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Austria: Vienna Philharmonica golf coin. Europe's only euro bullion coin is available in the traditional one ounce, 1/2 ounce, 1/4 ounce and 1/10 ounce weights
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I personally have mixed emotions about prooflike gold coins. Due to the fact that gold is a soft metal, the surfaces tend to easily pick up marks, nicks and scratches and these tend to be strongly amplified by deep, reflective fields. Unless a Prooflike gold coin is a Gem, it tends to have a scruffy appearance and may have compromised eye appeal as a result.
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Among my top five worst coin investments are modified coins, such as genuine U.S. Mint products that have been altered by adding holographics or coloring. These coins are generally considered "damaged" by serious coin collectors, and you will only get the bullion value when you go to sell them, if that. I have heard of dealers discounting them because of the added impurities that the paint and other crap applied to the coins adds to the metal.
According to many experts, the best type of investment coins are rarer, key date coins issued by the United States, in the best grade you can afford to buy them in. If you can't afford to shell out $2,000 a coin to buy key dates in high grades, then buy common coins in the finest grades you can. Lower grade, common coins have historically not appreciated as much in value as key date coins do, so they are probably not a good investment choice (although they're great for filling up the holes in albums, especially with kids helping out!)
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When it comes to hand lenses, four or five powers of magnification seem to be the norm for many collectors. At these powers, an entire coin may be viewed all at once, which is especially useful when grading. Nevertheless, unless you are an experienced numismatist, you will not be able to see characteristics such as metal flow, die doubling, and counterfeit diagnostics on many coins when using minimal magnification. The micrograph shows the head detail of a genuine 1861-O CSA Obverse Seated half dollar. This view is close to what you would expect to see when using a 10� hand lens.
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Hawaii State Quarter Goes on Sale
The U.S. Mint has placed the Hawaii State Quarter up for sale on its Web site as of today, although the official...
Among the items stolen is an uncut sheet of six $10 notes from The First National Bank of Branchville, New Jersey that is believed to be unique.
"Like a gold coin on a dunghill"
Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:47:00 +0000
As a member of Toastmasters (toastmasters.org), I am always on the lookout for metaphors that I can use when giving speeches. As a numismatist, I like when those metaphors include references to coins. So I really enjoyed the metaphor I came across while reading an article in the UK's Daily Mail:
"The brief flash of truth shone out like a gold coin on a dunghill."
Although the article has nothing to do with numismatics, the metaphor is one that I'm sure I'll find a use for in the future. Here's a link to the article if you are interested: Link
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A second big category of damage type we see on coins is fingerprints. The oils and acids present on one's hands can damage coins if left on the surface of the coin for an extended time. Initially, they can cause a fingerprint pattern toned area that is unattractive and lowers the value and grade of the coin. Left unattended, these oils and acids can eventually etch the surface of the coin making the fingerprint permanent. Even handling coins by their rims still allows the dangerous compounds onto the rims of the coins. Using a pair of soft cotton gloves when handling raw coins helps protect all three surfaces of the coins. Make sure you get a pair of thin gloves so that you can still feel the coin. Bulky work gloves make it harder to handle small items and increases the risk of dropping the coin.
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One of the reasons there is such a disparity between what the average consumer expects, and what the coin dealer actually delivers when it comes to buying coins from the public is that coin dealers see vast amounts of common "junk." By "junk" I mean common date wheat pennies, circulated Buffalo Nickels and Mercury Dimes, worn Washington Quarters and circulated Franklin and Kennedy Halves. Coin dealers are offered so much of this type of material that many of them get tired of seeing it. They give such material the cursory once-over and offer low-ball prices for it based on long experience. Usually people have already pulled out the more valuable coins, leaving the "junk," (or at least the the dealer must assume so.)
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Many factors determine the value of a gold coin, such as its rarity, age, condition and the number originally minted. Gold coins coveted by collectors include the Aureus, Solidus and Spur Ryal.
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If numismatists - those expert in coin collecting and valuation � agree on one thing, it's that coins should never be cleaned. Every coin dealer has horror stories about a non-collector who comes into his shop with a box of shiny old coins. Most of the time, the coins have no numismatic (collector) value at all; they are just old but common coins. But occasionally, a rare former beauty is found in the mix. It's a former beauty because whatever value it once had has been scraped off by an excited finder and a jar of silver polish. The coin, which might have been worth hundreds or thousands of dollars, is now all but worthless.
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Top Ten Rarest Liberty Head Quarter Eagles
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:28:54 +0000
By Doug Winter - www.RareGoldCoins.com
The response to the article that I wrote last month on the ten rarest Liberty Head eagles was so overwhelmingly positive that I’ve decided to extend this format to other denominations of Liberty Head gold. This month’s topic: quarter eagles.
The Liberty Head quarter eagle series was produced from 1840 through ...]
The Phantom Opera
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:53:34 +0000
By Wayne Sayles - Ancient Coin Collecting
Anyone who pays the slightest attention to Washington doings can hardly avoid being struck by the operatic nature of governance. It may be humorous or tragic, by turns, but it can also be mysterious. How do rather consequential things happen? Better yet, who makes them happen? These are ageless ...]
US Mint to Reveal 2009 Lincoln Commemorative Silver Dollar Coin Designs
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:02:39 +0000
The U.S. Mint on Wednesday will reveal 2009 commemorative silver dollar coin designs honoring Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States.
The unveiling will take place during the Dedication Day Ceremony at Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, and on the 145th anniversary of the day Lincoln delivered his historical Gettysburg Address.
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Sale of Old Coins Irks Archaeologists
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:14:16 +0000
“Some archaeologists are piqued that genuine ancient coins are being sold in a benefit auction to preserve collectors rights,” says Wayne G. Sayles, executive director of the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild ( http://www.accg.us ).
In a recent post online, one archaeologist likened the private collecting of ancient coins to the slaughter of African elephants. ...]
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