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Susan's Coins Blog November 2008 Archive

By Susan Headley, About.com Guide to Coins since 2006

Vote for Coin of the Year

Saturday November 22, 2008
The Coin of the Year (COTY) award has been a prestigious accolade for any world mint to win for more than two decades now, but last year a new element ... Read More

PCGS Genuine Service Expands

Wednesday November 19, 2008
In June of 2008, PCGS began offering a service where, for $100 per coin, they would put just about any coin that was genuine into their highly-regarded coin holders. ... Read More

Counterfeiter Reveals Fake PCGS Slab Diagnostics

Sunday November 16, 2008
Early in 2008, the coin collecting marketplace was hit with a series of fake grading service holders, or slabs. The first to be hit was NGC, when counterfeit NGC ... Read More

U.S. Mint "Last Chance" Sale!

Saturday November 15, 2008
The U.S. Mint is having a "last chance" sale! When they were cleaning out the Order Fulfillment Center in preparation for a move to a new facility, they found ... Read More

Van Buren Dollar Not Part of Direct Ship

Thursday November 13, 2008
The Martin Van Buren Presidential Dollars are available at banks nationwide. Designed by AIP Master Designer Joel Iskowitz, the Van Buren Dollar is the 8th Presidential Dollar in the ... Read More

The Obama Coins Rip-Off

Tuesday November 11, 2008
With the election of Barack Obama to the U.S. presidency, there has been an outpouring of strong emotions among many Americans the likes of which we haven't seen in relation ... Read More

State Quarters Quiz

Monday November 10, 2008
The U.S. Mint's ground-breaking 50 State Quarters Program® comes to an end with the issuance of the Hawaii Quarter, which has been on sale at banks nationwide since last week. ... Read More

The Reality of Presidential Dollars at Banks

Friday November 7, 2008
I just read an essay on the NumisMaster.com Web site that I wanted to share with you. A 20 year-old coin collector by the name of Jarrett Briscoe has ... Read More

Hawaii State Quarter Goes on Sale

Monday November 3, 2008

The U.S. Mint's Ultra-High Relief Coins Virtual Tour

Saturday November 1, 2008
The U.S. Mint is producing a very special coin for one year in 2009, the Ultra-High Relief Saint-Gaudens Gold Double Eagle. To help educate coin collectors about the importance ... Read More

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