Welcome to Coin Update!
We’re back to bring you another fresh round up of coin collecting news and articles from around the internet! First, a preview of the remaining numismatic products from the United States Mint through the end of the year, including the 2010 Proof Silver Eagle and America the Beautiful silver bullion coins. Also, commemorative coins for the U.S. Army 5-Star Generals, mining your coin collection for cash, recommendations beginning collectors, NGC registry awards, 2011-2012 Royal Mint Olympic coin designs, gold, Australian coin market, and notable auctions. On to the links…
Mint News Blog reviews the ten remaining numismatic products scheduled to be released this year from the United States Mint and the America the Beautiful 5 ounce silver bullion coins.
The commemorative coins schedule is now full through 2013, following the approval of the 2013 program to recognize the U.S. Army’s 5-Star Generals.
With gold and silver prices at all time and multi-decade highs, Dave Harper outlines some opportunities to mine your collection to raise money for new purchases.
This week’s Coin Rarities and Related Topics provides several recommendations for beginning and intermediate collectors looking to buy coins valued from $250 to $1,000.
NGC has announced the deadline of December 3, 2010 for this year’s NGC Registry Awards. Awards will be presented for competitive sets, custom sets, and collectors journals.
The British Royal Mint will be releasing 29 different 50p coin designs during 2011 and 2012 representing Olympic and Paralympic sports. The designs were selected from nearly 30,000 public entries for a Royal Mint competition.
This article from the Atlantic starts off with the reporter taking a visit to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s gold vault, and then mostly discusses selling the gold.
Q. David Bowers provides some reader responses from his widely discussed “”graying of the hobby” commentary.
Discussion of some high end rarities in Australian coins and some discussion of the impact of recessions on the numismatic market.
Some reminiscing about collecting Buffalo Nickels from circulation and subsequent higher end sets.
And now for some notable auctions. First a complete set of the interesting US Mint 2003 National Wildlife Refuge System silver medals. Each medal depicts Theodore Roosevelt on the front and a different animal on the back.
Next, the low mintage 1936 Proof Washington Quarter graded PCGS PR65. This coin had the lowest mintage of all coins included in the 1936 Proof Set at only 3,837.
Last, the uncirculated and proof versions of the Thomas Jefferson’s Liberty First Spouse Gold Coin. This was the first issue of the so-called “Liberty subset.
That wraps up another update. Have a great weekend!
