7/13 Numismatic Collecting News

Treasure hunters find gold coins July 13, 2010 at 9:19 PM Treasure hunting season is well underway in the waters off of the coast of Indian River County. Captain Greg Bounds, Brent Brisben, and their team of treasure hunters found a four foot cannon and 22 gold coins just off of the coast of Indian River Shores on Sunday. They estimate the coins are worth around $150,000 and date back to 1698. The canon is... Full Article: Treasure hunters find gold off coast of Indian River County - WPTV.com Related posts: Treasure hunters at Horn Rapids – Herald Treasure ruling stirs up muddy waters   Coin Varieties vs. Coin Mint Errors July 13, 2010 at 9:13 PM Are you confused about Varieties and Mint Errors? Are you unsure about what varieties NGC recognizes? We will attempt to shed some light on the subject. A variety is a coin that differs from its basic design type in some distinctive way and is thus differentiated by collectors. The 1960 D/D Sm/Lg Date 1C VP-001 is one such example of a variety. This coin was hubbed first with a large date design, then hubbed again with a ... Full Article: Variety vs. Mint Error - Numismatic Guaranty Corporation Related posts: U.S. Minting Varieties and Coin Errors Some "Secret" Varieties of Early U.S. Gold   2010-D Jefferson Nickel Production Soars July 13, 2010 at 7:10 AM The United States Mint was busier last month than it had been for more than a year -- that, according to June coin production which soared to nearly 920 million and recorded a string of four consecutive monthly increases. The month also dashed the hopes of collectors who watched 2010 Jefferson nickels surge to levels that easily topped 2009. The 5-cent pieces jumped ahead by 83.04 million in June, nearly matching the entire amount produced in all of 2009. And for the first time since July 2009, nickels from Denver were minted.(...) Read the rest of 2010-D Jefferson Nickel Production Soars (217 words)