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June 30, 2008: ANA 2008 World’s Fair of Money, Gold Break Out?
By admin | June 30, 2008
Welcome back to Coin Update!
We hope you had a fun filled weekend- now its back to another round up of coin collecting news. Gold as the natural inflation hedge of choice. Also, the upcoming ANA 2008 World’s Fair of Money, the infamous Smoking Liberty variety, CONECA’s anniversary, Virgin Island Quarter design, coin boards, and notable auctions. On to the links…
Gold is often cited as an inflation hedge. Did you know the government also provides a method of “inflation protection“? Here’s how the performance of each option stacks up.
Has a new break out pattern emerged for the price of gold?
The ANA 2008 World’s Fair of Money will be held from July 30 to August 3. There is a full slate of exhibits and events planned, including the exhibit of the one of a kind California Gold Rush “Kellogg Twenty.”
The 1857 Seated Liberty Quarter “Smoking Liberty” variety.
CONECA, the organization devoted to the education of error and variety coin collectors, celebrates their 25th anniversary with some very unique medals.
The winning design for the upcoming Virgin Islands Quarter based on a public vote by Virgin Islanders.
The Boy Scouts have a proposed commemorative coin, so why not the Girl Scouts too?
An interesting look at how coin boards (date and mint mark coin albums) changed the hobby and what early collections revealed about circulating coinage.
The story of a young coin collector growing up to become coin dealer, peppered with some amusing anecdotes.
Remember last week’s eBay charity auction for lunch with Warren Buffett? It closed at over $2.1 million.
And now for some fresh notable auctions. An exremely unusual error coin. This Connecticut Quarter was struck on a piece of aluminum from the feeder finger which feeds planchets into the coin chamber.
Is this really a 1923-D Buffalo Nickel?
Highest in grade 1950-S Roosevelt Dime NGC MS 68 FT. Usually coins like this have high opening bids or reserves, but this one starts with no reserve.
That’s it for today!
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