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February 6, 2008: Monroe Dollars on Quarter Planchets, Confiscation of Gold and Silver, Error Coin Price Guide
By admin | February 6, 2008
Welcome to your daily edition of Coin Update!
Each morning we take a brief trip around the web to investigate all of the most important or interesting coin related happenings. The big news today is the confirmation of a major new Presidential Dollar error. It was produced, but will any find their way into the hands of collectors? The Antarctic Coin design is revealed. A new resource for error collectors. And auctions of note. On to the links…
The US Mint has struck between 70,000 to 140,000 Monroe Dollars on quarter planchets. Will any reach circulation?
Read about this Father and Son Coin Shop and Lotto Winner.
Design for the Antarctic Coin unveiled by the Royal Australian Mint.
This series of posts (Part 1 and Part 2) recalls the confiscation of gold and silver bullion that took place in 1933 and asks whether it might happen again.
CoinNews.net adds a great new section to their site: an error coin price guide complete with photo descriptions.
And now for a few auctions of note. Speaking of errors, here is a Sacagawea Dollar with a Rotated Die on eBay.
Here’s a 1952 Franklin Half PCGS PR67CAM up for auction on eBay. This is a very tough coin to find as a cameo.
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