New Coin Issues
Copper Nickels, Mint Proof Sets, Numismatic Lectures
Welcome to Something About Coins! The rising price of metals in nickels and cents has the U.S. Mint concerned, per our first article, and the second one describes the new 2010 Mint Proof Set. Remaining articles dive into the big coin show coming to Boston, like the educational programs, the three major auctions, and the [...]
US Gold, Vatican Money, Dinosaur Coins
Welcome back to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint lowered their price for gold collector coins, and the Vatican started to circulate their collectible coins, a 50-cent piece. Other news about 50-cent coins include Canada’s new dinosaur coin, a Kennedy error, and current values of Franklin half dollars. Later articles reveal some buried treasure and [...]
Gold Proof Eagles, Mint Sets, Coin Regulations
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Three of today’s coin topics cover the goings-on’s at the U.S. Mint. Expectations are high for the possible proof gold American Eagles this year, and the new uncirculated Mint Sets launched with decent but slow sales numbers. Plus, a new quarter is coming soon. Other articles regard coins in [...]
French Mint Coin Designer, £10 Coin, 2010 Vancouver Commemoratives
Welcome to Something About Coins! Today’s hot topics in coin news uncover new coin designs and designers at world mints. They span the French Mint, the Royal Mint, and the Royal Canadian Mint. Other articles describe rare coins that are coming up for auction at Boston’s World’s Fair of Money and a special coin exhibit [...]
Polk Dollar Error, World Coins and Sets
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Today’s topics span the world. An interesting and rare coin error has been found on one of Polk’s Presidential $1 Coins. The U.S. Mint just released their popular annual Mint Set, and GovMint will soon be releasing a set containing the Royal Mint’s sold out Olympic silver coins. Plus, [...]
2010 Nickels, Proof Sets, Coin Shows
Welcome to Something About Coins! Production of new coins is higher, according to the U.S. Mint, including nickels. The Mint is also releasing new 2010 sets this month. As for coin shows, Modesto finished theirs and Saint John is getting ready for one. Those are just a few of the coin topics in today’s headlining [...]
Yellowstone Quarters, Coin Prices, Roman Coins
Welcome back to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint’s numbers for the new Yellowstone quarter are higher than the Hot Springs quarter but very low compared to prior years, the first article reveals. The basics about coin prices and what consumers need to understand is discussed in the second, and a historic coin hoard is [...]
America the Beautiful Quarters, Consumer Coin Alert, Rare Coins
Welcome to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint published upcoming coin launch ceremony dates, and PNG members are notifying the public of fraud. In other news, police found a rare collection and are looking for the owner of the stolen coins. The last article is about a unique coin holder that you don’t want to [...]
Maple Leaf Million, Chinese Commemorative, Error Coin
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Below are some coin collecting articles that have been circulating the internet. A very large million dollar Canadian Maple Leaf gold coin will be auctioned very soon, and China is making new gold and silver commemoratives at the end of this month. Those are just a few topics in [...]
Proof Buffalos, Proof Eagles, Stolen Coins
Welcome to Something About Coins! New proof Buffalo gold coins hit the market, and the market for proof American Eagles was analyzed. Two coin dealers were robbed after a coin show, and another coin show starts this week. Those were a few topics in today’s coin news below. 2010 American Buffalo Gold Proof Coins Earn [...]