Welcome to Coin Update!
We’re here to bring you another round up of coin collecting news and articles from around the internet. First, gold market commentary by Patrick A. Heller. This will be a new ongoing feature for Coin Update News. Also, more information on the newly surfaced misdated Presidential Dollar Error Coin, the 2010 Lincoln Cent Two Roll Set, the Royal Canadian Mint’s Olympic Medals, Millard Fillmore launch ceremony controversy, Special Mint Sets, luster on gold coins, and notable auctions. On to the links…
A new feature on Coin Update News will be gold and silver market commentary from Patrick A. Heller. Read his first article IMF Gold Sale Will Likely Backfire on US Government.
More from Coin Update News:
US Mint Plans 2010 Lincoln Penny Two Roll Set
Mint News Blog on the misdated 2010-D Zachary Taylor Dollar Error. The latest news indicates that the Mint recalled 700,000 Native American Dollars to check for the error.
Should the Denver Mint facility be closed? It may have seemed unimaginable a decade ago, but the idea has been mentioned a several times in the past few months.
A closer look at how the 2010 Olympic medals were created by the Royal Canadian Mint.
Yesterday the United States Mint officially launched the Millard Fillmore Presidential Dollar in Moravia, NY. The Wall Street Journal has a story about how Buffalo, NY held their own separate ceremony, claiming Fillmore’s legacy lies with their city.
Separately, here is some local coverage of the Moravia ceremony, which had close to 1,000 attendees.
A very unflattering account of the new 2010 Lincoln Penny design from Fast Company. The author also describes the State Quarter designs as “embarrassing collages of tourism-board clip art” and the 2009 Lincoln Cent designs as “cartoony tableaus.”
A great examination of the Special Mint Sets issued by the US Mint from 1965 to 1967. The image used for today’s update is a 1965 SMS Kennedy Half Dollar from my collection.
Three rarities will highlight Bowers and Merena’s sale at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo in Baltimore on March 2-6. The rarities includes a 1901-S Barber Quarter graded PCGS MS68, a branch mint proof 1879-O Morgan Dollar, and a 1915-S Panama-Pacific $50 Round graded PCGS MS66.
An illustrated explanation of the three types of luster found on US gold coins.
And now for some notable auctions. First, an interesting product offering by the US Mint in 2003. It’s called the Legacies of Freedom Set and contains one American Silver Eagle and one Britannia Silver 2£ coin from the UK.
Next, the 1997-W Platinum Eagle 4 Coin Proof Set in original packaging. This was the first year of issue for the American Platinum Eagle.
Last, an NGC multi-coin slab highlighting the different Wisconsin Quarter Extra Leaf Varieties. The three MS66 graded coins include one regular version, one “extra leaf high”, and one “extra leaf low.”
That wraps up another week. Have a pleasant weekend!
