U.S. Coin Collecting

March 22, 2011: First Spouse Gold Coins, 2009 UHR Double Eagle, 1998 Black War Patriots Commemorative

We're back to bring you another round up of coin collecting news and articles from around the internet! First, there are more sell outs for the First Spouse Gold Coins, with half of last year's issues no longer available. Also, the latest USMint weekly sales report, 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin prices, ANA Sacramento show report and auction results, Liberty Dollar trial reactions, NationalNumismatic Collection benefit auction, Black Revolutionary War Patriots Commemorative coin surcharges, YN's of theANA, and notable auctions. On to the links…

More of the 2010 First Spouse Gold Coins have sold out at the US Mint. Only four out of the eight options now remain available.

The weekly United States Mint sales report includes the debut figures for the 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set. Sales are down significantly from the prior year.

The latest market report from Steve Roach takes focus on the 2009 Ultra High Relief Gold $20 Double Eagle. Recently, premiums for the coins have risen, with multiple transactions at the $2,450 to $2,600 level.

A report from the ANA Sacramento show from William Shamhart of Numismatic Americana.

A summary and highlights for the Heritage auction conducted for the event. The top lot was a 1796 15 Stars Flowing Hair Half Dollar graded PCGS AU58, which realized $207,000.

Here are some reactions and coverage following the result of the Bernard von NotHaus trail from the Evansville Courier Press, Westlaw News & Insight, the New York Sun, and Patrick Heller forNumismaster.

A hoard of 53,000 Roman coins will reside in the Museum of Somerset, located in the British county the coins were unearthed, after sufficient funds were raised.

The Smithsonian Institution has a blog post discussing the special benefit auction conducted to raise funds towards an endowment for the National Numismatic Collection.

Despite nearly $1 million in funds raised from the US Mint's sales of the 1998 Black Revolutionary War Patriots Silver Dollars, ground was never broken for the proposed memorial.

Should Young Numismatists of the ANA be allowed to vote? The right to vote may be taken away if new bylaws are passed.

And now for some notable auctions. First, to go with one of today's stories, here are the current auctions for the 1998 Black Revolutionary War Patriots Silver Dollars. This issue commands a premium due to the lower mintage.

Next, the 2010-W Proof James Buchanan's Liberty Gold Coin, which sold out more than a month ago.

Last, a hoard of 177 State Quarter Rolls. These are all in the US Mint wrappers, originally sold for a much larger premium to face value than the current bid.

That's it for this update. Have a pleasant evening!

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