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Fillmore First Spouse Gold Coins, American Gold Eagles, VDB Cent

Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by KJ in American Eagles, Ancient Coins, Lincoln Cents, New Coin Issues, Rare Coins, US Mint, World Coins

Welcome to Something About Coins! The first three articles cover gold coins, then a $200,000 cent (not an "S") and an ancient coin are revealed.
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America the Beautiful Quarter, Largest Gold Coin

Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by KJ in New Coin Issues, Rare Coins, US Mint, World Coins

Welcome to Something About Coins! In the articles below you'll find the specific release date for the 2010 Hot Springs National Park Quarter, Costa Rica's new mint, the largest gold coin maker, and more!

America the Beautiful Quarter Rolls and Bags Launch April 19, 2010, CoinNews.net
Rolls and bags of the first 2010 America the Beautiful Quarter will be released on April 19, 2010, the United States Mint said this week. If tradition holds, this will also be the day the coins are officially released into circulation. The first of the 56 quarters in the new 11-year program will honor a park in Arkansas and is named the Hot Springs National Park Quarter. The April 19 date is in line with expectations, as US Mint Director Moy discussed "the third week of April" during ...

Costa Rica Now With Its Own Coin Mint, InsideCostaRica.com
Costa Rica now has its own mint following an investment of $4 million US dollars of Swiss and Costa Rican business interests, which is to provide coins for the Banco Central de Costa Rica and other Central American and Caribbean countries. The Mint Costa Rica plant was inaugurated on Tuesday by government authorities, Banco Central and Catholic church officials. Located in Ipis de Goicoechea, the plant is expected to produce up to 100 million coins a year. The company ...

Who Has the Largest Gold Coin of Them All?, NumisMaster.com
In the ancient world it was Ptolemaic Egypt that produced the largest gold coins. During the early modern era it was Mogul India that surpassed the coins of ancient Egypt. Today Canada is arguing it has more recently produced the largest gold coin ever to be issued. Well, there is yet another contender entering the ring even as you read this article. According to a Feb. 8 Internet posting by PrudentInvestor, German gold seller Global Metal Agency is now taking reservations for what ...

Showcase to debut at Money Show, NumismaticNews.net
Some of the world’s most famous and valuable coins and paper money, including a multi-million dollar nickel, rare $20 gold pieces and $100,000 bills, will be on display at the 2010 American Numismatic Association’s National Money Show March 25-27 at the Fort Worth, Texas, Convention Center. The event will offer exhibits, a wide range of educational programs and activities, and more than 500 numismatic dealers. The ANA Museum Showcase will make its National Money Show debut ...

Philadelphia No Motto Half Eagles From the 1840’s: A Date by Date Analysis, RareGoldCoins.com
The Philadelphia mint began producing the familiar Liberty Head half eagle design in 1839. After a quick modification in 1840, this issue continued without change until 1866 when the motto IN GOD WE TRUST was added to the reverse. The branch mint No Motto half eagles from the 1840’s are very popular with collectors. But their Philadelphia counterparts have lagged behind, both in price and level of demand. I would not be surprised to see this change a bit over the coming ...

Coin Monday: Little Coins Get a Little Bit Bigger, HeritageAuctions.BlogSpot.com
By size (though not value), the dime is the smallest coin used regularly in the United States, with a diameter of just under 18 millimeters. In the past, particularly during the 19th century, this wasn't always the case. The half dime (same face value as today’s nickel, but made out of silver) was just 15.5 millimeters across when the denomination ended in 1873. From 1851 to 1873, the three cent silver coin was even smaller, only 14 millimeters in diameter. Its weight was just four-fifths of ...

USA Coin Album Left, Right and Center, NGCcoin.com
This month, David W. Lange explores the effect left- and right-handed artists have had on the profile busts of US coinage. I was interviewed last year by a reporter for the New York Times on the subject of Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial and the commemorative cents that were being issued to mark that occasion. One of the questions he asked me is why Lincoln faces right on Victor D. Brenner's cent when all of our other circulating coins have portraits facing left. Without hesitation ...

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Gold Commemoratives, Australian Silver Proofs, Boy Scouts Centennial Coins

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by KJ in American Eagles, New Coin Issues, Perth Mint, US Mint, World Coins

Welcome back to Something About Coins! The majority of today's articles are about commemorative coins from the U.S. and around the world.
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American Silver Eagle, Norweb-Bass 1911-D Quarter Eagle

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by KJ in American Eagles, Auctions, Perth Mint, US Mint, World Coins

Welcome to Something About Coins! Here are six coin articles. To start, they are about the six million American Silver Eagles that have been sold this year, how first issues make an impressive set, and the 1911-D quarter eagle from the Norweb Collection will be auctioned soon.
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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...)