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How To Buy Gold Coins

2012-10-20 13:12:52 (читать в оригинале)

The end of the year is fast approaching and before you know it 2012 will be in the history books. As I look back on 2012 and what has happened in the coin market, the roller coaster ride that the price of gold has been on comes to mind first. Some people think that the market will correct itself and gold will drop. Other people think because of economic circumstances the price of gold has not hit its highest point yet. If you believe the time is right to invest in gold in order to diversify your portfolio, then you may want to Read Full Post

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Updated Jefferson Nickel Values

2012-10-18 01:35:42 (читать в оригинале)

The Jefferson nickel is my favorite coin to collect (at least for now, until I change over to something else). The United States Mint started producing them in 1938 when they replaced the Buffalo nickel. Some early coins in uncirculated condition can be worth Read Full PostUpdated Jefferson Nickel Values originally appeared on About.com Coins on Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 at 21:35:42.Permalink | Comment | Email this

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Lincoln Penny on Mars

2012-10-13 16:00:40 (читать в оригинале)

The Mars rover Curiosity, carried a 1909 VDB Lincoln cent hundreds of millions of miles to become the first coin to land on Mars. The penny is part of a camera calibration target that technicians use to adjust Curiosity's cameras. The photo above was taken on the 34th Martian day (or sol) of its exploration mission (also known as September 9, 2012 in this world). The coin left the Earth as an uncirculated red specimen but now has a coating of Martian dust on it. According to the press release, "The specific coin, provided by MAHLI's (Mars Hand Lens Imager) principal investigator, Ken Edgett, is a 1909 "VDB" penny. That was the first year Lincoln pennies were minted and the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth. The VDB refers to the initials of the coin's designer, Victor D. Brenner, which are on the reverse side. Brenner based the coin's low-relief portrait of Lincoln on a photograph taken Feb. 9, 1864, by Anthony Berger in the Washington, D.C. studio of Mathew Brady." You can click on the photo above to see a full size high resolution image. ...Read Full Post

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Book Review: Making the Grade

2012-10-11 00:40:09 (читать в оригинале)

Coin grading is a part of the hobby that is the least understood and the most difficult to explain. Amos Hobby Publishing has released the third edition of Making the Grade a comprehensive grading guide for U.S. coins. I got to spend about an hour on the phone with author Beth Deisher (retired Editor of Coin World magazine) Read Full PostBook Review: Making the Grade originally appeared on About.com Coins on Wednesday, October 10th, 2012 at 20:40:09.Permalink | Comment | Email this

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U.S. Mint Increases Prices on Silver Coins

2012-10-03 23:13:43 (читать в оригинале)

According to an article at Mint News Blog the U.S. Mint has halted sales of most silver products for repricing. Over the last few weeks silver has jumped from $28 per Troy ounce to Read Full PostU.S. Mint Increases Prices on Silver Coins originally appeared on About.com Coins on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 at 19:13:43.Permalink | Comment | Email this