Model T for Dimes

What a year. In 1915 the Ford Model T was riding high, and so was the Barber dime. That's when a rumor linking the car and the coin appeared in newspapers across the country. The story wasn't true but it resulted in increased awareness of branch mints and had a lot of people looking for mintmarks on their coins. The free publicity didn't hurt Model T sales either....

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Rare coins donated to Astan-e Qods Museum

TEHRAN, Sept. 29 (MNA) -- A rare collection of coins has recently been donated to the Astan-e Qods Razavi Museum in Mashhad by collector Jafar Asadi.

The collection contains over 200 silver and copper coins belonging to various epochs including the Safavid, Afsharid, Qajar, Pahlavi eras and also some contemporary coins, said the head of the museum....

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Bank of England admits its gold reserves aren't in mint condition

IT has long been the plaything of kings, the spoil of conquerors and supposedly the safest investment money can buy, but for the people of Britain, the national nest-egg might not quite be what it appears.

Hidden away in vaults under the City of London, Britain's hoard of gold bullion - seen as the best insurance against turmoil in global money markets - is beginning to crumble. The deterioration, some experts claim, might suggest that it is not pure gold. ...

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Coin collectors deal in history as they barter

The executive director of the Aiken County Historical Museum stopped briefly at Stephen James CSRA Coin Club of Aiken's annual club show to purchase one item....

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As Gold Price Rises, Experts Issue Consumer Caution Advisory

With gold prices climbing past the $700 an ounce mark, a nonprofit group of experts cautions: "If you don't know your bullion coins, you'd better know your bullion coin dealer to help you make responsible decisions."

Fallbrook, CA (PRWEB) September 24, 2007 -- Investors are urged to become knowledgeable before purchasing gold bullion coins as a financial investment. The consumer education and protection advice is from the Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.com), a nonprofit organization composed of the country's top rare dealers and experts...

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Native American $1 Coin Act signed into law

The Native American $1 Coin Act was signed into law by President Bush last Thursday.

The bill authorizes a new back for the Sacagawea dollar coin to honor Native Americans and their contributions to the United States. The front will still feature an image of the young Shoshone woman who helped Lewis and Clark on their journey to the West.

The designs for the back will b...

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Vatican opens new Stamp and Coin Museum

Vatican City, Sep 25, 2007 / 09:21 am (CNA).- This morning the opening ceremony was held for the new Philatelic and Numismatic (Stamp and Coin) Museum of Vatican City State, located within the Vatican Museums.

The new museum brings together all the stamps and coins minted in Vatican City State from 1929 to the present day. It includes a section containing sketches, printing plates, plaster models, bronze casts and other materials illustrating the various phases in the production of stamps and coins. ...

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Cyprus stocks up for conversion as shipment of euro coins arrives

Cyprus stocks up for conversion as shipment of euro coins arrives


21/09/2007

A shipment of euro coins has arrived from Finland and was transported from Limassol port to Nicosia under heavy police security.
Local press reports said the shipment comprised 12 containers and these contained a total of 1 million euros in cents, part of the 395 million coins that will come into public circulation when Cyprus switches to the common European currency on January 1, 2008....

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Check your coins, EU tells banks as forgeries surge

THE European Commission will ask banks to check whether their euros are genuine as a new report showed on Tuesday a 63 pc surge in counterfeit euro coins last year....

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eBay to Implement Sweeping New Slabs Policy?

There has been a rumor swirling around the coin collecting discussion boards claiming that eBay is about to implement sweeping policy changes in the Coins categories. This rumor claims that eBay is only recognizing a few top grading services, including NGC, NCS, PCGS, ANACS, and ICG. This new policy is variously (according to assorted rumors) already in effect, going into effect Sept. 17, 2007, or going into effect Oct. 1, 2007. I have tried contacting eBay three times through three different channels since this rumor broke and the best I've been able to glean from them by way of confirmation is this minimalist statement:...

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Coin expert: changes make cents

U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard recently introduced legislation that would authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to adjust the metal content in U.S. coins. It was co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar. Just by making slight adjustments to pennies and nickels, Allard said the bill could save taxpayers more than $100 Million each year...

