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Coin News for April 28, 2010
Same Date, Different Type U.S. Coins
PCGS
In our last installment, we reviewed the 19th century mid-year type changovers in the copper and nickel series. This week, we’ll take a look at the occurrences of coins of the same denomination and date, but of a different type, in the silver series during the 19th century. The transition to Gobrecht’s Liberty Seated design from 1837 to 1839 resulted in four instances where the nation’s circulating coinage featured mid-year changeovers in type. The Seated Liberty design originally appeared on the pattern dollars of 1836, but due to the relatively large quantities struck (for a pattern) that coin is often collected as a type coin along with the regular issues.
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How Much Is My Penny Worth?
Susan Headley
To find out how much your U.S. penny is worth, we first need to determine its type. The U.S. has made two major types of pennies, the Large Cent and the Small Cent. The Large Cents are dated 1857 and earlier, and are much bigger and heavier than our current penny type, the Small Cent. If you have Large Cents in your collection that you need information or values for, I recommend that you find an honest coin dealer to help you evaluate them, as Large Cents have many different varieties for most dates, and shouldn’t be priced using an online price guide if you want maximum money for them.
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Educational Opportunities at the Boston World’s Fair of Money
American Numismatic Association
The 2010 American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money®, held August 10-14 in Boston, offers an array of educational opportunities designed to meet a wide range of interests and expertise levels. Attendees are also encouraged to save the date for a special post-convention seminar August 16-17 at the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, New Hampshire. Programs are presented at the Hynes Convention Center (unless otherwise noted), where the show takes place. To register or for more information, visit www.worldsfairofmoney.com or call 719-482-9857.
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New Danish Banknotes Released
Danmarks National Bank
Technological advances mean that counterfeiters constantly gain access to improved tools for copying genuine banknotes. To remain one step ahead, Danmarks Nationalbank in 2006 initiated the process of designing a new banknote series with new security features, a replacement for the current series from 1997. Among the new security features is a window thread with a moving wave pattern. Another feature is a new, sophisticated hologram that reflects light in different colours. The new banknotes will also have the traditional security features such as the watermark and the hidden security thread.
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CCAC Makes History on Twitter
Dave Harper’s Buzz
A new page was turned yesterday at a meeting of the Citizens Coin Advisory Committee. Member Donald Scarinci sent out Tweets on Twitter as the meeting progressed. Since I was not in Philadelphia to attend the meeting, having on-the-spot commentary was both interesting and helpful. I hope others feel this way and he will make Tweets a regular part of his role at CCAC. Don told me that he started using Twitter just last week. “This is probably numismatic history because it is the first time a CCAC meeting will be reported on Twitter,” he wrote me in an e-mail.
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Who Thinks of Eisenhower Clad Dollars?
Numismatic News
Do you remember how starved collectors were for something new in 1971 when the first Eisenhower dollars were struck and we hobbyists were given the opportunity to buy proof and uncirculated examples in a 40-percent silver alloy in addition to the standard copper-nickel clad? They seemed so special then. Not anymore. Who thinks of Ikes today? By far the best time to make your coin purchases is when the coins you want seem to be of no interest to anyone else. That would actually be a good way of describing the current situation with the Eisenhower dollar as there are very few avidly seeking to assemble sets.
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About the Author
Tim Shuck is a life-long Midwestern resident, and started collecting coins after finding an Indian Head cent on the ground at his childhood farm home. Additional encouragement came from looking through a collection of well-worn late 19th and early 20th century coins kept by his grandfather in an old leather coin purse. Current collecting interests include U.S. types from the Civil War era through the early 1930's, and Colonial and Early American coins.
