Fourth Known 1874 F-106 No Arrows Seated Dime is Discovered
by Gerry Fortin from E-Gobrecht
E-Gobrecht readers may desire to know that an unnamed collector recently purchased the fourth known example of the extremely rare 1874 F-106 No Arrows seated dime variety. The collector contacted me in mid-November 2008 to report the acquisition after checking the Top 100 Varieties link at the www.seateddimevarieties.comwebsite. Needless to say, the individual was excited with the purchase and agreed to share his discovery with the Liberty Seated collecting community.
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Register for Seminars and Workshops at Portland National Money Show
American Numismatic Association
The American Numismatic Association’s School of Numismatics is offering workshops and pre-convention seminars in conjunction with the 2009 National Money Show™, March 13-15 in Portland. Attendees are encouraged to take advantage of the wide range of educational offerings.
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Larger Inventories Create Buyer Opportunities
NGC – A guest article from NumisMedia
There have been many developments in the coin business over the last couple of months. Possibly, the most important is the fact that there are now fewer buyers in the market for new acquisitions. The economy has temporarily reduced the number of active collectors and created an excess of supplies in specific areas of numismatics. With most Americans concerned with finances, some have seen their homes go into foreclosure, or even worse, lost their jobs, many collectors have had to sell portions or all of their collections, which puts a sizable amount of new inventory on the market for slightly fewer buyers.
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Is Privatization the Future of Coin Production?
By David L. Ganz, Numismatic News
With the international financial crisis causing the United States and Great Britain to take actions from each other’s playbooks, it might interest American readers to learn that the British Royal Mint might be privatized. What would that mean for the U.S. Mint? The British Royal Mint, for more than a thousand years the bedrock of English governmental financial and monetary services, may be on the verge of a privatization proposal from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the British equivalent to Treasury secretary. The examination and consideration could have a dramatic impact on the U.S. Mint model given our tough economic times.
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An Amazing Gem 1869 Half Eagle
By Doug Winter
If you are a regular reader of my blogs, it’s a pretty safe assumption that you are interested in United States gold coins. And if you like U.S.gold, I don’t think I’m going too far out on a limb to state that you probably like to see photos of and read about special pieces. Well, I’ve got the skinny on one of the more amazing 19th century issues I’ve seen in some time; a one-of-a-kind coin that recently passed through the portals of Douglas Winter Numismatics.
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Woodbridge to Display Original Clay Mold used to Mint Indian Head Nickel
CentralJersey.com
Woodbridge Mayor John E. McCormac and members of the Woodbridge Township Municipal Council will join the Historical Association of Woodbridge Township and the Woodbridge Township Historic Preservation Commission in opening an exhibit on the clay industry of Woodbridge at Woodbridge Town Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. The exhibit features the original clay mold used by the United States Mint to mint the first 1913-issue “Indian Head” or “Buffalo” nickel minted from 1913-1938. Also on exhibit are artifacts of the storied Woodbridge clay industry that flourished for nearly a century.
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