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Welcome to Coin Update! We’re back with another round up of coin collecting news and articles from a variety of sources across the internet! First, a look at the design candidates and recommendations for the 2012 Infantry Silver Dollars. Also, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee’s newest member, new 2-euro coin design, Long Beach Expo road [...]

Welcome to Coin Update! We’re back with another round up of coin collecting news and articles from around the internet! First, some information on the distribution of the 2011 America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins. Also, silver values for US Mint coin sets, Chicago International Coin Fair, profitable US Mint products, Chinese counterfeits seized, Mint [...]

WASHINGTON – The United States Mint today announced that Erik N. Jansen has been appointed to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC).  Mr. Jansen, identified through public outreach, was appointed to the position of member representing the interests of the general public in the coinage of the United States.  His four-year term on the CCAC [...]

Von NotHaus thought he was doing something good…something that needed to be done. His idea was to mint silver coins, which he called Liberty Dollars, or simply Liberties. These were real coins, with real value. In fact, their value has been going up. Silver has been the big star of the latest hard money drama; [...]

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WASHINGTON – The United States Mint is accepting applications to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) for a new member who is specially qualified in numismatics.  The application deadline is April 8, 2011.  The United States Mint will review all applications and forward recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury for consideration and appointment. View [...]

WASHINGTON – The United States Mint today announced that it is requesting public comment from all interested persons on factors to be considered in conducting research for alternative metallic coinage materials for the production of all circulating coins. View full post on United States Mint Press Releases/Public Statements

By Jim Wells – The California Numismatist America’s coinage has undergone many changes in over two centuries, with frequent modifications to denominations, varieties, metals, and designs. Perhaps the most activity occurred in 1873. After three years of deliberation, the U. S. Congress passed a comprehensive Coinage Act that was signed by President Grant on February [...]

Clad coinage was not welcomed by collectors.  The copper-nickel clad coins were new and different, but were soundly rejected by numismatists. View full post on All Coin News

Welcome to back to Coin Update! We’re here to bring you another round up of recent coin collecting news and articles from around the internet. First, the design for the proof 2010 Platinum Eagle featuring the theme “To Establish Justice” has been revealed by the US Mint. Also, gold and silver prices, designs reviewed for [...]

Before the first coinage act in the United States, citizens of the U.S. exchanged goods and services through the barter system. At this time no coins were available except for various foreign coins such as the widely traded and trusted Spanish real dollars. With the signage of the constitution and with a newly formed nation that [...]

By Steve Roach COIN VALUES Market Analyst Collectors are hungry for genuinely rare coins, whether they be key large cents, deep mirror prooflike Morgan dollars or rare branch Mint Proof coins, and they are willing to spend what it takes to get what they want. Middle Date Coronet cents, struck 1816 to 1839, historically have [...]