The following is a courtesy post from our sister site World Mint News Blog. The pinnacle of the Perth Mint’s long-term association with Rio Tinto and Argyle Pink Diamonds, the Australian Trilogy is an incomparable combination of precious metals and rare, natural, fancy-colored diamonds unearthed from the Argyle Diamond Mine in the east Kimberley region […]
“Past & Present” takes a look at the success of the 50 State Quarters Program
Here at Coin Update, we’re great fans of the blog “Past & Present,” which is operated by the Stamp & Coin Place. We like it so much, in fact, that we asked them to let us share snippets of their blog posts from time to time. Happily for our readers, they graciously agreed. The following, […]
Development of the first U.S. state-run bullion depository is underway in Texas
The following is a re-post courtesy of Coin Update’s sister site Mint News Blog. Lone Star Tangible Assets (LSTA), an Austin-based firm, has signed a five-year contract with the government of Texas to manage the state’s bullion depository, which will be under the authority of the state comptroller general (currently Glenn Hegar). Prior to the […]
Hoard of 41 Roman solidi discovered in a Dutch orchard
The Dutch website de Volksrant reports (in a June 2 article by Geertje Dekkers) on the disclosure of a 41-piece gold hoard unearthed in an orchard in Gelderland. Based on certain of the gold solidi—those from the brief rule of Majorian (457–461)—experts believe the coins were buried around 460 AD. At that time, the Netherlands region was in […]
The Coin Blog: A different kind of coin club
Blogger Kendall Bailey, who frequently writes for Coin Update, has some great ideas for breathing life into what many fear is a dying hobby. Last week, we shared his “Real-world ideas for promoting numismatics.” This week, we’re sharing his follow-up piece, “A different kind of coin club.” Take a look and let us know your thoughts in […]
Real-world ideas for promoting numismatics
The following is a reblog from TheCoinBlog.net, which is operated by regular Coin Update contributor Kendall Bailey. Our thanks to Kendall for letting us share his article here. To read it on The Coin Blog, or to check out more of Kendall’s posts, click here. To read his follow-up piece, “A different kind of coin […]
A Guide Book of United States Coins: Part 3 of PCGS series coinciding with Red Book’s 70th anniversary
Since November of last year, Coin Update has been following an excellent blog series written by Mike Sherman for PCGS.com. Called “Seventy at Seventy,” the series uses data in the iconic Guide Book of United States Coins (which has its 70th anniversary this year) to track the price performance of “70 representative U.S. coins from across a wide […]
A Game of Coins
The following is a reblog of a post by regular contributor Kendall Bailey (author of TheCoinBlog), who has kindly agreed to share this article with the readers of Coin Update. Why are there no numismatic games? I mean, aside from flipping a coin, a total classic by the way, there just aren’t any good games […]
Computerized Coin Grading: “The Machine” Goes Mining
The following is a re-post of a December 8 piece on TheCoinBlog.net. Author Kendall Bailey kindly consented to our using it here, for followers of his “Computerized Grading“ series. It has been slightly edited to conform to Coin Update’s house style. What Is Coin Mining? Google “coin mining” and you’re going to see page after page of […]
Elsewhere on the Web: Time to Get a Handle on Counterfeiters
In this morning’s post for his column “The Buzz,” Numismatic News editor Dave Harper considers what it will take to rein in the counterfeiters of U.S. coins. In the post (titled “Time for government to stop fake coins”), he alludes to the Secret Service’s recent “Operation Sunset,” a counterfeit-currency bust that was two years in the making. “When the […]
