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US Mint to Release Yellowstone National Park Quarter Bags and Rolls June 1 May 25, 2010 at 9:00 PM 2010 Yellowstone National Park Quarter - Click to Enlarge The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for products featuring the Yellowstone National Park quarter beginning at noon Eastern Time (ET) on June 1, 2010. Available options include a two-roll set priced at $32.95 and 100-coin bags priced at $35.95 each. The coins in the bags and rolls were struck on the main production floors of the United States Mint facilities at Denver and Philadelphia for use in general circulation. The two-roll set includes one roll each of 40 coins-one each bearing the "P" and "D" mint marks-wrapped in distinctive packaging displaying the name "Yellowstone," abbreviation "WY" for Wyoming, mint of origin, and "$10," the value of its contents. Each canvas bag has a tag with "Yellowstone," the "P" or "D" mint mark, "WY," and "$25," the value of its contents.(...) Read the rest of US Mint to Release Yellowstone National Park Quarter Bags and Rolls June 1 (353 words)   Former coin club member cries fraud over coin altering May 25, 2010 at 8:46 PM The Greater Ocala Coin Club's future is in peril following allegations by one of its former officers that members were altering coins that they later misrepresented to unsuspecting buyers. The club's former secretary, Larry Faw, who was also the club's registered agent with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is asking the state to ... Full Article: Former coin club member cries fraud - Ocala.com Related posts: How Can I Avoid Silver Eagle Coin Fraud and Other Fake Silver Coins? – Susan's Coin Blog Man charged with coin fraud – winnipegsun.com   Coin dealer suspected of selling counterfeit coins May 25, 2010 at 8:42 PM A rare-coin dealer is suspected of selling counterfeit coins at a collectibles show at the Antique Warehouse, 1122 Tittabawassee in Kochville Township, held on May 15, State Police Detective Sgt. Gary L. Thomas of the Bridgeport Post says. "The person that purchased these started to think about how good a deal he got on some of these coins," Thomas said... Full Article: Rare coin dealer suspected of selling counterfeit coin in Kochville Townships - MLive.com Related posts: India stats selling gold coins in post offices – Coin News India Post is selling gold coins like hotcakes – CommodityOnline   Royal Canadian Mint's New Dinosaur Coin – Daspletosaurus Torosus May 25, 2010 at 8:38 PM A cousin of T-Rex is on the loose as the Royal Canadian Mint rolls out a new dinosaur collector coin just in time for the Canadian Museum of Nature's long-awaited re-opening and centennial celebration weekend, from May 22 to May 24, 2010. The Mint has taken this coin's life-like motion of its lenticular technology to new heights with a 15-frame animation of a fearsome Daspletosaurus Torosus prowling the Museum's grounds in downtown Ottawa. Available to the public since May 3, 2010, this 50-cent brass-plated steel lenticular coin is the first of a series of three coins to be issued in 2010 featuring realistic animations of dinosaurs ... Full Article: Canadian Dinosaur Coin - Daspletosaurus Torosus - CoinNews Related posts: Celebrate the Royal Canadian Mint's Centennial on Canada Day! Royal Canadian Mint's 2010 Lucky Loonie Released