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1869-S Seated Liberty Dimes Found in Europe

It's amazing to consider how many stories there are regarding lost or missing coins. There are at least as many about coins that suddenly appear in places they should not be. One of these stories involves the 1869-S Seated Liberty dime.
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Use Patterns Affect Values of Trade Dollars

Though the Trade dollar was not even produced for circulation for a full decade, it would be safe to say that the Trade dollar had an enormous impact at the time. Trade dollar supplies today are suspect, but with a limited number of collectors and some historic uncertainty as to just how collectors should view the coins, prices remain well below the levels that might be expected. It's a combination that makes Trade dollars a great collection and a fascinating series to study....

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Charity coins it in at bank's auction of note

MORE than £130,000 has been raised for the British Heart Foundation from an auction marking the release of new Bank of Scotland notes....

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How to Grade Your Coins

A “grade” is described as a shorthand designed by coin experts (numismatists) to reveal a coin’s appearance. Simply put, if a certain coin collector tells another collector that he owns an uncirculated Charlotte 50 half eagle, both should already have a concept of the coins appearance without even seeing it, because of the claim of its grade....

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Collectors Universe Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Results

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Collectors Universe, Inc. , a leading provider of value-added authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors of high-value collectibles, diamonds and colored gemstones, today announced financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and year ended June 30, 2007....

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Coin Clinic: Olympic Commemoratives Had Surcharge

How did the surcharge work on the U.S. Olympic commemorative coins sold in 1983 and 1984?

The surcharge amounted to $50 on each gold coin and $10 for each silver coin. It was included in the purchase price. As orders were received, 50 percent of the surcharge was turned over to the United States Olympic Committee. The other half went to LA organizers. When the program was over, $73.4 million was provided....

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First consignment of Maltese euro coins arrives

The first consignment of Maltese euro coins arrived at the Freeport from Le Havre, France in sealed in containers on Friday.

Six containers in all were unloaded. The money that will be in circulation from January 1 will remain in the strong room that has been constructed on purpose within the Armed Forces of Malta’s (AFM) headquarters in Hal Far. ...

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Gold rush makes a mint

Collapsing Finance companies and a plateau in the property boom are fuelling a modern-day gold rush, with small investors flocking to the security of solid gold....

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Coin Grading � A Technique you Must Master

Main purpose of this article is to give you an insight on coin grading and guide you further into understanding everything related to this subject.

For Coin collectors, there is always the need to have more coins, to have good coins in the collection. It is always easy to buy new coins for your collection but you need to make sure that the coins you buy are valuable. If you ever need to sell them this will make sure you can do it without many problems. Following the coin grading system is probably the best way to find out the economic value of your coins....

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Coin Club show was worth attending

Some came just to see what was there, some came looking for a specific coin and others came because they just like looking at pretty things.

Whatever the reason they showed up, numismatists of all sorts browsed the tables Saturday during the sixth annual Stephen James CSRA Coin Club show at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center. ...

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Collectors Can Buy £5 Gold Coin

The 2007 United Kingdom £5 brilliant uncirculated gold coin is now available to collectors in North America.

A low mintage of 1,000 pieces of the highly regarded coin has been authorized by the British Royal Mint for worldwide distribution.

Struck in 22 karat, .916.7 fine, gold, this familiar legal-tender coin contains 1.177 ounces of fine gold with a weight of 39.94 grams. A popular issue since its introduction in 1984, the £5 gold BU follows in the long tradition of the sovereign and its companion coins....

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ACE Promotes Ancient Coins for Education

In a day and age when there are chronic anxieties about attracting young collectors to the hobby of coin collecting, one organization has found a formula that results in meaningful numismatic connections with young people. Ancient Coins for Education, or ACE, is a non-profit organization that works primarily with middle school and high school students, and their teachers (both public and private), to promote education and cultural appreciation of the classics and the ancient world through the study of ancient coins. Amongst the many numismatic-related activities they facilitate, ACE places primary importance on putting real ancient coins directly into the hands of young people....

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Liberty Dollar use shows up in Walworth

A Rockford couple was arrested this spring for using and trying to use "Liberty Dollars" at three Walworth businesses.

