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    January 23, 2008: US Mint Website Outage, Gold, Cable TV, State Quarters

    By admin | January 23, 2008

    Welcome to your Wednesday edition of Coin Update!

    Here’s a round up of coin collecting news from around the web.

    Susan Headley finally gets some answers about the ongoing US Mint Website Outage.

    The Price of Gold reverses course after an emergency rate cut.

    Detecting counterfeit coins based on sound.

    An interesting article about how coins sold on Cable TV impact the coin market.

    New Commemoratives from the British Royal Mint.

    Here’s a nice flickr photo of Mr. Lincoln.

    Do you remember when Coin World debuted their State Quarters column in 1999? I do. Time sure flies.

    Speaking of State Quarters, I didn’t realize they could sell for so much. Here’s a 1999-S Silver Delaware Quarter on ebay NGC PF 70 Ultra Cameo.

    And to wrap things up, here’s an absolutely immaculate 1938 Proof Mercury Dime on ebay.

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