Welcome back to Coin Update!
Here’s one final round up of coin collecting news and articles to take you into the weekend. The first 2009 Jefferson Nickel has been discovered in circulation! Also, the launch ceremony for the Guam Quarter, an alternative 2010 Lincoln Penny design, Odyssey Marine Exploration’s Black Swan at risk, developments for the creator of the Liberty Dollars, ANA Board of Governors candidates, coin holders, and notable auctions. On to the links…
The first 2009 Jefferson Nickel has now surfaced! The 2009 nickels and dimes have remained particularly elusive for collectors.
Yesterday the official launch ceremony for the Guam Quarter was held at Skinner Plaza in Hagatna, Guam. US Mint Director Edmund Moy stated, “The millions of Americans who have collected quarters from 50 states are anxious to own a Guam quarter to add to their collections.” (Hopefully not more than 87 million Americans, which is the total mintage of the Guam Quarter.)
Coin Collector’s Blog provides an alternate idea for the 2010 Lincoln Cent reverse design.
Bad news for Odyssey Marine Exploration. A federal magistrate judge recommended that the 17 tons of gold and silver coins they discovered known as the “Black Swan Treasure” should be returned to the Spanish government. The company plans to file an objection to the judge’s recommendation.
Bernard von Nothaus, the creator the gold and silver Liberty Dollars has been charged with “attempting to utter and pass, a coin of silver in resemblance of genuine coins of the United States in the denominations of five dollars and greater, and intended for use as current money.” The five dollar silver coins had been marketed as an “alternative currency.”
Numismatic News profiles the 14 candidates for the American Numismatic Association Board of Governors.
Does a coin’s holder, regardless of the coin itself, influence its marketability? Before you send off your set to be re-encapsulated in fresh, consecutively numbered holders, consider this article.
A local story on the purchase of an 1876-CC Twenty Cent piece for $500,000 which includes some color on the interesting denomination.
And now for some notable auctions. To go with one of today’s stories, here are auctions for 2009 Roosevelt Dime and Jefferson Nickel Rolls.
The low mintage 1927-S Standing Liberty Quarter graded PCGS MS63.
And last, the toughest coin from the short lived Susan B. Anthony series in top grade. It’s the 1981-S Type 2 Proof Susan B. Anthony Dollar graded PCGS PR70DCAM.
Have a great weekend!
