Coin News and Articles for July 18-24, 2010 
What’s New This Week……….
1796 Bust Quarter from the Norweb Collection in Heritage Coin Auction. “This is quite possibly a presentation coin, of the type which years ago used to be called Proof, struck, as Walter Breen suggests”
Doug Winter’s latest Article : What Makes Certain Coins Popular–and Others Unpopular?. “I often make buying decisions based on a coin’s popularity. As an example, I will buy a coin like an 1839-O quarter eagle for stock because it is popular and I know it will sell.”
Numismatic Theatre, a popular part of the American Numismatic Association’s convention education programs, has been finalized for the 2010 ANA World’s Fair of Money, Aug. 10-14 in Boston.
Laurel Kamper has been appointed Marketing Director of Rare Coin Wholesalers (RCW) of Irvine, California
Gary Tancer asks the questions: To Ebay or Not to Ebay?. As a fellow E-bayer, I find the site a great place to buy and sell rare coins. However, caveat emptor is an important rule of thumb just like with any online coin or bullion auctions.
The United States Mint will offer America the Beautiful QuartersTM bags and rolls, containing quarter-dollar coins honoring Yosemite National Park in California, beginning at noon Eastern Time (ET) on July 26.
Verdi-Chem™ is proud to announce that it has selected Wizard Coin Supply, a global provider of coin collecting supplies, as the exclusive distributor of VERDI-CARE™ with ReAcT2™, a revolutionary new coin conservation fluid
Greg Reynolds latest Coloumn: Coin Rarities & Related Topics: Collections of Claude Davis and Brandon Smith, Coin Pricing and Government Regulation “After writing about two collections in the Boston ANA auction to be held in August, I will address the topic of ‘overpricing.’”
Two leading experts on the acquisition and trading of gold coins and bullion, Scott Travers and Maurice Rosen, will provide a wealth of inside information on those subjects – free of charge – during the ANA World’s Fair of Money , the year’s biggest coin show
The American Numismatic Association has named Rick Snow its 2010 Numismatist of the Year. Snow will receive his award on August 13 during the Awards Reception at the ANA World’s Fair of Money in Boston.
The Coin That Proves When 1838 Gobrecht Dollars Were Restruck – Heritage’s August 11-15 Boston ANA Signature Auction will feature a fascinating example of a 1838 Gobrecht dollar struck over a 1859 seated dollar.
Legend has acquired the Denali Collection of Patterns. One of the most comprehensive collections of 2C, 3C, 20C pieces along with 1870 pieces. While we do know of several incredible Pattern collections out there, none are of the scope or size (this collection is OVER 350 pieces).
NEW & UPDATED – Our coverage of rare coin and currency news has expanded with Tim Shuck taking over as Editor of Coin News Daily. This is a special section of CoinLink where we scour the web for items of interest related to numismatics and post a short excerpt and link to these “off site” resources.
We have also made changes to The Bullion Report with daily news and article updates, and a monthly analysis of the “Premiums Over Spot” for Gold and Silver Bullion products.
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Coin Rarities & Related Topics by Greg Reynolds:
As a part of the upcoming 2010 August Boston, MA Signature ANA Coin Auction, Heritage will present the 
Have you ever wondered why a United States quarter-dollar is called “two-bits”? Or, a half-dollar “four-bits”? Do you know why we call our basic monetary unit “dollar” instead of something else?
The United States Mint will Release the Annual
What’s better than an offering of New England coinage at the Boston ANA? An offering of the very finest New England coinage at the Boston ANA, and Heritage’s Platinum Night festivities will feature precisely that. 














