New circulating type:

“50 livres 2006″

(image and information from Michael Reissner)

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New 50 cents commemoratives:
“40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing”
“Australia Day 2010″

New 1 dollar commemoratives:
“200 Years of Postal Services in Australia”
“Lunar Series #4 - Year of the Tiger”
“100 Years of Australian Coinage”

(information by Peter Kaminsky and Pabitra Saha)
LINK: Royal Australian Mint
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I shot the attached coin photograph using a new lighting technique I have been experimenting with for a few weeks. I am sharing the photograph in hopes of getting some feedback. It is not unusual for an artist to ask for objective feedback and that is what I am [...]

Learn about the location and description of the reeded edge of a coin, and the clad layers of a clad quarter.

What is a Bag Mark? Bag Mark is defined on this coin terms glossary page.

New 50 cents commemoratives:

“40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing”
“Australia Day 2010″

New 1 dollar commemoratives:

“200 Years of Postal Services in Australia”
“Lunar Series #4 - Year of the Tiger”
“100 Years of Australian Coinage”

(information by Peter Kaminsky and Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

As many knows, the US Mint’s public view of technology barely makes it to the end of the 20th century. While other government sites have used the change in administration to refresh their websites, the US Mint is now beginning a “study” as to what they should do. The way the US Mint’s administration manages themselves, it would surprise me if they change their website before the end of the

There once was a saying that you should not argue with someone who buys ink by the barrel. In this case, maybe Gary Marks of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee should consider how they deal with a blogger with an active blog. Mr. Marks commented on my response without understanding the point that if the CCAC had better communications outlets, we may not be having this discussion.Here is the

My last blog entry, CCAC Dropped the Ball… AGAIN! appeared on CoinNews.net and generated an interesting response from Gary Marks, a member of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. Mr. Marks writes:As a member of the CCAC, I read Scott Barman’s article, “America the Beautiful Quarters, CCAC dropped the ball again” with great interest.According to Berman, [sic] his opinion about the CCAC’s

January 25, 2010: US Mint Coin Production, Predictions on Gold, Rare Coin Market

January 25th, 2010

Welcome to Coin Update!

We provide a round up of the latest news and articles on coins and coin collecting from various sources around the internet! First, the decline in US Mint circulating coin shipments and seigniorage for the latest fiscal year. Also, the first 2010 Lincoln Cents reach circulation channels, predictions on 2010 coins and metals, America the Beautiful Quarters obverse, pictures of gold,  SS Central America gold coins and ingots, today’s rare coin market, and notable auctions. On to the links…

An examination of the steep decline in shipments of US Mint circulating coins for the 2009 fiscal year and the unit costs to produce each denomination.

The first 2010 Lincoln Cents have been encountered in circulation. This comes ahead of the official launch ceremony scheduled for February 11, 2010.

The latest installment of survey results from the Mint News Blog survey. Respondents provided predictions on 2010 coins and precious metals performance. The average prediction for the closing price of gold at the end of the year was $1,375,13.

For a more pessimistic view of gold, check out this Huffington Post article, which makes the case for lower gold prices.

A response to an article that was linked to last week, which explained that the CCAC backed down from a recommendation to put Theodore Roosevelt on America the Beautiful Quarters due to a lack of support from Congress.

Value trends for gold coins and ingots recovered from the SS Central America.

A collection of 37 photographs of people searching for, mining, rediscovering, celebrating, buying and selling gold. (Found via coinflation.)

Some perspectives on the size and scope of today’s rare coin market.

Coverage of the recent sale of the 1913 Liberty Nickel from the Sacramento Bee that starts out with some comparisons about how kids collected coins in years past and today.

And now for some notable auctions. Several eBay sellers have new Lincoln “Union Shield” Cents already in hand. Here are the current auctions for 2010 Lincoln Cent Rolls.

Next, the 2009 P & D SMS Bronze Lincoln Cent 8 Coin Set. This is one of numerous no reserve auctions from Modern Coin Mart this week.

Last, the popular 1918 Illinois Centennial Half Dollar, which depicts Abraham Lincoln on the obverse.

That wraps up another update!