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AUCTION: Silver Groats Scheduled for Auction

marcy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:00:55 +0000

[LONDON, ENGLAND] In 2005, a metal detectorist found a hoard of 324 silver coins and alerted authorities. The coins were researched at the British Museum and identified as silver groats. The museum purchased 14 of them for public display; the rest were returned to the finder and the land owner on whose land they were found.

The two men decided to keep 10 coins apiece as mementos. London auctioneer

Morton and Eden was scheduled to sell them on Dec. 2.

The coins date mainly from the reigns of Henry V (1413-1422) and Henry VI (1422-1460) and are relatively free from corrosion.

For further information, please contact Jeremy Cheek on 020 7493 5344 or info@mortonandeden.com.

EDUCATION: Free Online Videos

marcy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:29:25 +0000

[WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK] A new series of informative and educational videos, “Spare Change: Coin Colelcting Guide,” is available at the recently launched Web site www.CoinsTV.com. Eight different videos on popular numismatic subjects are online now, and new programs will be added.

The Web site is a joint project of CoinUpdate.com Web master Michael Zielinski and veteran video producer Mark Apsolon.

Each video provides historical or legislative background for the particular coinage series, as well as suggestions on collecting or investing in the series.

For additional information about CoinsTV.com or CoinUpdate.com, contact Michael Zielinski at (914) 826-4408 or by e-mail at coins@live.com.

Table of Contents January 2010

marcy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:53:53 +0000

The 2010 Coin Market Forecast

The top and bottom of the market were consistently strong in 2009. Will this year show more action in the middle?

By Ed Reiter

The Top 12 for the Next 12

Whether you want to invest or just enjoy collecting, this year’s list will make your collection or portfolio glitter like never before

By Scott A. Travers

Sizing Up the ’60 Small-Date Cents

A tiny change on the Lincoln cent’s obverse resulted in a huge development for the coin collecting hobby

By Tom DeLorey

Coin Capsule: 1960

The first year of what was to be a turbulent decade was full of variety—in politics, popular cultre and coin collecting

By Jon Blackwell

Index to COINage 2009

By Mike Fuljenz

Margo Russell: Looking Back at 90

The longtime editor is credited with expanding the amount of timely information available to coin collectors

By Dom Yanchunas

What’s in Many Names?

Some words and phrases for United States coins and currency are a little drab. Others are more compelling.

By Mike Fuljenz

LONDON 2012: First Coin in a New Series Unveiled

marcy — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:31:50 +0000

[LLANTRISANT, PONTYCLUN] The first UK coin to have been designed by a child is now available for purchase. Nine-year-old Florence Jackson of Bristol designed the first in a series of 29 50-pence coins commemorating the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Her winning reverse design depicts the high-jump. The obverse features Ian Rank-Broadley’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

For further information or to purchase a coin, please visit www.royalmint.com/london2012; write to The Royal Mint, FREEPOST, NAT23496, PO Box 500,Llantrisant, Pontyclun, CF72 8YT; or call the Royal Mint Customer Services Team on International FREEPHONE 01-866-519-7298 (USA) or International FREEPHONE 1-866-924-0861 (Canada).

NEW EXHIBIT: Online Gallery Debuts

marcy — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:51:04 +0000

[COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO] The American Numismatic Association (ANA) Bebee Collection of Paper Money is available to view in a new online image gallery. The collection consists of more than 800 notes and was donated to the ANA by Aubrey and Adeline Bebee in 1988.

To view the Bebee Collection online gallery, go to www.money.org (select “Visit the Money Museum,” then select “The ANA Bebee Collection of U.S. Paper Money/View the Collection”) or go to www.ana-museum.org. The gallery is the work of longtime ANA members John Nebel and Susie Nulty.