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Coin News for March 1, 2010
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Vacancy
U.S. Mint
The United States Mint is seeking applicants for appointment to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC). The term of one CCAC member will expire in March 2010. The new member would represent the interests of the general public. The application deadline is March 31, 2010. The United States Mint will review all applications and will forward recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury for appointment consideration.
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Free Sample Chapters Available for A New Banknote Book
Banknote News
As regular visitors to this site are no doubt aware, I am working on a new catalog of world notes. This is a huge task, but I am slowly chipping away at it with the help of many contributors around the globe. I do not yet know when the entire catalog will be complete, but I am pleased to announce that I am making available a set of ten sample chapters to provide a sneak peek at The Banknote Book. The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. Plus the PDFs include functional checkboxes so you can easily keep track of the notes you have in your collection!
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Some Presidential Dollar Products No Longer Available
Mint News Blog
Sales recently ended for a few of the US Mint’s Presidential Dollar products. This includes last year’s annual Proof Set and the bags and rolls for the James Monroe Dollars. The 2009 Presidential Dollar Proof Set is no longer available. This set first went on sale February 10, 2009 priced at $14.95 each. The set contains the four different Presidential Dollars for that year featuring William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, and Zachary Taylor.
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Shakespeare Might Have the Right Word
Numismatic News
The other day the promotions department asked me to look at a direct mail letter. In it they said they were going to be giving away state and National Parks quarters. “Is there a more general term that could be used to encompass both types of quarters? Would ‘commemorative quarters’ be correct, or is there a better term?” Naturally, I put my editor’s hat on and ended up writing a long reply.
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Metal Detectorists Support Convicted British Woman
Shropshire Star
A Shropshire woman who admitted failing to report finding a possible piece of treasure has received support from an online community of metal detecting enthusiasts who claim she could be the victim of a miscarriage of justice. Kate Harding, 23, of The Hawthorns, Ludlow, was given a three-month conditional discharge last week and ordered to pay £25 costs for failing to report the finding of a piedfort to the south Shropshire coroner.
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New Coinage Press for New U.S. Silver Coins
Numismaster
A new coining press was to be installed at the Philadelphia Mint March 1 for the purpose of striking the new 5-ounce America the Beautiful silver coins that will be the companion pieces to the 56 circulating quarters to be released starting in April of this year and running at a rate of five designs per year until 2021. The Mint purchased the press for an undisclosed sum from the German firm of Gräbener Pressensysteme GmbH & Co. KG in order to better handle the requirements of striking the new coins. These coins will have a very large 3-inch diameter.
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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.
