Coin Collecting News
Just before the first coins of the new America the Beautiful Quarters are launched into circulation, the United States Mint has released coin images for the first five coins of the series. The America the Beautiful Quarters Program will present a different National Park or National Site from each state, territory, and the District of [...]
Sometimes we purchase or receive back from grading companies holdered coins without our fully understanding the attribution on the label, as happened to me three years ago when I received an MS67 “FT” designation from NGC on a 1946-S Roosevelt dime. Because I subscribe to Coin World, I keep an inventory of my holdings on [...]
Today, the Commission of Fine Arts will be reviewing proposals for the 2011 Native American Dollar reverse design. The theme for the reverse designs is Diplomacy: Treaties with Tribal Nations. Since 2009, the Native American Dollar coin series has featured annually rotating reverse designs which celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of Native Americans. These have [...]
The Perth Mint has issued a limited mintage set of collectible coins inspired by five famous ballets. The set of five one ounce silver coins feature scenes from Don Quixote, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Cinderella. The reverse of each coin features a scene from each ballet against a colored colored background [...]
The United States Mint has confirmed that they will not offer First Day Coin Covers as part of the numismatic product line for the new America the Beautiful Quarters series. According to Michael White of the United States Mint, “The First Day Coin Covers were discontinued as part of the comprehensive, top-to-bottom review of our [...]
The United States Mint and National Park Service officials will launch the first coin in the new America the Beautiful Quarters Program at a special ceremony scheduled for April 20, 2010 at 10:00 AM CT. The ceremony will be held at the Hot Springs National Park Administration Building located at 101 Reserve Street, Hot Springs, [...]
For the second time this year, the United States Mint has increased the prices for numismatic gold products following an increase in the underlying price of gold. The US Mint currently offers five different First Spouse Gold Coins in proof or uncirculated versions. The Mint’s pricing policy for numismatic gold and platinum products allows the [...]
The United States Mint began sales of the 2010 Presidential Dollar Uncirculated Set on April 13, 2010. This set includes uncirculated versions of the Presidential Dollar coins featuring Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lincoln. Each of the 2010 Presidential Dollars features a portrait of the President being honored on the obverse and [...]
The debut sales figures for the recently released 2010 Lincoln Cent Two Rolls Set are available as part of this week’s US Mint sales report. Other highlights include an increase in First Spouse Gold Coin sales and the latest numbers for the popular 2010 Boy Scouts Silver Dollar. The 2010 Lincoln Two Roll Set was [...]
Writer Proposes an Experiment To Disprove Alleged Gold and Silver Price Manipulation
On April 12, writer J. S. Kim posted an essay at www.theundergroundinvestor.com where he suggests a modest experiment that would easily disprove allegations that gold and silver prices are manipulated if, in fact, there really are no price suppression activities happening. His proposal is simple in concept, though a bit more complicated to put into [...]