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CoinLink — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:11:19 +0000

Here are some recent articles you can find on the new CoinWeek website! CoinLink has renamed itself to CoinWeek, and we are still providing the great news you’ve had in the past.

US Attorney Says Attempts To Use “Liberty Dollar” As Money Is Domestic Terrorism – Von Nothaus Found Guilty
Liberty Dollar creator and self proclaimed “monetary architect” Bernard Von NotHaus was found guilty in US federal court in North Carolina on Friday of Counterfeiting and Fraud. The Justice Department asserted that Von NotHaus was placing gold, and silver coins, along with precious metals currency into circulation with the purpose of mixing them “into the current money of the United States.”
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The Sacramento ANA Show
Any locale where it takes a change of planes to get to will not draw the major dealers. You can also bet it won’t draw the crowds of buyers either. That’s exactly what happened at Sacramento. The results sadly were as excepted for us (and others): VERY disappointing. For sure a huge segment of dealers elected not to attend. The majority of East Coast dealers also stayed away because the Baltimore Show is 2 weeks away.
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Coin Profile: Proof 1836 50/00 Capped Bust Half Dollar
Writing in the 1989 edition of his encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial proof coins, the late Walter Breen accounts for four die marriages of the proof 1836 Lettered Edge Capped Bust Half Dollar. Of the four varieties, two are of perhaps the greatest interest to advanced Bust Half Dollar enthusiasts: the 1836/1336 O-108, and this coin,the 50/00 O-116 blundered reverse.
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8-Pound California Gold Nugget Sells for $460K at Holabird-Kagin Americana Auction
The LARGEST CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH NUGGET left in existence, the 100 troy ounce gold nugget discovered last year in Nevada County, California, was sold at auction by Holabird-Kagin Americana on March 16th in Sacramento for $460,000.
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BBB Warns Austin-Based Coin Firms Ads May Be Peddling ‘Fool’s Gold’
Consumers nationwide should be on the alert for advertisements from two Texas-based companies that are using newspapers to sell gold bullion coins “completely free of dealer mark-up,” Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns. The companies appear to be using the ads to entice consumers to buy more expensive “collector coins” at prices significantly higher than they could be bought elsewhere.
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Coin Rarities & Related Topics: Changes in Demand for Rare U.S. Coins So Far in 2011
After discussing the motivations and strategies of bidders at coin auctions last week, and the meaning of auction prices in general, I am directing attention to current coin markets overall. I have posed questions to and debated many dealers, some of whom do not wish to be quoted, regarding price changes and demand for rare coins in 2011.
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Visit Our New Site www.CoinWeek.com

CoinLink — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:26:30 +0000

CoinLink and CoinTelevision have Merged

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In an exclusive partnership, David Lisot of CoinTelevision.com and Scott Purvis of CoinLink have merging to create a new website called CoinWeek.com

The NEW site will offer the same great online rare coin news covering all areas of the numismatic hobby, but we will be adding New Video content with industry leaders and prominent collectors featured in VIDEO segments, interviews and articles contributed by numismatic experts.

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Coverage will highlight all the major coin conventions including auctions and market reports with a focus on delivering the most current and unbiased information for both new and advanced collectors.

We are in the process of converting over the 6000+ existing articles presently offered on CoinLink, and until this is completed, CoinLnk Will Remain On-line for archival purposes.

ALL NEW Articles and News will now appear on CoinWeek

We are also happy to announce that CoinWeek is introducing a NEW Dealer Directory, in fact 4 new directories, One for the US and Canada, One for the UK, One for Europe and One for Australia. We have over 5200 listed Web sites and numismatic resources available.

We also have a NEW Events Calendar which will be listing virtually ALL rare coin shows and Auctions worldwide.

Finally we are most proud to offer the CoinWeek Video Library. This is a subscription based Video Archive which will draw from over 1000 video titles produced by David Lisot of Coin Television.

Presently we have over 100 hours of video content, and we will be adding in 40-50 hours of NEW content each month

For the past 25 years, David has been producing numismatic Video content of Seminars, Presentation and educational material, and the New CoinWeek Video Library will be presenting this unique and important content to our subscribers.

Content includes Interviews with historic numismatic figures such as Walter Breen, Aubrey Bebee, Q David Bowers and Eric Newman, along with the best educational presentation ever produced. This material is NOT Available anywhere else on the web, and will be a major resource for collectors of all interests.

