June 16, 2008: D.B. Cooper Skyjacking Notes Sold, 2008 US Proof Sets
Welcome to another edition of Coin Update!
We’re back for your Monday and weekend update of coin collecting news from around the web. Gold and silver are starting to attract some of the big guys. Also, D.B. Cooper Skyjacking Notes sold, the 2008 US Proof Set, coin inheritance, a coin collection makes its move, Bulgaria’s new Euro coin, meet “Mr. In God We Trust,” and notable auctions. On to the links…
Some big players are starting to shift large quantities of money into gold.
Remember the Hunt Brothers, famous for cornering the world silver market in the 1970’s? After selling their petroleum company, will they get back into silver? (via Coinflation)
Fifteen of the famed D.B. Cooper Skyjacking Notes were sold at Heritage’s Americana Memorabilia Auction. The price: $37,000.
Mark your calendars, 2008 US Proof Sets come out June 24!
Some interesting perspectives from a son who inherited his father’s coin collection.
Coin dealer Paul Hollis has dropped out of the Louisiana Senate race. (Although his official website still does not include any mention of this yet.)
A massive coin collection worth hundreds of millions of dollars makes a quiet, inconspicuous move to a new location.
A reaction to the newly proposed National Parks Quarters from Coin Collector’s Blog. Perhaps this would be a better idea for the next change to our coins.
What design will Bulgaria choose for their new Euro coins?
In some off beat news, an Illinois bus driver and artist has legally changed his name to “In God We Trust.”
And now for a few notable eBay auctions. A very dramatic error coin- 1988-P Washington Quarter Flip Over off Center Double Strike.
An incredible 1939 Proof Set. All coins grade NGC PF 67 to PF 68!
That’s it for now. Have a bearable Monday!