The suspects, Shaun A. Kranish, 22, and Svetlana V. Dudnik, 24, may be the first to try and use the "private barter currency" in Walworth County, District Attorney Phil Koss said.

The couple is also the first to post their story on a new blog site, walworthcorruption.blogspot.com, which started Sept. 7. The site is aimed at "exposing corruption in Walworth County, Wisconsin, by any and all persons holding a government job!" ...

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American Gold Buffalo Coins

The American Buffalo, also known as a Buffalo , is a 24-karat gold bullion coin first offered for sale by the United States Mint on June 22, 2006, and available for shipment beginning on July 13. This was the first time ever that the United States Government has minted pure (.9999) 24-karat gold coins for the public. The coin has a legal tender (face) value of US$50. The price of the proof coin is $800....

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First Ladies to debut on new gold coin

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The U.S. Mint is issuing a new series of gold collector coins that feature the nation's early First Ladies, the Mint said Tuesday.

The collection, which the Mint has dubbed "First Spouse," will feature the images of Martha Washington, Abigail Adams and Dolley Madison in the order in which their husbands served as president. The First Lady coins will be issued along with the annual release of the circulating Presidential $1 Coins in May 2007...

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Gold and Silver will be Hot Commodities for Online Auctions

Alan Mendelson of www.BestDealsTVshow.com is a well known financial news reporter and commentator in Los Angeles and Southern California and in 2005 he correctly called the start of the new bull run in gold and silver prices.

With gold now priced above $700 an ounce, Mendelson is telling his readers in www.BestDealsTVshow.com to consider investing in silver because silver is undervalued....

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Philadelphia Trade Dollars Struggle for Status

The Trade dollar seems to have an absolutely terrible time when it comes to getting significant recognition. Trade dollars frequently struggle to achieve the sort of prices at auction that we might expect based on their numbers known. The Philadelphia Trade dollars seem to struggle more than any others...

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Unique, Early American Gold Highlights Sept. '07 Long Beach Expo

(Long Beach, California) -- A multi-million dollar public display of early United States Mint coins, including unique Half Eagle and Eagle specimen strikes, will be exhibited at the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo in the Long Beach Convention Center, 100 S. Pine Ave., September 27 - 29, 2007.

Visitors will also see special exhibits of coins, ingots, medals, tokens and scrip from the John J. Ford Jr. Collection of Western Americana; portions of the PCGS Grading Set; and the first display of the finest known 1907 Ultra High Relief Saint-Gaudens double eagle since its recent, record-smashing sale....

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'07-P Jefferson Dollar Doubled Die Reverse

On Aug. 16, the day the new Thomas Jefferson Presidential dollars were released to the public, Chuck Chichinski of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went to his bank and obtained two rolls of the coins. Having read a report on the www.coins.about.com Web site that a doubled die reverse existed on the Adams dollar, he quickly went to work to see if any of the new Jeffersons he had obtained had a similar affliction. By the third or fourth coin in his first roll, he discovered that he had found his first Jefferson dollar doubled die reverse!...

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Chinese ancient coins found in central Vietnam

HANOI, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- A jar containing Chinese ancient coins has been unearthed in Vietnam's central Quang Tri province, local newspaper Pioneer reported Friday.

Local farmers in Hai Phong district found the jar and the coins, totally weighing nearly 100 kg, intact. However, their broke part of the jar during their digging process...

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Nepalese King's coin snub

Nepal's King Gyanendra's has been removed from the country's two-rupee coin....

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First Coin Covers Sept 11 Thomas Jefferson

Remember, I am not a finical advisor however I do like the First Coin Covers that are coming out Sept 11 for Thomas Jefferson. I think that one can make some money off of these product from the us mint, here is why: Firstly Thomas Jefferson is just as popular as George Washington. Washington coin covers are selling for about $30-$38. A profit of about $15 to $20. Also, these Coin covers are limited to 50,000 coin covers and they they will sell out in a week or two. Not in a few hours like the spouse gold coins!! This coin cover has a money making potential in about 3-6 months worth of holding. Unfortunately the John adams coin covers are just a few dollars over the 14.95 price so one could wouldn't make a profit with them at this point. I still think TJ is a winner and money can be made by flipping these coin covers in 3-6 months. Good luck with investing...