We invite you to Visit our New site, send us comments and become part of the largest and most comprehensive online rare coin news and resource site.

More News at a Glance – December 28, 2010

CoinLink — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:33:26 +0000

Cents of 1794-1795 Reflect Changes
Numismaster
Those collectors who specialize in the early copper cents often have a soft place in their hearts for coins dated 1794 and, to a lesser extent, 1795. The cents of 1794 in particular have been studied with great care by researchers for 150 years yet new information still comes our way from time to time. The years 1794 and 1795 were an era of great change in the copper coinage, perhaps more so than at any other time in the history of the old large cents.
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‘One of world’s largest gold coins’ estimated at $600,000 at Heritage
Paul Fraser Collectibles
It was struck for the first Olympic Games in China with ancient stone carving techniques. Heritage Auctions’ World & Ancient Coins sale on January 3-4 is billed as being its “largest” World Coin auction to date – and one of the most hotly anticipated lots in the auction is also one of the largest gold coins in the world.
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2011 Platinum Eagle Design Candidates Reviewed by CFA
Coin Update News
The Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) has recently reviewed the design candidates for the 2011 Proof Platinum Eagle. This coin will feature the concept “To Insure Domestic Tranquility.” The collector version of the American Platinum Eagle is in the middle of a six year design series exploring the core concepts of American Democracy. Each concept is presented on the reverse design of the coin, while the obverse of each coin features an image of the Statue of Liberty designed by John Mercanti.
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Counterfeit Detection: 1914-D Buffalo Nickel
NGC
Unscrupulous people have made counterfeit and altered coins to fool collectors since time immemorial. These fakes were almost always key or semi-key dates, and collectors knew to exercise additional caution with coins such as the 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent or the 1916-D Mercury Dime. Common date gold coins were also copied, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s, because of their intrinsic value. Coins with little collector value were generally ignored by counterfeiters because there was not a lot to gain.
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2011 Annual Sets Release Dates
Mint News Blog
The release dates are now available for the United States Mint’s 2011 Proof Set, 2011 Mint Set, and 2011 Silver Proof Set. The Mint had previously announced that these products would be available earlier in the year due to collector feedback. The 2011 Proof Set containing 14 different proof coins struck at the San Francisco Mint will be released on January 11, 2011. The 2011 Silver Proof Set, containing 90% silver versions of the proof dime, quarters, and half dollar, along with the remaining coins in standard compositions will be released on January 25, 2011.
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Public waits for 5 oz coins
Numismatic News
People who want to buy the new 5-ounce America the Beautiful silver bullion coin are caught up in a circle of supply and demand. The demand is there, but the supply of coins is limited and the normal distribution channels are clogged. Only 33,000 of each of the five designs were minted, far short of the 100,000 mintage originally planned. “That’s really a big problem,” said Lee Crane of L&C Coins. “I think the Mint didn’t read the market really well. They are creating rarity by the number they are minting. If they wanted everyone to get one, they should have minted more.”
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US Mint Director Edmund Moy Resigns

CoinLink — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:10:42 +0000

Director of the United States Mint Edmund C. Moy announced today that he has submitted his resignation to President Barack Obama, effective January 9, 2011.

Mr Moy reportedly will depart for a private-sector job, however the Mint didn’t disclose Mr. Moy’s new position and a spokesman didn’t immediately return phone calls seeking more information.

Moy was sworn in as 38th Director of the United States Mint in September 2006 after being appointed by President George W. Bush for a five-year term. Prior to assuming his duties as Director of the Mint, Moy was a Special Assistant to President Bush for Presidential Personnel.

In his remarks to all Mint employees about his departure, Moy praised their performance during his tenure. “I’m proud of the progress we’ve made over four and a half years. The Mint is a better place and delivering more value to the American taxpayers. The foundation has been rebuilt and the work is now in your capable hands,” he said. “Please know that I will always remember my being Director of the United States Mint as a special time in my life.”

In comments to the Wall Street Journal, David Ganz, a former president of the American Numismatic Association said: “What is surprising is how long he has lasted into the Obama administration. If you look back 50 years, there’s no Mint director that has served a full term when there has been a change of administration.”

Mr. Ganz said Mr. Moy has long had an interest in coins.

