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July 29, 2008: ANA World’s Fair of Money, Alaska State Quarters
By admin | July 29, 2008
Welcome to Coin Update!
As the numismatic world gears up for the ANA World’s Fair of Money, news has been relatively slow. But there’s still plenty of interesting coin collecting stories out there. Today we have buried Morgan Dollars uncovered in the backyard, WRME makes a brief appearance, the Alaska State Quarter, Liberty Walking Half Dollar, and notable auctions. On to the links…
The US Mint issues a press release describing the “products galore” which will be on display in booth #152 at the ANA World’s Fair of Money.
Want to follow real time reports from the World’s Fair of Money? The writer of Coin Collector’s Blog plans to post messages to his Twitter account from the bourse floor. Here’s a link to his Twitter page.
The incredible story of 300 Morgan Silver Dollars found buried in the backyard of an Amarillo, Texas home.
While we haven’t seen any recent advertisements from WRME lately, they did turn up in a brief article describing the company’s new facility. According to the article, their building contains “the largest cash vault outside the Federal Reserve.”
Get ready for the launch ceremony for the Alaska State Quarter.
Here’s a look at the Beijing 2008 Olympics commemorative coins. 60,000 sets are available which contain 6 gold and 12 silver coins each.
What do you think about putting Teddy Roosevelt on the National Park Quarters obverse?
Numismaster brings you the story of the design for the Liberty Walking Half Dollars.
And now for some notable auctions. First, an auction for a truly incredible set of State Quarters. This is the #1 ranked PCGS Registery set for Proof State Quarters. All 100 State Quarters are graded PCGS PR70DCAM!
Next, the 1925-S Peace Dollar ANACS MS65. This coin is exceptionally difficult to find in MS65.
And last, a Proof Gold Eagle in top grade. It’s the 1997-W $50 Gold Eagle NGC PF 70 Ultra Cameo.
That’s it for now. Have a wonderful day!
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