Coin Collecting

What’s New this Monday on CoinLink ……..

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The Professional Coin Grading Service has just finished grading, encapsulating, and pedigreeing the Lincoln Cent Collection from the estate of the renowned dealer Jack Lee. The collection is the PCGS Registry All Time #1 Lincoln Set and will be auctioned by Heritage in their November Sale in Houston.

Two weeks ago, Stack’s held its annual Autumn Sale, a carefully selected group of coins geared towards both the advanced collector and the budding numismatist. The sale realized over $2 Million.

Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC announces the release of their new mail-bid Treasure Auction #4 by catalog and internet.

If the Financial Crisis has proven anything, it’s that people seemed to have forgotten that stocks are volatile and that investing in the markets entails a degree of risk. Doug Winter provides a bit of insight with his market report on The Financial Crisis and Coins

Unusual Items: Unique 1866 $2½ Struck on 3 Cent Nickel Planchet Certified by NGC This numismatic discovery was certified in 2007 by NGC. It is one of two known U.S. Liberty gold coins struck on wrong planchets and certified by either NGC or PCGS as a mint error. The other known piece is a unique 1851 $20 Liberty struck on a cent planchet and certified by NGC

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

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The 1844-O proof Eagle, a one-of-a-kind gold coin struck at the New Orleans Mint 164 years ago, has returned “home” to the Louisiana State Museum – Old U.S. Mint with the help of New Orleans coin dealer, Paul Hollis.

The Bank of Valletta has purchased rare coins of the Knights of the Order of St John which were on sale at an auction in London. The coins are an outstanding example of fine 16th, 17th and 18th century coins that will enhance the local numismatic collection

A hoard of Indian Head $5 gold pieces found in an unclaimed bank safe deposit box in Florida has been certified by Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS). Nearly half of the 262 coins graded mint state, including dozens of rare date 1911-S and 1916-S Half Eagles.

Heritage Auction Galleries has never printed an Auction supplement for any special collection, however they are breaking that tradition by adding the multi-million dollar Baltimore Collection of Liberty Double Eagles to their October Sale in Dallas.

David F. Fanning Numismatic Literature is conducting a mail-bid auction, with a closing date of October 28. The sale includes a wide variety of material on ancient, medieval, foreign and U.S. numismatics, and features a number of rare and important works

Continuing with News across the web, we have a new posting of - Coin News Daily - This provide 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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Two new US Type Coin Profiles have been added to the Coin Guide: Capped Head Half Eagle, 1813-1834 and Capped Bust Half Dime, 1829-1837

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

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Greg Reynolds Offers up Part Two of his analysis of the Long Beach Auctions, highlighting the 1851 U.S. Assay Office, Augustus Humbert, California $50 gold coin brom the B&M Sale and the “Nevada Collection of Seated Quarters” in the Heritage Long Beach auction.

The United States Mint today released the four new portraits that will appear on the obverse (heads side) of Presidential $1 Coins in 2009. The coins honor former Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk and Zachary Taylor.

Coin dealers are lousy economists so Doug Winter won’t want to waste your time discussing the economic background of the last few days. What he will share with you is his Market Report on how it’s impacted coins and what he sees are the short term effects of the credit crunch, liquidity crisis, Dow meltdown, etc. on the coin business.

Rare coin dealer and veteran California business executive, Don Willis, has been named President of the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), a division of Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT), effective October 7, 2008.

Continuing with News across the web, we have a new posting of - Coin News Daily - This provide 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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What’s New this Tuesday on CoinLink ……..

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Greg Reynolds has a two part series on the Fresh Material and Pedigrees from the recent Long Beach Auctions. A great overview. Part Two of the article will be posted on CoinLink on Thursday.

Doug Winter continues his series on TOP TEN coins with this article focusing on the Liberty Half Eagles. This a Must Read series fom one of the most respected Rare Date Gold specialists in the country.

Also continuing with Coinlink’s Unusual Items series, this week’s installment covers the Lowest Graded 1848 Cal Quarter Eagle, a PCGS G-06 that will be offered in Heritages upcoming Dallas sale. Low grade gold coins are very difficult to locate, and rarely seen in the marketplace, however major rarities such as the ‘48 Cal in low grade are almost impossible.

Continuing with News across the web, we have a new posting of - Coin News Daily - This provide 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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