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Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set Available August 7

Collectors of United States Mint dollar coins should note the release of the 2008 United States Mint Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set on August 7, 2008. The set, priced at $37.95, includes uncirculated versions of four Presidential $1 Coins, a Golden Dollar featuring Sacagawea and an American Eagle Uncirculated Silver Dollar.
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Andrew Jackson Presidential $1 Coins Available August 14

On August 14, 2008, the United States Mint will release a Presidential $1 Coin honoring Andrew Jackson, our Nation’s seventh commander-in-chief. It is the seventh coin issued in the United States Mint’s Presidential $1 Coin Program
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PCGS Launches Innovative Website for People Who Are New to Coins

PCGS has a new website with simple answers for people new to the hobby.The site is designed to make it easy for people to either sell their newly acquired coins, or develop their collections and an active interest in the hobby
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Viewpoint: Date, Mintmark Don’t Belong on Edge

I am still really frustrated with the edge date and mintmark location for the Presidential dollar coins. It is really not so much the date, because that can be discerned quite easily from the face of the coin; each President is minted for only a short time.
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Planning comes first for new dealers at local shows

In advising someone who has never operated a coin show bourse table before, dealers from across the country agree that several things need to be considered before the day of the show – location, venue, pricing and equipment.
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