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May 19, 2008: Arizona State Quarter, U.S. Territory and Washington D.C. Quarter Designs
By admin | May 19, 2008
Welcome back to Coin Update!
We’re back for your Monday and weekend wrap up of the most important and interesting coin collecting stories from around the internet. Precious metals prices rebound, led by more strong gains in platinum. Also, the Arizona State Quarter, things to avoid on eBay, more bad press for WRME, Presidential Dollars, designs for the U.S. Territory and Washington D.C. Quarters, priceless coins, and notable auctions. On to the links…
This morning gold is trading above $910 per ounce, the recent price run driven by rising oil and a falling dollar.
Platinum has also showed renewed strength on supply concerns and strong demand.
At long last, Arizona gets its quarter.
Some reflections on the State Quarter program accompany Friday’s Coin of the Day, a 1999-D Georgia Quarter.
If you are buying coins in eBay, here are a few things that you should probably avoid… or at least be very skeptical of.
The World Reserve Monetary Exchange makes the mainstream press in another negative story. It’s interesting to see this story published in a newspaper that has actually carried the infamous WRME one page pseudo-news story ads.
The recent coin mintage series wraps up at Mint News Blog with this summary.
The John Quincy Adams Dollar is launched into circulation, but will we see a dollar for David Rice Archison? He supposedly served as President of the United States for one day. More interesting biographical facts available on Wikipedia.
Numismaster has all of the U.S. Territory and Washington, D.C. Quarter designs which were recently submitted for review.
Dave Harper provides a fresh perspective on coin collecting in light of all of the recent focus on precious metals prices.
The brief tale of two priceless silver dollars. The coins were from the 1920’s and so worn that they practically appeared blank, but they were nonetheless priceless. Intrigued?
A few quick notable auctions to wrap things up. This 1953 Proof Franklin Half is raw but looks like a deep cameo.
Another Matte Proof Lincoln finds its way to eBay. Here is a 1910 Matte Proof Lincoln Cent PCGS PR64RB.
That’s it. See you tomorrow!
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