Coin Collecting

R. Allen Stanford’s gold customers will regain possession of $21.2 million in coins and bullion seized 11 months ago from the company’s Houston headquarters when federal regulators raided the offices on suspicions the financier was running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme.  

by Doug Winter – www.RareGoldCoins.com In numismatics, there are essentially two types of coins. There are coins that are condition rarities and there are coins that are absolute rarities. A condition rarity is a coin whose value is primarily derived from its high degree of preservation. An absolute rarity is a coin whose rarity is based [...] Related posts:An original, unmessed-with seated liberty coin is a true condition rarity.Three 1876...  

ReutersInvesting in Gold: Bullion vs. numismatic: convenience or possible larger returnsNevada AppealNumismatic gold coins were struck to actually be money. Prior to 1933, when we went off the gold standard, the United States struck $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10, ...Gold's rush falls short on 30-year investmentNew Zealand Heraldall 38 news articles »  

Coin collecting is one hobby that is both fun and challenging. To help those who are looking for those rare coins, here is a list of hard to find ones that are worth moving “heaven and earth” for.  

The United States Mint today released the four new designs that will appear on the 2010 First Spouse Gold Coins. The coins will feature Abigail Fillmore, Jane Pierce, James Buchanan’s “Liberty” and Mary Todd Lincoln. The obverses (heads sides) of the Fillmore, Pierce and Lincoln First Spouse Gold Coins feature striking portraits of the first [...] Related posts:United States Mint Announces 2009 First Spouse Gold Coin DesignsUnited States...  

While the economy is showing signs of recovery, at what price? Many people are expecting record high inflation and are buying gold coins to hedge against it. This article will discuss the merits of this strategy.Contributor: Will GoinsPublished: Dec 22, 2009  

Celebrate open source with these awesome collectible coins. We like penguins and gnus. We just do. Time to celebrate our love of these creatures, and open source code with these pretty coins. Oh, and they are the geekiest challenge coins out there. $12.99  

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Mint today unveiled designs for the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar. The Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (Public Law 110-363) authorizes the United States Mint to mint and issue silver one-dollar coins to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America.  

It's a tradition the Salvation Army has come to rely on. An anonymous donor has dropped a gold Krugerrand into a bell ringer's kettle in Fort Collins every Christmas season for the past 11 years. On Wednesday the coin appeared in a kettle at the King Soopers on John F. Kennedy Parkway.  

National PostMint reveals details on missing goldNational PostPat McGrath, Canwest News Service Files A Royal Canadian Mint employee melts down gold coins. The mint announced yesterday how it lost track of government gold in its Ottawa inventory. More than $3-million in government gold was unwittingly sold off at ...Mint's missing gold now accounted forCBC.caReview shows no gold stolen from Royal Canadian MintToronto Sun$15.3 million in...  

By Laura Sperber – Legend Numismatics Hot Topics BACKGROUND: Legend Numismatics recently purchased the Boyd 1870-S Seated Dollar Graded PCGS Genuine for this dynamic father/son duo from the Bowers and Merena Sale in Baltimore. Thay had just about finished with their AU/MS Seated Dollar Collection and dreamed about owning a 70-S. Here is a portion of [...] Related posts:Buccaneers Quarterback JEFF GARCIA and GAINESVILLE COINS Team Up For...  

United States Mint Unveils Next Presidential Images that Consumers Will See on $1 Coins Next Year The United States Mint today unveiled the new designs for the Presidential $1 Coins that will enter into circulation next year. The 2010 coins will honor former Presidents Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan and Abraham Lincoln. “Each of the [...] Related posts:James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coins Available August 20US Mint Set to...  

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Mint today announced the new design that Americans will see on the reverse (tails side) of Native American $1 Coins next year. The design, based on the theme "Government - The Great Tree of Peace," depicts the Hiawatha Belt with five arrows bound together, with the inscriptions UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, $1, Haudenosaunee and Great Law of Peace. The United States Mint will...  

CoinNews.net (press release)Heritage January NYINC World Coins Auction Feature International Coin RaritiesCoinNews.net (press release)Further highlights of The Canadiana Collection include an 1890-H 50 Cent in MS64, the rarest coin to find of the incredibly difficult Victoria 50 Cents ...  

Coin Chat Radio: 2009 Eagle Platinum Proof, Collecting Clad CoinsCoinNews.net (press release)"I think they should do it the old-fashioned way," states Rapsus when Harper asks for her advice to collectors who might be interested in clad coin ...