October 20, 2008: Presidential Dollar Commercial, Jack Lee Lincoln Cent Collection
Welcome to Coin Update!
We're back for another round up of coin collecting news from around the web. First, a so-called "stupid" sign of the times. Also, USA Today on Presidential Dollars, deeper coin market analysis, Jack Lee Lincoln Cent Collection, Treasure in the Cellar, and notable auctions. On to the links...
In an odd sign of the times, the LA Times reports that the sale of safes is booming. A Certified Public Accountant interviewed for the article offered this balanced evaluation of the phenomenon: "It's just stupid."
CoinWorld examines the many different ways to buy silver bullion.
USA Today covers the US Mint's PR push for the dollar coin. Apparently this includes a TV commercial featuring the Statue of Liberty buying a hot dog. Anyone seen it? I checked YouTube and could only pull up this vintage 2000 commercial featuring George Washington clubbing and riding a bicycle.
We've all heard that the coin market is holding up well amidst the financial downturn, but once you start digging into different segments things become more interesting. Coin Collector's Blog has some insightful analysis.
The Lincoln Cent Collection from the Jack Lee estate will be offered for auction this December by Heritage. The set boasts some incredible coins such as a 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent PCGS MS67RD. Here is the full listing at the PCGS Registry.
The interesting puzzle of "design extension."
A follow up to the story behind the recently published book Treasure in the Cellar. It traces one of the gold coins from the treasure to the present day.
There's a new site coming together for coin roll hunters. The site is still in the process of being developed, but you can check out the progress so far at CoinRollHunt.com.
And now for some notable auctions. First, the 1937-D Three Legged Buffalo Nickel NGC MS 64. This coin is in the new NGC holder.
The 2009 Canadian Silver Maple Leaf Coins are available already. Here's an auction for fresh 25 coin mint rolls.
The first year of issue 2000-S Sacagawea Dollar graded PCGS PR70DCAM!
That's it for today!
Thanks for linking to the site. As you mentioned it’s just coming together. Any input / suggestions / feedback is more than welcome and has the very high probability of being implemented.
It’s easier to add concepts now than it will be once the site becomes more established.
Thanks again, and hopefully we’ll do something newsworthy again in the future!