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Fake Coins Big Business in China

Most world coin collectors will sooner or later come into contact with counterfeit coins of the Chinese Empire and from the period of the republic. Coin dealer Stephen Album's comments on finding these coins for sale in markets throughout the Peoples' Republic of China have been published in this column in the past....

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Coins boost Telugu’s ancient status

HYDERABAD: Epigraphic evidence could not help the ‘Telugu cause’ all these years. Quotes from the Puranas did not succeed in establishing the ‘age’ of the language and Telugu continues to be denied the ‘classical language’ status....

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Central bank circulates new coins sans royal symbols

KATHMANDU, Sept 5 - For the first time in modern history of the country, the Nepal Rastra Bank Wednesday released new coins of two rupees denomination without the King's name and any royal symbols.

On the front side of the coin, a farmer is shown ploughing a field while the image of Mt Everest is embossed on the flip side....

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Jefferson Gold Sells Out

That the Jefferson First Spouse gold coins sold out the first day they were offered Aug. 30 probably is no surprise to most collectors.

The limited mintages of 20,000 for proof and 20,000 for the uncirculated versions have attracted many an eBay buyer. However, the nearly as brief length of time to achieve a sellout when compared to the June 19 offer of Martha Washington and Abigail Adams coins might be a surprise in light of the great lengths the Mint took to assure the fairest and widest possible distribution....

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County coin to honor vets

In efforts to honor those who have served in the armed forces, the county’s Veteran’s Affairs Office has designed a military funeral honors challenge coin — quite possibly the first of its kind in the state....

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Hopes are new Sacagawea coin will boost usage

WASHINGTON -- Congress approved a redesign of the Sacagawea dollar Tuesday in hopes of enticing consumer and business use of the gold-colored coin.

Under legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee of Michigan, passed by voice vote in the House and sent to President George W. Bush for his signature, new editions of the coin will come out in 2009....

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How To Determine The Prices And Values Of Coins In Your Collection

Coin collecting is mostly known as an expensive and very interesting hobby. It can also be a profitable hobby if the collectors know how to make a profit from their hobby. Coin collectors are known to pay excessive amount of money just to obtain single rare coin. Coin prices sometimes soar when a coin that is most sought after is only available in limited quantity...

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Where do they go from here?

Three up, three down. I feel like a baseball announcer. The Jefferson First Spouse half-ounce gold pieces that depict the Liberty Head design of the 1800-1808 half cent sold out in around two and a half hours yesterday.

This was the third offering in the series. Collectors snapped up 20,000 proofs at $429.95 each and 20,000 uncirculateds at $410.95.

The race to put them on eBay has begun....

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A treat for numismatic buffs

The Mumbai Coin Society has organised its fourth annual coin exhibition, which will display coins and antique collections that date as far back as the 18th century. R.R. Patil, the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Friday, inaugurated the event.
The year 2007 marks the 150th anniversary of India’s First War of Independence, along with the 60th year of India’s Independence....

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Daughter of Comair victims designs coin to honor rescue workers

When Amy Turner was searching for a way to honor the hundreds of people involved in the aftermath of the crash of Comair Flight 5191, she thought of her father, Larry Turner, one of the 49 people who died when the plane crashed shortly after takeoff a year ago....

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Fire at Mint causes $500,000 damage

An overnight fire at the Royal Canadian Mint - the second in two years - has caused an estimated half a million dollars in damage, and closed part of the Mint's coin production operations.

Fire officials say they found out about the blaze shortly after 2:30 a.m. ...

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Reliance Money to launch lower variants of gold coins

New Delhi: To cash in on festive fervour, Reliance Money, part of ADAG’s financial services unit Reliance Capital, will launch low-end variants of gold coins weighing as low as half a gram.
“We are planning to launch gold coins of 0.5 gm, 1 gm and 2 gm before Diwali to meet the demand from lower-income segments,” said Reliance Money CEO Sudip Bandyopadhyay....

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