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July 7, 2008: Gold Palace Sold for Scrap, Metal Detecting, Euro Coin Designs
By admin | July 7, 2008
Welcome back to Coin Update!
We hope you enjoyed the long holiday weekend. Now it’s time for some fresh coin collecting news! First, the story of an actual golden palace going to melt. Also, more on Louis Braille Coins and the Mint’s Direct Ship Program, metal detecting, questions for type collectors, Euro coin designs, and notable auctions. On to the links…
The Wall Street Journal has the story of a golden palace (including golden toilet) which is being de-constructed and sold for melt value.
More coverage of the upcoming Louis Braille Commemoratives. This article takes a less numismatic bent, and gives perspectives from the blind and discusses literacy concerns.
About.com:Coins covers the story of the US Mint’s successful Direct Ship Program. According to the article, the Mint sold $1.6 million John Quincy Adams Presidential Dollars through the program!
Here’s a different way to collect coins and valuables. An article on how to get started with metal detecting.
Edward W. Brooke III will be receiving a congressional gold medal. Read about the role he played in the 1976 Bicentennial Coin Program. Also some great insights into lessons the Mint learned from the program.
Dave Harper poses some interesting questions for type collectors. With the proliferation of new designs, how many coins will be in a 21st century type coin collection?
The new “Guide Book of United States Tokens and Medals” written by Katherine Jaeger will be released this month.
Here’s a look at the different Euro coin designs for the various member countries.
And now for some notable auctions. A key date Morgan Dollar in a rarely encountered top grade. Here’s the 1889-CC Morgan NGC MS64.
Some PCGS certified Louisa Adams First Spouse Gold Coins have already landed on eBay. Here’s PCGS PR70DCAM and PCGS MS70.
An original 1951 Proof Set. It looks like a particularly nice set and according to the description is all original.
That’s it for today!
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