The United States Mint 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 commence issuing these coins in January 2010, and they will be available throughout 2010.
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The United States Mint 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 commence issuing these coins in January 2010, and they will be available throughout 2010.
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The US Mint has once again suspended sales of American Gold Eagle Coins due to enourmous demand, according to a memo released Nov. 25 to authorized dealers.
"The United States Mint has depleted its current inventory of 2009 American Eagle 1-ounce gold bullion coins due to the continued strong demand for this product," said the Mint in a memorandum. "We will temporarily suspend sales of this product to build up additional inventory."
This is not the first time the Mint has had... Read Full Story
Offerings from Several Countries, Including China and Venezuela, Surpass Expectations
IRVINE, Calif. — Ponterio & Associates, Inc., the world and ancients auction division of Bowers and Merena Auctions, dazzled bidders with an extensive selection of coins and paper money from around the world as part of Bowers and Merena’s Official Auction of the November 2009 Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo.
Two of many highlights from the November Baltimore Auction: At left is a rare... Read Full Story
Margaret Taylor Gold Proof
The US Mint has announced plans to begin selling the 1/2 ounce 24-karat gold Margaret Taylor First Spouse Gold Coins on December 3, 2009 at Noon (Eastern). It will be available in both proof and uncirculated versions.
A maximum mintage of only 40,000 has been put in place for the Taylor coins across both product options with the exact proof to uncirculated ratio being determined by demand. Also, the first week the Mint will enforce a 10 coins per product... Read Full Story
Business already is good for a Wilmington, Delaware bullion and rare coin depository that opened three years ago, but it’s expected to be even better in the weeks ahead now that a major New York City bank depository has told many of its customers to remove their valuables.
“As soon as the news broke that HSBC was kicking out individual investors and even some commercial accounts to accommodate storage for large institutional accounts at its facility in Manhattan, I started getting phone... Read Full Story
2010 Lincoln Cents are the topic of the week on the November 26th edition of Coin Chat Radio.
Leading the program is Bob Van Ryzin and his "What’s In the News." He discusses the final 2009 Lincoln Cent Launch Ceremony where the Mint also unveiled the design for next year’s cent. It is still to contain the portrait of Lincoln on the obverse, but will show a Union Shield on its reverse. (See the 2010 Lincoln Cent design .)
Numismatic News Editor Dave Harper talks with Standard Catalog... Read Full Story
Orders for Margaret Taylor First Spouse Gold Coins open beginning at Noon (Eastern) on December 3, 2009, the US Mint announced Wednesday. The Taylor coins are the 5th First Spouse coins released this year and the 13th for the series.
Proof Margaret Taylor First Spouse Gold Coin - Click to Enlarge
Each coin is struck from 1/2 ounce of 24-karat gold in either proof or uncirculated condition at the US Mint’s facility in West Point. A maximum mintage of 40,000 units has been put in... Read Full Story
Fewer numismatic products are shouting out with noteworthy gains in the latest US Mint weekly sales report, but bullion coins are screaming along with the record highs in gold and silver prices.
More visible on collector’s radar were the debut of Zachary Taylor Presidential $1 rolls, clad US Mint Uncirculated Sets and US Mint Proof Sets, which are on a three week rise.
In fact, with the exception of the Lincoln and Silver Proof Set, all sets performed at least slightly better when... Read Full Story
(Orlando, Florida) — More than 100 coins from the all-time finest registry set of early U.S. half dollars in the PCGS Set RegistrySM will be displayed at the Professional Coin Grading Service booth, January 7 – 9, 2010, during the first three days of the Florida United Numismatists convention in Orlando.
1794 half dollar, PCGS MS61 finest known, from the Dale Friend Collection (Photos courtesy of PCGS) - Click to Enlarge
The coins are from the collection of Dale Friend of Nevada... Read Full Story
