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2009 American Gold Eagle Bullion Coins

January 7th, 2010 coin collector No comments

2009 american gold eagle bullion coins were released on December 3, 2009 and quickly sold out. 2009 gold eagle coins surely made a history with leading sales figures, despite late launch and supply of the smallest size depleted the very next day. Fractional sizes were 1/2, 1/4 and 1/10 ounces and recorded huge release day sales — 345,000 were sold for a total of 58,000 ounces of gold. All the fractional coins completely sold out at the Mint.

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Categories: Gold Coins

2009 Platinum Eagle Coin – Sold Out at the Mint

December 13th, 2009 coin collector No comments

The US Mint released 2009 American Eagle One Ounce Platinum Proof Coin in December and has sold out of the coins, as had been predicted by many numismatic resources. And it took about a week.

Platinum eagle coins were struck at the Mint’s facility at West Point and release was limited to a mintage of only 8,000. The obverse on this year’s Platinum features the first of six annual designs dedicated to the six principles of the Preamble of the United States Constitution.

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Categories: Rare Coins

Gold American Eagles and the United States Mint

December 6th, 2009 coin collector No comments

Authorized by Congress in 1792, the United States Mint is our country's exclusive producer of legal tender coins. It's main mission is to generate an adequate quantity of circulating coinage for the United States to conduct its commerce and trade. The United States Mint also manufactures proof, uncirculated and commemorative coins, including Gold Congressional Medals and platinum, silver and gold bullion coins.

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New Zealand Kiwi Silver Coin – Rare Find for Coin Collectors

November 24th, 2009 coin collector No comments

New Zealand coins quickly becoming popular with coin collectors worldwide. Why do you want them to have in your collection? New Zealand coins are one of the rarest coins on the market, their mintage is often below 10,000 coins (limited editions), quality is great and coins feature attractive design.

New Zealand mint recently released NEW limited edition, 3-year coin series to celebrate New Zealand’s most loved native icon - the kiwi. Different design will be issued annually over the next three years, celebrating uniqueness of the country with the kiwi bird.

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Categories: Silver Coins

American Silver Eagle Mintage Numbers

November 24th, 2009 coin collector No comments

The value of collectable coins frequently determined by their mintage, simply how many coins were minted during certain year. To help you assess a value of American Silver Eagle, we put together a table showing mintage of this coin by years since series started in 1986.

This table displays the mintage numbers for American Silver Eagle coins. It includes both bullion versions of the coin in the first column, and proof versions in the second column. These figures are based on sales figures reported by the US Mint, which may differ from the final mintage figures when released.

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American Eagle Gold Coins For Beginners

November 20th, 2009 coin collector No comments

gold-eagle-70 If you are a beginner looking to collect United States gold coins, and also passionate to learn more about the United States history, this is for you. The American Eagle gold coin is a notable place to begin with. These are  generally renowned as of US origin and freshly minted. If you haven't much knowledge in the collectible field, it is really easy to know the ropes with collecting American Eagle gold coins and coins in general. If you're previously collecting coins, and are seeking for yet another attractive coin to add up to your collection, check out the American Eagle.

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