December 29, 2008: ANA and National Parks Quarters, 1909 VDB Lincoln Cents
Welcome back to Coin Update!
I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays! Now it's time for another round up of coin collecting news. To start, a few articles examining gold and silver, which are once again on the upswing. Also, reflecting on the 1909 Lincoln Cent as 2009 approaches, National Parks Quarters, best and worst of 2008, touring the NY Federal Reserve, Buffalo Nickels, and notable auctions.
As you might have noticed, this update will debut a new design for Coin Update. I hope everyone likes it!
An article following the correlation between this year's financial woes and spikes in the price of gold. It provides some color and statistics on the demand for physical gold.
For the technically inclined, charts for gold and silver are both looking favorable. Gold has broken out of its down trending channel and silver bounced off a key support level.
As the US Mint prepares for the release of 2009 Lincoln Cents, Coin World examines the debate surrounding the release of the 1909 Lincoln Cents bearing the designer's initials.
We all know there have been plenty of complaints about the National Parks Quarter series, where was the ANA in helping to publicize these collector concerns?
A list of the best and worst for 2008. I can't say I agree with all of the selections, but the article makes for some good conversation.
Did you know you can take a tour of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York? It includes a visit to the vault, which holds about $180 billion dollars in gold bars.
Another round of series facts from Stella Coin News. This week featuring the collector favorite Buffalo Nickel.
And now for some notable auctions. First, an auction suggested by a reader for every Proof Gold Eagle from 1986 to 2008 all graded NGC PF 70 Ultra Cameo!
Fans of high grade modern coins should check out the current eBay auctions from Modern Coin Mart. They have over 100 PCGS and NGC graded Silver Eagles, Gold Eagles, Platinum Eagles and more with most graded NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo and PCGS PR70DCAM.
And last, one of the 2000-P Goodacre Presentation Dollars graded PCGS MS66. This is one of hte 5,000 coins given to designed Glenna Goodacre for designing the obverse of the coin.
