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CoinWeek – August 10-16, 2009

What’s New on CoinLink ……..

Legend Numismatics presents their take on the 2009 Los Angeles ANA Coin Show in Legend’s Market Report

Bowers and Merena Auctions returns to Baltimore, Md., for the Official Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo scheduled for November 10-14, 2009. The auction will feature the collection of U.S. and world coins assembled by one of America’s most renowned numismatic collectors, Dr. Alfred R. Globus.

The ANA Coin Shows Are Not What They Used To Be – A Commentary by Laura Sperber on the location of this years World’s fair on Money

Veteran dealers John N. Rowe III of Dallas, Texas and Harlan White of San Diego, California each received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) during an awards ceremony in Los Angeles

The United States Mint announced it is working with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History to develop a traveling numismatic exhibition.

Starting September 1, 2009, NGC will begin encapsulating coins with detrimental surface conditions using details grades and descriptions of their impairments.

The Kern-Carter 1880 Coiled Hair Stella, a gorgeous example of the timeless design of George Morgan, realized $546,250 at Heritage Auction Galleries’ July 31-Aug.2 Los Angeles U.S. Coin Auction, leading the almost $25 million event.

For five days starting on August 5th, coin collectors will gather in LA for Largest Coin Show of the Year, The American Numismatic Association’s annual World’s Fair of Money

Doug Winter reviews the The Pre-ANA Show and the Heritage Los Angeles Platinum Night Sale

United States Mint will begin accepting orders for two-roll sets of one-cent coins bearing the third new reverse design in the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Coin Program at noon Eastern Time (ET) on August 13, 2009.

In a stunning rebuke to the US Mint and the Treasury Department, U.S. District Judge Legrome Davis ruled that the government improperly seized 10 1933 Saint Gaudens Double Eagles. The case which has been in litigation since, revolves around one of the most fabled coins in all of US Numismatics.

Tim Shuck has added a new coin profiles in the US Type Coins Coin Guide Section of Coinlink as follows:

Platinum Eagle Bullion, 1997-Present

Continuing with News across the web, we have a new posting of – Coin News Daily – providing short excerpts and links to other news across the web that we have found, and which you may find of interest. We also provide Daily Updates on Precious Metals in The Bullion Report, with Charts, Video Headlines and News.

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CoinWeek: July 27 – August 2, 2009

What’s New on CoinLink ……..
Heritage is going to be offering Two Spectacular Mercury Dimes at the Platinum Night Auction tomorrow night, July 31st in Los Angeles as part of the pre-ANA activities.

Baldwin’s auction department and Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co. Ltd , will be holding its 47th Hong Kong Coin Auction, of banknotes, coins and stamps. A European collection of lots formed during the first part of the 20th century, entitled ‘The Viking Collection of Chinese Coins’, forms the core of the coin section.

The US MINT Gold will issue coins honoring first spouse Julia Tyler, to be available for sale on August 6, 2009. The one-half ounce 24-karat gold coin, struck at the United States Mint at West Point, will be available in proof and uncirculated conditions.

PCGS CoinFacts re-launched this week. The new site – ideal for both novices and advanced collectors – has been completely revamped with thousands of updates to its database and images files and a number of important new features.

The Society of Private and Pioneer Numismatists (S.P.P.N.) will hold its annual meeting Saturday August 8, 2009 11AM in the Los Angeles Convention Center ( ANA World’s Fair of Money). Dr. Robert Chandler will make a presentation titled “Wells Fargo, California’s Varied Monies, and Colorful Personalities.”, and there will be further revelations concerning the Controversial “Franklin Hoard” Gold Pieces.

Heritage will be auctioning off a Kellogg & Humbert 43-Ounce Gold Ingot at their sale in Los Angeles. Here is some background on the ingot.

The largest public array ever assembled in the United States of huge, modern, certified Chinese gold coins, ranging in size from five ounces to one kilo (32.15 ounces) each, will be displayed at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money® convention in Los Angeles, August 5 – 9, 2009.

Legend Numismatics announced the acquisition of the 35000+ coin McClaren Collection which contains coins from OLD HOLDERED MS 65FB Mercs to GEM MS68 Morgans all PCGS or NGC certified!

Wirtland, which claims to be the world’s first internet-based sovereign country, has released its first gold coin, known unofficially as “Wirtland Crane” or “Gold Crane”. The 1/10 oz. coin is minted in 24 carat gold, in cooperation with coin designer Daniel Carr and his company “Moonlight Mint”.

The American Numismatic Association has announced a number of Awards that will be presented at the ANA World’s Fair of Money® in Los Angeles on August 7th. – Tom DeLorey has been named the Numismatist of the Year and Julian Leidman was named the Coin Dealer of the Year.

The Royal Canadian Mint has launched the third and final issue of the world’s first series of bullion coins honouring the spirit of the Olympic Games. The Mint’s Ottawa facility will produce up to 50,000 gold coins for the 2010 issue and the silver version will be produced on demand.

Northwest Territorial Mint, the world’s largest private mint, has acquired the historic Medallic Art Company. As the industry leader for minting high-quality commemoratives for the military and Fortune 500 companies

We have just started a NEW CATEGORY in the Coin Guide Section of Coinlink called Key Dates. We will profile specific key date coins in each series:

1796 No Stars Quarter Eagle Profile by Doug Winter

Tim Shuck has added 2 new coin profiles in the US Type Coins Coin Guide Section of Coinlink as follows:

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CoinWeek July 20-26, 2009

What’s New on CoinLink ……..
Three $4 Coiled Hair Stella Pattern Coins will be offered by Heritage at the Pre-ANA sale. The $4 Stella holds a special place in most coin collectors hearts, both in terms of design, its unique denomination and the allure of desirability. Whats makes this special is that the Stella’s offered are example struck in Gold, Aluminum and Copper.

Considering a “Gold” IRA? – Choose Wisely. Here are the basics of how a Self Directed IRA account worls, a few things to look out for, and some thoughts on making sure that you have all the options available to you.

The top ten largest owners of gold in the world are reported to control a total of 24,258.3 tonnes, or over 855 million ounces. CoinLink presents a short Top 10 List here.

Wizard Coin Supply of Chantilly, Virginia, will take over operations of the American Numismatic Association MoneyMarket, direct mail and online store operations on an interim basis, ANA Executive Director Larry Shepherd announced today.

Greg Reynolds concluded that the coin collecting community was surprised to learn that Dr. Steven Duckor’s Barber Quarters will soon be auctioned. After all, it is not yet complete, and two key dates are missing. The coins are of amazing quality and have been very carefully selected by Dr. Duckor who is an exceptionally dedicated connoisseur of Barber coinage. This auction may be a very favorable event for those collecting high quality, Barber Quarters ‘by date’ (including Mints) and for collectors who seek one Barber Quarter or more for their respective type sets.

Doug Winter’s new article covers one of the most interesting and completable sets for the beginning branch mint gold collector, the short set of With Motto New Orleans eagles. This set features the New Orleans eagles produced from 1888 through 1906. In all, there eleven issues in this set. A set in the lower Uncirculated grades could be assembled for less than $10,000.

A 1907 Rolled Edge Indian Eagle, a gorgeous and conditionally rare representative of this classic issue in the 20th century gold series, will be offered in Bowers and Merena’s Official Auction of the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money® at the Los Angeles Convention Center and online, August 5-8, 2009,

Tim Shuck has added 2 new coin profiles in the Coin Guide Section of Coinlink as follows:

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