Welcome back to Coin Update!
We’re here to bring you another fresh round up of coin collecting news and articles from around the internet! First, a look at the candidate designs for next year’s First Spouse Gold Coins. Also, Coingrader Capsule, James Buchanan Presidential Dollars, coin market reports from the Boston ANA convention, prices for proof Gold Eagles, America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins, love tokens, demand for bills and coins in New Zealand, and notable auctions. On to the links…
Here’s a look at the CFA’s preferred designs for the 2011 First Spouse Gold Coins, as well as other candidate designs not recommended.
The latest Coingrader Capsule continues the series on cross-over attempts. This one is a “cross under” from Numistrust (NTC) to PCGS.
The next US Mint product to be released will the the James Buchanan Presidential Dollar Rolls. This coin has the lowest overall mintage for the series so far, despite the relatively high figure of 72,360,000.
Impressions and coin market reports following the 2010 Boston ANA show from David Hall of PCGS, Doug Winter, and Legend Numismatics.
The prices for proof American Gold Eagles have dropped dramatically during the past several weeks. Is this in expectation that 2010 Proof Gold Eagles will be offered by the US Mint?
Details on the upcoming America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Coins still seem uncertain and fluid based on this update from Dave Harper.
A coin club seeking to get students interested in collecting donated 144 copies of the Red Book to local schools. Quote from the article: “Good coin collectors are like good students. They work to become inquisitive, creative and patient. They train themselves to notice telling details and understand the broader context.”
An experience with TD Bank’s coin counting machine called the “Penny Arcade.” The author believes that it is always worthwhile to count your coins before taking them to the bank to have a machine count them.
Coin Collector’s Blog gives a brief background on love tokens after receiving images of a coin that may be a kind of modern day love token.
In New Zealand, the number of $100 bills in circulation jumped in 2008 as people pulled money out of banks. On the other end of the spectrum, demand for coins has also increased following a change to a cheaper composition.
And now for some notable auctions. First, an 1885-CC Morgan Dollar with an old ANACS grading certificate MS65/65 (signed by grader Leroy Van Allen) and PCGS rattler holder grading the coin MS65.
Next, a 1936 Proof Mercury Dime graded PCGS PR65 in an older holder. The same seller has a complete run of 1936-1942 Proof Mercury Dimes listed, all in old green holders and all listed with no reserve.
Last, a 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar struck 10% off center, authenticated by NGC and graded MS 62.
That’s it for this update. Have a great day!
