ceremony to launch the Grant $1 Coin surfaced today. A couple of South African coins made the news, and a few class descriptions for ANA’s Summer Seminar are listed. The story [...]
Royal Wedding Coins, Lincoln Cents
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Soon, the hoopla over the Royal Wedding Coins will be over, but for now, a few new articles are linked below. Greg Reynolds examines gold bullion and rare gold coins, and Arlyn G. Sieber points out the basics for collecting Lincoln Cents. The last article updates the status of [...]
2011 Native American Dollars, ATB Quarters
Welcome to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint launched the 2011 Native American Dollars today and announced two launch ceremonies for their America the Beautiful (ATB) Quarters. Two of the Mint’s Authorized Purchasers (AP’s) sold their 2010 ATB Silver Bullion Coins at remarkably low prices. Speaking of prices, the Mint raised prices for the 2011 [...]
Lincoln Cents, Copper Coins
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Paul Hollis will be giving away 40,000 Lincoln cents in Louisiana. Other copper coins in the news have been Bar coppers, half cents, the 1795 reeded edge cent known as the Holy Grail of Sheldon Cents, pre-1982 cents, and a gigantic replica of a cent made out of 84,000 [...]
2010 Lincoln Cents, Gold Coin Find, Early Chinese Coin
Welcome to Something About Coins! It may be easier to find 2010 dated coins, especially Lincoln cents, than 2009 dated coins. The first article shows the U.S. Mint’s coin production is up from last year. Speaking of finds, the second article describes a stash of 80 gold Double Eagle coins that were found in the [...]
American Palladium Eagles, 1943 Copper Penny
Welcome back to Something About Coins! American Eagles are hot right now and a new version may be coming to town. Several articles about a palladium coin have hit the internet, and a few are linked below. A report on current Eagle sales, showing how much current ones are selling, is also there. In other [...]
Platinum Eagles, Kangaroo Gold, Copper Cents
Welcome to Something About Coins! Collectors are noticing high premiums for the latest proof platinum American Eagles, and the Perth Mint of Australia announces the 2011 Kangaroo gold coins. Anticipation is growing for the Long Beach coin show, as Heritage reveals their auction highlights and PCGS plans to exhibit special coins from one of the [...]
Fake Silver Eagles, Rare Coppers, Shropshire Coin
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Today’s articles include tips and tricks to avoid buying fake American Silver Eagle coins and some exciting news about the upcoming World’s Fair of Money convention. PCGS will display one of the all-time finest American copper cents collections, and more numismatic lecture series for the convention have been announced. [...]
Buried Treasure, Cent Roll, Lincoln Set
Welcome back to Something About Coins! The majority of the eight coin articles linked below involve cents, while the others discuss buried treasure, an upcoming auction, and a list of stolen coins.