Welcome to Coin Update!
We’re back after the weekend for another daily round up of coin collecting news. First, the US Mint unveils the designs for next year’s quarters. Also, an unexpected sell out, coin symbolism, Ultra High Relief Gold preview, new Australian coin design, and notable auctions. On to the links…
The price of gold rises to a two month high. Notably, it has surpassed the price of platinum and now holds a gain for the year.
Today, the US Mint unveiled the designs for the upcoming 2009 Washington DC & US Territories Quarters. Follow the link for a slide show of the new designs.
There’s another sell out at the US Mint, this one was completely unexpected. As of this weekend, the 2008 Proof Sets are gone.
Local story profiling Paul Hollis. I like the strategy he used in his youth to earn money to fund his collection.
From Numsmatic Blog, an examination of some of the subtle symbolism of the Morgan Dollar. The post also makes an interesting point about the effect of reusing old designs in modern times.
A preview of the upcoming 2009 Ultra High Relief Gold Double Eagle. Will the coins really be priced around $1,200 each?
A new Australian coin design will help celebrate the International Year of Astronomy.
Results from Bowers and Merena’s recently completed auction at Baltimore.
And now for some notable auctions. Want to spend some time hunting for a double die? Here’s a mint sewn bag of 5,000 1995 Lincoln Cents.
Here’s a full set of 1950-1963 Proof Franklin Halves. All coins are graded NGC PF 67, some in older holders. The reasonable BIN price makes the set very tempting.
An appealing example of the 1916 Matte Proof Lincoln Cent. According to the Red Book, this coin has a only 600!
That’s it for today. Have a great evening!
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