Welcome back to Coin Update!
We have one more round up of coin collecting news from around the web to wrap up your week! First, some results from Heritage Auctions Platinum Night at FUN, which includes three coins sold for more than $1 million each. Also, NYINC auction results, 2010 Gold Eagle and Silver Eagle bullion coins, 2009 Ultra High Relief Gold Coin, coin show security, 2010 Lincoln Cents, platinum and palladium ETFs launch, gold coin composition, and notable auctions. On to the links…
The “Olsen-Hawn” 1913 Liberty Nickel sold last night for $3,737,500! Two other coins sold for more than one million dollars including a 1927-D $20 Saint Gaudens PCGS MS66 for $1,495,000 and a Bickford $10 gold pattern for $1,265,000.
Separately, here are the results of Heritage World Coins auction at NYINC, highlighted by the sale of the 1936 Canadian Dot Cent for $402,500.
The latest available information on the 2010 Gold and Silver Eagles from Mint News Blog. Still no additional information on the legally mandated 5 ounce American the Beautiful Silver Bullion coins.
Recapping last year’s 2009 Ultra High Relief Gold Coin. The last available figures indicate sales of 112,065 coins.
A report on coin show security, which includes a list of the 16 best secured coin shows of 2009. The article also includes some insights about the greatest risks to dealers and collectors and how security could be improved.
Details remain indefinite for a possible launch ceremony for the 2010 Lincoln Cent. A ceremony has been tentatively planned for February 11 in Springfield, Illinois.
From Coin Collector’s Blog, here’s a recent post on the composition of United States gold coinage, which has showed some variation over the years and across different series.
In precious metals news, the first U.S. platinum and palladium exchange traded funds launched today. The symbols are PPLT and PALL.
A related article published on Seeking Alpha that provides some more explanation about the ETFs and what impact they might have on supply and demand for the two rare metals.
And now for some notable auctions. To go with one of today’s stories, here are the current eBay auctions for pre-sales of 2010 Silver Eagle bullion coins.
Next, a nice example of the low mintage 1928 Peace Dollar. This coin is graded PCGS MS63 with CAC sticker.
Last, a 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent graded PCGS MS64RB listed with no reserve.
That wraps up this week. Have a great weekend!
