« April 21, 2008: The Gold Kit, Platinum Catalytic Converters, Post CSNS Market Reports | Home | April 23, 2008: National Coin Week, Carson City Mint, Silver Three Cent Coin »
April 22, 2008: 2008-W Silver Eagle with Reverse of 2007, CSNS Auction Results, PCGS’s Co-Founder
By admin | April 22, 2008
Welcome to Coin Update!
The main story is the surprising rise in price for the 2008-W Silver Eagles with Reverse of 2007. Also, eBay’s revenue breakdown, “In God We Trust” on US coins, highlights and important sales from the CSNS, the co-founder of PCGS, buried treasure, damaged coins you might mistake for errors, and notable auctions. On to the links…
The rising price of gold has been hitting jewelery sales hard. Jewelers are hoping for a pick up during wedding season.
Last week, it was reported that some 2008-W Burnished Silver Eagles were struck with the reverse die type of 2007. Prices for variety have been soaring even though the rarity of the variety is still unknown.
Premiums on the regular bullion version of 2008 dated Silver Eagles have also been on the rise as the Mint once again begins taking orders from distributors.
Have you ever wondered how much of eBay’s revenue is derived from its US marketplace transactions? Surprisingly, it’s less than 30%.
144 years ago today, the motto “In God We Trust” was mandated on all United States coins.
CoinNews.net provides the highlights from Heritage’s Rosemont Central States Signature & Platinum Night Auctions.
Numismatic News has some details on the most notable sale: the 1804 Dollar at a price of $3,737,500.
A brief story about Van Simmons, who co-founded PCGS. He also makes a recommendation about what coins to buy.
A personal journey with buried treasure at the end of it!
Coin World takes a look at some damaged coins that might be mistaken for errors.
And to wrap it up, here are some notable auctions. To go with today’s story, here are the 2008-W Silver Eagles with Reverse of 2007 currently on eBay.
Check out this 1836 Capped Bust Half Dollar.
And I never realized how small the mintages were for some of the Proof Barber Dimes. This 1914 Proof has a mintage of only 425.
Receive the latest coin collecting news every weekday. Subscribe to Coin Update by email or RSS feed.
Topics:
