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A Chain cent sold for 1.38 million dollars. Meanwhile the government pulled the plug on circulating presidential dollar coins as they desparately try to get rid of the 1.4 billion that are stuck in the treasury. Read the details on my coin blog.
Will the government seize liberty dollars?
Bernard von NotHaus, who directed the minting of the so-called liberty dollars has now been convicted of counterfeiting. Now there is fear throughout the collector community that the secret service will try to confiscate the liberty dollars owned by citizens. Read about these pseudocoins on the Liberty Dollar page.
Will Eliza Johnson revive interest in first spouse coins? Not likely
Who was Eliza Johnson? As an obscure historical figure, she will probably not generate the enthusiasm needed to rejuvanate the series. At an issue price of $916 for the uncirculated version, the number of collectors of the series may contnue to decline. However, this also increases the chances that some of these later first spouse coins will become rare. Read all about the first spouse coins here.
It's a Girl!
The Boy Scouts of America Commemorative silver dollar has been released by the mint. Many Boy Scouts were surprised to see that the most prominent figure on the obverse is a girl! Read more about this controversial coin on the Boy Scouts Commemorative dollar page.
Can Indian head gold coins make us sick?
In 1909 a new gold coin was introduced with an incuse design. This drew a complaint from Phialdelphia numismatist S.H. Chapman, who complained directly to Theodore Roosevelt that the coins were unhygienic, since the recessed areas would become clogged with filth and convey disease. Can these coins really kill us? Read about them on the Indian Head Gold page.
1913 Liberty Head Nickel sells for $3,737,500
Mint halts production of dimes and nickels for 2009
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