Coin Collecting News
My five year-old daughter took her first steps towards being a coin collector recently when she asked for a set of coin books for dimes and dollars. After getting home, I gave her two rolls of dimes, and she began filling in the books in earnest: opening up the rolls and reading the dates and [...]
The Perth Mint recently released the 2010 Silver Year of the Tiger Coin. This coin is part of the Silver Lunar Coin Series which features the twelve animals of the ancient Chinese Lunar Calendar. The coins are struck in .999 fine silver and are available in a range of bullion weights from 1/2 oz to [...]
A bill has been introduced which seeks to create commemorative silver dollar coins for the September 11 terrorist attacks. Known as H.R. 3549: National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Coin Act of 2009, it was introduced on September 10, 2009 by Rep. Jerrold Nadler. The details of the bill indicate that up to 2,000,000 [...]
The 2010 Australian Silver Koala has now been released by the Perth Mint. These coins feature the well known Koala and are struck in 99.9% pure silver in four different denominations. The Silver Koala was first offered by the Perth Mint in 2007. The silver bullion coins are produced in addition to their predecessors, the [...]
Continuing the coverage of the recently unveiled 2010 bullion coins from the Perth Mint is the 2010 Silver Kookaburra coins. The coins are struck in 99.9% silver and available in three different bullion weights. The Silver Kookaburra has been issued by the Perth Mint since 1990. Each year the coin features a different reverse design [...]
The United States Mint has released the full register of sites that will be featured on the upcoming America the Beautiful Quarters Program. This program will feature rotating reverse designs which feature the National Parks and National Sites in the 50 States, District of Columbia, and United States Territories. A total of 56 different designs [...]
On August 8, 2009, the United States Mint began sales of the American Samoa Quarter First Day Coin Cover. This was the fourth coin cover released for the 2009 DC & US Territories Coin Cover Program, which began with the release of the District of Columbia Coin Cover in April. Each coin cover features two [...]
The Perth Mint has now released the 2010 Gold Lunar Year of the Tiger Coin. The Gold Lunar Coin Series II began in 2008 with the Year of the Mouse and will continue through the 12 animals included in China’s ancient Lunar Calendar. The coins have a wide range of weights from 1/20 oz to [...]
The Perth Mint recently unveiled their line up for the 2010 Australian Kangaroo Gold Coins. The coins offered range from 1/10 oz to 1 kilo in weight, and contain 99.99% pure gold. Most of the coins feature limited mintages. The Gold Kangaroo has been offered by the Perth Mint since 1989 with a different reverse [...]
Today, September 3, 2009, the United States Mint will begin selling the 2009 Sarah Polk First Spouse Gold Coin. This is part of the series created to honor the First Spouses of the the Presidents in the order of the Presidency. The Sarah Polk coin features her portrait on the obverse and a depiction of [...]
