Rare Coins
2011 American Eagles, Rare Coin Investments
Welcome back to Something About Coins! More news is coming out about the popular 2011 American Eagle bullion coins from the U.S. Mint. Coin World provided the Wall Street Journal with their rare coins investment index, and Greg Reynolds takes a look at rare coins at the Winter FUN Convention in Tampa, FL. The New [...]
Palladium American Eagle Bullion Coins, Liberty Head Double Eagles, Swedish copper coin
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Americans are likely to see palladium bullion coins as part of the American Eagle series, per the first article, and a review of five gold Double Eagles is given in the second. A brief history lesson behind Sweden’s 10-daler coin, a 43-pound copper coin is described in the third, [...]
New Quarter Sets, Gold Coin Scams, NGC Registry Awards
Welcome to Something About Coins! Today’s articles cover a range of current coin topics circulating the internet. The U.S. Mint will be launching new sets of this year’s quarters in November, and numismatic organizations have put together a list of contacts for anyone who wants to report or get help about a poor gold dealer [...]
2010 Platinum Eagles, Modern and Rare Coin Investments
Welcome back to Something About Coins! Today’s theme is about coin investments. Below are several stories covering coin values, strategies, sources, modern coins, and old coins. The first article involves the 2010 Platinum American Eagle proofs and the second describes recent coin auction values. The third is about what dealers use to determine values and [...]
Summary of the World’s Fair of Money
Welcome back to Something About Coins! The ANA’s World’s Fair of Money, the largest coin show of the season, was last weekend. Below are a few articles that summarize the event as well as the coin auctions in Boston. Heritage Boston ANA Coin and Currency Auctions Realize $46+ Million, CoinNews.net A simply stunning 1851 $50 [...]
Boston ANA Coin Show
Welcome back to Something About Coins! The biggest coin show of the season, the World’s Fair of Money, is happening at the Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston St., Boston, MA, today through Saturday, Aug. 10 – 14. Public hours are: 1:30 to 5:30 PM today and 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM Wednesday through Saturday. General [...]
Buchanan Golden Dollars, Stamped Quarter Rolls, American Gold Eagles
Welcome to Something About Coins! Today’s coin articles start out with news about the U.S. Mint. First, another newly designed Presidential Dollar will hit the streets this month, and a story about the latest quarter ceremony is next. Gold is the main topic for the remaining ones, including the Mint’s American Gold Eagle July output, [...]
Buchanan Dollars, Modern Key Dates, Barber Halves
Welcome back to Something About Coins! The first article reveals the U.S. Mint’s latest coin production figures, while the second points out the buying opportunity for recent low mintage coins. A fine collection of Barber halves is up for auction and the third article describes it. Recent buried treasure is the topic of the fourth [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]