Coin Collecting

What’s New this Friday at CoinLink ……..

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Steve Contursi from Rare Coin Wholesalers will be bringing the 154-year-old $20 gold piece known as the Kellogg Twenty to Baltimore this month for the first time in nearly 30 years.

Historic American Bank Note printing press plates used in the process of producing multi-subject 19th century “obsolete” paper money for ten different banks will be offered by Stacks in thier upcoming auction on July 27-28th in Baltimore.

The American Numismatic Association will debut a new feature, Artists & Authors Alley, at the 2008 World’s Fair of Money in Baltimore. Located in aisle 900 of the convention’s bourse floor called Artists & Authors Alley

We have a quirky story about an elderly woman who walked into the American Saving Bank in Munster, Indiana recently to make a deposit, a $2000 deposit that consisted of two 1934 $1000 Federal Reserve Notes.

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Our Featured Article comes from Dan Duncan at Pinnacle-Rarities on the Original Commemorative Quarter

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What’s New this Thursday at CoinLink ……..

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The US Mint has released the James Madison Presidential Dollar Signature Set.

Looking for a bit of historical information, we have posted an article titled Dinar Coins Of The Ancient World you may find interesting

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John Feigenbaum for David Lawrence rare Coins has a new Personal Blog called John Feigenbaum’s Ramblings . He plans on discussing a wide range of topics, so you may want to bookmark this site.

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Fantastic Article by Doug Winter on the Top 10 Rarest Dahlonega Gold Coins - Revisited, a date by date description and insight on this popular specialty of rare date gold.

The Coin Guide has a new profile on the Flowing Hair Half Dime

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What’s New this Wednesday at CoinLink ……..

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Doug Winter provides a look at the 1854-D Three Dollar Gold coin diagnostics and an interesting find he has made.

Wayne Sayles has another blog article providing his take on the media coverage of cultural property issues.

Coin World has an article stating that American Classic Rarities not as rare as collectors think. Using a bit of linguistic slight of hand, they make the case.

GoldSeek posted an article on How to make the biggest profits from gold and silver, and how to gear up to achieve maximum returns in this asset class, albeit with higher risk.

The pending litigation between the American Numismatic Association and John Nebel and former employees Susie Nulty, Lawrence Lee, Ph. D. and Wayne Abraham has been resolved. The press release also included “The ANA wishes to extend its sincere apology to the defendants for the hardship that this litigation has caused.

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A New Nelson Mandella Coin has been issued by the South African Mint

Numismaster has an article about the upcoming Canadian Numismatic Association Convention July 17-20th

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What’s New this Tuesday at CoinLink ……..

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The Smithsonian National Museum of American History will showcase 21 numismatic rarities from its National Numismatic Collection at the World’s Fair of Money in Baltimore. The exhibit entitled “Historic Rarities: Early United States Proof Coins,” will include the 1860 double eagle proof pattern with the Paquet reverse

The hot coin market in China is producing record prices for rare Chinese coins. Champion Auctions just concluded a modest 352 lot Hong Kong auction of Asian coins that netted over $1,894,000

Wizard Coin Supply is planning an Autograph Festival at the World Fair of Money in Baltimore, with the goal of connecting as many authors to as many readers for book autographs as possible.

The ANA will be making a number of awards at this years Baltimore Convention. Jim Licaretz Receives 2008 ANA Numismatic Art Award, Sam Deep will Receive the Exemplary Service Award and Medals of Merit will go to Gordon Donnell, Jim Majoros and William Rau

The Wall Street Journal has an interesting story about Hong Kong entrepreneur Lam Sai-wing selling of his over 6 ton solid gold palace. Evidently everything is for sale, except the toilet.

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