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| US Mint Sales: American Silver Eagles Move Toward Record
July 16, 2010 at 8:53 PM
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|  To sum up the latest United States Mint sales report, coins and sets experienced a deeper summer slowdown compared to prior weeks.
Of everything the U.S. Mint sold, there were only four that managed to do better than the prior report, and those not improve by much. Bullion coins, however are still in demand. Bullion American Silver Eagle coins climbed to bring July's total to 1,648,000, adding 772,500 since July 7. The gain was soft compared to the higher 875,500 increase during the first week of the month. Still, the addition caused this year's tally to cross the 2008 end-of-year total. 2010 Silver Eagles sales are at 19,816,500 while 2008's ended with 19,583,500. Last year's record sales of 28,766,500 is now less than 9 million away, although most collectors would probably like to see a decline so that the Mint has enough supply to strike proof and uncirculated versions.
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| Shipwrecked coins, artifacts, history beneath the waves
July 16, 2010 at 5:25 PM
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| Delaware coast is a graveyard for sailing ships of old ... It's hurricane season, when a big storm can stir up the ocean floor and bring a bit of treasure to shore. Sometimes shoe buckles and buttons have come ashore, along with the coins. There is also an opportunity to learn about the sunken ship off Coin Beach that's gradually giving up its 400 barrels of British pennies and half-pennies. That ship, the Faithful Steward, a three-master, has a starring role in a new book by Delaware writer Pam George called "Shipwrecks of the Delaware Coast" ($19.99, The History Press) ... Full Article: History beneath the waves - DelawareOnline.com Related posts: - An army of amateur archaeologists is rewriting British history
- Divers seek more coins, artifacts from Spanish galleon sunk off Jupiter
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