Coin News Daily December 17, 2008

By CoinLink on Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Filed Under: Coin News Daily

On to the next adventure – State quarters program exits stage right, but the hobby continues for collectors
Coin World
What you’ve read in The State Quarters column for the past 10 years can in no way rival the literary classic War and Peace. But at times this column certainly seemed to play host to as many characters and plot twists as the Russian masterpiece. Special thanks go out to those collectors who were instantly smitten with the concept of the State quarter dollars and who enthusiastically spread the word. Many repeatedly reported their finds and extra tidbits about their collecting lives.
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Royal Canadian Mint’s Vancouver 2010 Commemorative Circulation Coin Program
PR Web
Ottawa, Ontario (PRWEB) December 16, 2008 — The Royal Canadian Mint’s newest coin in the Vancouver 2010 collection is here! The sport of figure skating is depicted on the coin, which is the ninth of 17 circulation coins to commemorate the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The launch of the coin was celebrated yesterday in Vancouver with area youth and Vancouver 2010 mascots Quatchi, Miga and Sumi.
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Best, Worst of Times for Industry
NGC – A guest article from NumisMedia
At press time, the Dow is down 37 percent, the S&P 500 has lost 40 percent and Nasdaq 41 percent so far this year, European markets are at five-year lows; Wall Street seems resigned to the fact that we are in a recession, perhaps a deep one. What about Main Street? With the “deleveraging” spiral that we are in, Main Streeters will feel the pain and suffer the consequences. Consumers and businesses will pull back both nationally and worldwide. The U.S. jobless rate, which is currently over 6 percent, could hit 10 percent or more.
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2010 National Parks Quarters
Mint News Blog
It looks like we’re going to have another lengthy series of circulating commemorative quarters with rotating reverse designs. In all likelihood, the bill known as H.R. 6184 America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 will soon become law, authorizing a new series of National Park Quarters. The legislation passed in the House on July 9, 2008 and recently passed in the Senate on December 10, 2008. The bill now awaits the president’s signature.
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United States Mint Announces New Quarter Designs for 2009
US Mint
New Quarter Program Honors District of Columbia and United States Territories WASHINGTON – The United States Mint today announced six new designs that will grace the quarters issued next year to honor the District of Columbia and the five United States territories: the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, United States Virgin Islands and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The coins will be put into circulation in approximately two-month intervals throughout the year.
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High-grade coins selling
By Mark Ferguson – COIN VALUES
The coin market has slowed in the troubled economic environment. However, compared to other markets, the coin market has held up well. As previously reported, off-quality coins continue to be discounted. Outstanding high-grade coins, priced fairly, are still selling well, as are problem-free properly graded circulated coins. Buyers are having trouble finding such coins, so prices for some coins are actually rising in this slower moving market.
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