March 19, 2008: When to Sell Silver, Pre-1982 Pennies, 2008 New Mexico Quarters

Welcome back to Coin Link!

Each day we bring you a round up of the most important or interesting coin related stories from around the web! Today there are a few interesting precious metals stories to start. Also, the ethics of melting coins, pre-1982 pennies, 2008 New Mexico Quarter, Mintmarks, and some recent sell-outs at the US Mint. On to the links…

CoinLink takes a look at the top ten largest gold bullion reserves.

An answer to a question that many collectors and precious metals investors may be asking- When Do I Sell My Silver?

On the issue of melting coins for profit, here are responses from Susan Headley’s readers.

Pre-1982 Pennies contain over 2 cents worth of copper. Here’s the story of a man who has assembled a hoard of over 1 million Pre-1982 Pennies.

Yesterday, we included a link to a coin blog’s post about a particularly egregious full page newspaper ad for Presidential Dollars. Today, we have a similar story coming from the Denver Post blog.

Coin World examines the design of the 2008 New Mexico Quarter, which has a symbol which may also be used on an upcoming 2010 Commemorative Coin.

Numismaster tells us all about mintmarks.

Mint News Blog reports some recent sell outs and suspensions for gold US Mint products.

And now for some notable auctions. Here’s the final year of the Washington Quarter in a perfect grade: 1998-S Washington Quarter PCGS PR70DCAM. Plus a perfect Lincoln Cent from the same year: 1998-S Lincoln Cent PCGS PR70DCAM.

This eBay seller actually has over 50 PCGS PR70DCAM graded coins listed! Check them all out here.

That’s it for now. Have a great day!