9/3 Numismatic Collecting News

		Edge Lettering Missing On Native American Dollars September 3, 2010 at 6:50 PM     Native American dollars in 2010 U.S. Mint uncirculated coin sets are being found missing their edge inscriptions. The coins involved are dollars that should have been processed further by a Schuler edge lettering machine but somehow bypassed the process completely or may have been run through it with the press assembly adjusted too light for the edge lettering die (known as a segment) to impart any inscriptions to the edges ... Full Article: Edge Lettering Missing On $1 - NumisMaster Related posts: Presidential $1 Coins Missing Edge Lettering Is Upside Down Edge Lettering an Error on Presidential Dollars? – Susan's Coing Blog
		Collective Coin Premiums: Fact or Fiction? September 3, 2010 at 6:46 PM     One of the things that new collectors are often told is that if they build a set, the collective value of the coins will be greater than the individual value when it is time to sell. Is this correct or is it just clever marketing hype? I believe that the answer to this question is yes, no and maybe. Let's take a random example of a set–Charlotte quarter eagles–and look at instances where there would or would not be a premium factor established upon completion ... Full Article: Set Premiums: Fact or Fiction? - RareGoldCoins.com Related posts: 2010 FUN Show Observations America's Forgotten Rarities: The 1842 Quarter Eagle
		British Roman Coin Hoard Find Could Impact Market September 3, 2010 at 6:44 PM     One of the risks we take in coin collecting is obtaining truly rare coins, only to learn at some later date a new hoard of the same coin or coins has been discovered and is now driving down the value of our coins. The US 1903-O Morgan silver dollar is a prime example of this, but formerly rare coins ranging from ancients to Spanish colonial American issues salvaged from the wreck of the treasure ship Atocha have appeared in quantities due to similar discoveries ... Full Article: British Coin Find Could Impact Market - NumisMaster Related posts: Gold Coins of Roman British Usurper Found – NumisMaster Rare Roman Coins Acquired for British Museum and Derby
		Barber Coins – Advanced Buyers Strike September 3, 2010 at 6:39 PM     The advanced markets for Barber dimes, quarter dollars and half dollars have usually been the realm of specialists, as many collectors stop after they get what they need for a type set. That quality examples of Barber half dollars are more expensive than Barber quarter dollars or dimes serves as a factor to limit broad interest in the set; although the absence of wallet-busting rarities like the 1901-S Barber quarter dollar makes ... Full Article: Advanced buyers strike - Coin Values Related posts: Barber quarters excel Barber Dimes Book by Jeff Ambio