“The most fascinating thing about Director Moy is that as a kid he worked in his parent’s Chinese restaurant and as a cashier he used to go through the cash draw every night and pick out coins for his coin collection,” said Mr. Ganz.

Prior to his public service in the White House and Mint, Moy spent eight years working with venture capital firms and entrepreneurs. From 1989 to 1993, he served President George H. W. Bush as a political appointee at the federal Health Care Financing Administration at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He has also served as a sales and marketing executive for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin.

Moy graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1979 with a triple major in economics, international relations and political science. He and his wife Karen have a daughter, Nora.

Ponterio & Associates Kicks-Off 2011 with the January N.Y.I.N.C. Auction

CoinLink — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:26:39 +0000

Sale features outstanding selection of Mexican and ancient coinage and Italian banknotes

Ponterio & Associates, a division of Bowers and Merena Auctions, is pleased to present the January 2011 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction at the Waldorf Astoria in New York on Jan. 7-8. The auction will feature 2,558 lots including Part I of the Len Novotny Collection of Mexican Coinage, the Michael Demling Collection of Ancient Coinage, David Ian Wright Collection of Italian Banknotes and a superb selection of Fussli specimens.

“After wrapping up our December Hong Kong auction with the Wa She Wong Collection, we are excited to offer another extremely diverse selection of ancient and world coins and paper money,” said Rick Ponterio, executive vice president of Bowers and Merena. “Sure to be the center of attention, the 1854 Guatemala 8 Reales, lot 1036 and graded AU-55 by NGC, is perhaps the rarest crown-sized type coin for all of Latin America.”

Shortly after the production of this coin, the Republic of Guatemala adopted the decimal system and began producing coinage in Pesos and Centavo-equivalent denominations. This marks the coin as the first, last and only 8 Reales produced by the Republic of Guatemala.

Another anchor of the sale is lot 827, an extremely rare and important 1897 Anhwei Pattern Dollar, graded MS-62 by PCGS. “This particular specimen is clearly intended for special presentation purposes as it exhibits a bold, full-bodied strike with all special characters and sharp details,” said Ponterio.

Furthering the significance of the piece, the short-lived Anhwei mint only produced silver coinage for approximately two years before operations ceased and the mint was dismantled.

Additional coin and paper money highlights of the auction include:

· Lot 116, 1784/3 Mexico 8 Escudos, Key Charles III Proper Portrait, Choice Extremely Fine

· Lot 131, 1823 Mexico 8 Escudos, Hookneck Eagle, AU-55 (NGC)

· Lot 258, 1835 Belgium 40 Francs, MS-64 (NGC)

· Lot 357, 1850 Costa Rica ½ Onza, SP-61 (NGC), (Ex: Fredrick Mayer Collection)

· Lot 464, 1883 Honduras 10 Pesos, , AU-50 (NGC)

· Lot 549, 1926 Italy 50 Lire, MS-64 (NGC)

· Lot 550, 1926-R Italy 20 Lire, MS-65 (PCGS)

· Lot 2031, 264 B.C. Siculo-Punic Silver Dekadrachm, Time of First Punic War, Sicilian Mint, Choice Very Fine

· Lot 2536, 1892 Bank of Greece 100 Drachmai, P-45

· Lot 2611, 1913 Imperial Bank of Persia 2 Tomans, P-2, About Uncirculated, Consecutive pair

· Lot 2613, 1890-1923 Imperial Bank of Persia 1,000 Tomans Specimen, P-10s, Choice Uncirculated

The first day of the two-day auction will feature Part I of the Len Novontny Collection of Mexican Coinage and an array of world gold coins, world crowns and minors. The second day will host the Michael Demling Collection of Ancient Coinage, David Ian Wright Collection of Italian Banknotes, and ancient and world paper money including Fussli specimens. Lot viewing will be conducted before the sale at the Waldorf Astoria in the Morgan Suite, floor 18, Jan. 5-8.

All lot descriptions and images can be viewed online at the firm’s web site by visiting www.bowersandmerean.com. Bidding is open and pre-auction bids can be placed through the firm’s web site, by email at auction@bowersandmerena.com, via fax at 949-253-4091, by calling a representative at 800-458-4646 or by postal mail addressed to Bowers and Merena, January 2011 N.Y.I.N.C., 18061 Fitch, Irvine, CA 92614.