We’re back with another round up of coin collecting news from around the internet! First, new sales statistics for United States Mint numismatic products and bullion coins. Also, increased prices for 2011 US Mint products, reports from the FUN convention, sales of the America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins begin at other authorized purchasers, 100 ounce gold nugget, 2001 Buffalo Silver Dollars, Buffalo Nickels, Bank of Estonia interview, and notable auctions. On to the links…
New sales statistics for US Mint coins include the weekly numismatic product report and the monthly bullion report. On the numismatic side, more proof Eagles have sold out. On the bullion side, monthly sales were low, although Silver Eagles established a new record on an annual basis.
Pricing information is available for US Mint 2011 numismatic products. Unfortunately, it’s another year of steep increases for most product types.
Some reports from the FUN show from John Fiegenbaum of David Lawrence Rare Coins and Greg Reynolds for Coin Rarities & Related Topics.
America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins are slowly making their way to the public. Here’s news coverage of the sales from The Gold Center in Springfield, Illinois.
Another story from Numismatic News provides some more details, including several attempts by profiteers to game the system.
An unusual story about a restaurant in Florida that rounds up all customer bills to the next dollar due to their policy of not accepting or giving back coins. The restaurant owner claims that “it all works out.”
A recently discovered 100 ounce gold nugget the size of a fruitcake will be auctioned off in March.
The PCGS Library has an article with some great in depth information on origins, sales, and sell out of the popular 2001 American Buffalo Silver Dollar.
On a related note, here is a lengthy article recounting the journey of the Buffalo Nickel.
The latest Coin Update interview is with the Head of the Cash and Security Department for the Bank of Estonia. The country recently adopted the Euro, less than 20 years after re-introducing the Estonian Kroon.
And now for some notable auctions. First, to go with one of today’s articles, here are the current auctions for the 2001 Buffalo Commemorative Silver Dollars.
Next, the 2006 20th Anniversary Gold Eagle set, which includes the one ounce uncirculated, proof, and reverse proof coins.
Last, a huge lot of more than $60,000 face value worth of coins, weighing nearly 4,000 pounds. The lot consists of mostly brilliant uncirculated rolls.
That’s it for this update. Have a great evening!
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