Coin Collecting News
This week’s US Mint sales report includes the debut numbers for the popular 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollars. As a sell out for this product is widely expected, the opening sales figures have been awaited for an indication of just how soon this might occur. The Boy Scouts Silver Dollars went on [...]
The United States Mint recently sold out of the 2009 Presidential $1 Coin Uncirculated Set. This product originally went on sale April 2, 2009 and was priced at $15.95 per set. Each set included the 2009 Presidential Dollar Coins from the Philadelphia and Denver Mints. These four coins honor the ninth through twelfth Presidents of [...]
On March 26, 2010, the United States Mint began sales of the Presidential $1 Coin & First Medal Set featuring Millard and Abigail Fillmore. This special set combined a legal tender $1 coin and bronze medal on a custom display card. Each set includes the Millard Fillmore Presidential Dollar and Abigail Fillmore First Spouse Bronze [...]
In his March 25 announcement of the Big One, a new PCGS service called Secure Plus, the grading company’s co-founder David Hall announced that a switch had been turned on in the numismatic world that “changes everything.” “Imagine a world without coin doctoring,” Hall proclaimed. “Imagine a world without ‘gradeflation.’ This is the right thing [...]
The United States Mint will be at the American Numismatic Association’s National Money Show in Fort Worth, Texas from March 25-27, 2010. The Mint is offering an assortment of numismatic products for visitors to their booth #115. Two products available at the US Mint’s booth which will be the focus of many collectors are the [...]
Writing this, I’m coming off a week of dealing with PCGS customer service in the USPS mishandling of some of my best regraded coins. I say this for a reason. My trust factor with PCGS rose substantially because of superior service in tracking and finding my coins and getting them to me with regular updates. [...]
This week the United States Mint began sales of the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar. Ever since the final designs for the coin were officially unveiled, there have been frequent comments and questions about the female, which appears on the obverse of the coin. Specifically, many have asked: Why is there a [...]
Today the United States Mint unveiled the designs for the first five coins of the new America the Beautiful Quarters Program. A special ceremony was held at the Newseum in Washington, DC. Guest speakers included United States Mint Director Edmund Moy, Congressman Mike Castle, United States Treasurer Rosie Rios, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, [...]
The next Santa Clara Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo will be held from April 9 – 11, 2010 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway, in Santa Clara, California. Millions of dollars of vintage collectibles will be on view and for sale on the convention floor. More than 400 dealers will be [...]
IMF Refuses To Sell Gold It Claims Is Available
As I have explained several times, the multi-year publicity over the possibility that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) might sell of part of its gold reserves was really only a tactic meant to help the US government suppress the price of gold. Early on, the mere threat that the IMF was considering a possible release [...]