October 21, 2009: US Mint Sales Report, 2009 Gold Buffalo, Girl Scout Commemorative
Welcome back to Coin Update!
We're back to bring you another round up of coin collecting news from around the internet! First, the latest sales figures for United States Mint products. Also, the 2009 Gold Buffalo, Girl Scout Commemorative Silver Dollars, upcoming coin auctions, DGS grading, 100 kilogram gold coin goes on tour, ancient Greek coin designs, value trends for key date Lincoln Cents, and notable auctions. On to the links...
From Coin Update News, the latest sales figures from the United States Mint. The 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin has surpassed the closely watched 100,000 mark.
Data is now available from the initial few days of sales for the 2009 Gold Buffalo bullion coin. An incredible 79,500 coins have already been sold. The post examines some possible implications for the proof version of the coin to be issued later this month.
An Act, which will authorize the production of Girl Scout Commemorative Coins, has now passed both the House and Senate. The silver dollar coins would be issued in 2013 with a maximum authorized mintage of 350,000.
An auction will be held in Barcelona tomorrow for a unique set of 2,200 gold coins. A single coin is expected to reach a final value of 2 million euros.
Bowers and Merena will feature more than 6000 coins at the upcoming auction for the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo. Check out some of the highlights.
An explanation about Dominion Grading Service (DGS) from John Feigenbaum.
One of the five 100 kilogram Gold Maple Leaf coins will go on tour in advance of its sale in 2011. The coin is worth $3.4 million based on gold value alone, and is the size of an extra large pizza!
A nicely illustrated discussion of design varieties for selected ancient Greek coins.
And now for some notable auctions. First, a complete 1938 Proof Set graded by PCGS. The grades range from PR64 to PR67.
Prices for the Abigail Adams/Louisa Adams Mule Medal have declined a bit following the buzz surrounding the initial discovery. Here' s an auction for the mule error in original Four Medal Set.
A nice example of the 1909 VDB Lincoln Cent graded PCGS MS65RD. It's the Philadelphia Mint coin, not the rare "1909-S VDB" so you won't have to break the bank.
That's it for today. Have a great evening!
