Welcome back to Coin Update!
We hope you had a wonderful weekend and Halloween. Now, we’re back for another round up of fresh coin collecting news. First, a brief history of gold and the gold price/demand relationship. Also, a striking new design for a new 5 Euro Commemorative, Penny Harvest, the finest 1893-S Morgan Dollar, coin collecting in difficult economic times, and notable auctions. On to the links…
Dave Harper provides a nice short history of gold that might help you put some of gold’s recent attention in perspective.
Yet another article on gold price and gold demand. From the article: “Your college Econ 101 course may not help you understand the latest gold coin rush… gold has been both falling in price and in short supply.”
The designer describes the process of creating the new 5 Euro Commemorative Coin (today’s coin image). The theme is “Netherlands and Architecture.” The obverse of the coin is a portrait of the Queen constructed of the names of architects. The reverse of the coin is a circular bookshelf with the empty spaces creating an image of the Netherlands.
The 18th annual Penny Harvest has begun. Last year the Penny Harvest Field was filled with 100 million donated pennies weighing 300 tons.
The finest known 1893-S Morgan Dollar was recently purchased by Legend Numismatics. It’s graded PCGS MS67 and cost in excess of $1 million.
Coin World takes a look at US Mint Set packaging throughout the history of the offering from 1948 to present.
Numismaster looks at the Buffalo Nickel series including the famous Three Legged Buffalo Error.
An article from Doug Winter on collecting coins in difficult economic times. I can’t argue with his main points, especially “be patient” which is useful advice for most endeavors.
And now for some notable auctions. They call it a “Green Monster.” These are boxes of 500 Silver Eagles packaged by the US Mint. Here is a 2008 Silver Eagle Green Monster Box.
One of the toughest Peace Dollar to find gem. It’s the 1925-S Peace Dollar graded NGC MS65.
And last, a roll of 1922 Peace Dollars in a US Treasury wrapper.
Have a great evening!
