Archive for February, 2010

Olympic Memories and Medals

Tonight, I watched the last medal event of the 2010 Winter Olympics. I love hockey and being a crass American, I was rooting for Ryan Miller (Buffalo Sabres), Zach Parise (New Jersey Devils), and Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks) to lead the USA team to the gold. There was also Ryan Suter (Nashville Predators) of the Suter family that seemed to dominate the NHL in the 1980s and into the 1990s



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2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar Now Available for Pre-Sale

2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar is now available for sale at the U.S. Mints website. The coin is being offered in both BU and Proof. The total mintage across all product lines is 350,000.

J&T Coins LLC will also offer these for sale on a pre order basis. To order call 866-267-6024. M-F 8:30AM to 5:00PM CST.

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Review of Chattanooga Coin

Chattanooga Coins is a self-proclaimed coin wholesaler who sells at high retail prices. Much of their material is close-out leftovers from TV promotions and large estate purchases where they have picked up the bulk leavings after other dealers buy the rare material. This article is a review of their products and services.

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James Monroe's Presidential Dollar

Photo of the James Monroe Presidential Dollar coin

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The 1910-S Indian Head (Saint-Gaudens) U.S. Gold Eagle (Ten Dollar Gold Piece)

1910-S Indian Head Type (Saint-Gaudens) U.S. Gold Eagle ($10 Gold Piece)

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Coin Collection on Four Bucks

This tutorial will show you how to start a coin collection on $4. We talk about where to get the coins to start your collection (at face value), how to clean and sort them, how to mount them for display, and how to store them. Starting a coin collection from circulating coinage is very easy, if you know what to look for!

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Sacagawea Golden Dollar

The Sacagawea Golden Dollar is unique among U.S. coins. Sacagawea was just 10 years old when she was kidnapped from her native Shoshone tribe. Sold into slavery by her early teens, she was purchased by a French fur trader to become his "wife." Sacagawea is best known for her role in the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Learn all about Sacagawea and the coin that honors her.

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Lincoln Cent Reverse for 2010 - Proposed Design 15

This is one of the proposed designs for the new Lincoln Cent, which will be the permanent reverse beginning in 2010.

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Rolls of Presidential Dollars Ready for Grading

Entire rolls of plain edge Washington Presidential dollars are shown in this photo.

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Scores of Stacks of Plain Edge Dollars

A large wholesale lot of plain edge Washington Dollars is shown in this photo.

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