News from December 2008
Extra spine : 1964 and 1971 1-cent
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Until now, two different 1-cent coins are now listed with the extra spine variety. The 1971 was discovered by someone on Numicanda.com Here are some images of these coins.
1 cent 1964
Picture by al
1 cent 1964
Picture by urospeed
1 cent 1971
Picture by priv@t3
Picture by al
1 cent 1964
Picture by urospeed
1 cent 1971
Picture by priv@t3This week-end event
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Vancouver Coin and Stamp Show When: December 7, 2008 Where: Oakridge Centre Auditorium - 41st and Cambie St., Vancouver, BC Admission: Free Info: balmoralnu@telus.netThe Most Successful Coin Initiative in U.S. History
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
The United States Mint is wrapping up the 50 State Quarters® Program, the national phenomenon that sent Americans searching through their change for the latest quarter to add to their collections.- It is estimated that 147 million Americans have been collecting the coins in the 10-year 50 State Quarters Program.
- Nearly six million free lessons plans about the quarters and the states they celebrate have been downloaded by teachers, parents and students from the United States Mint's award-winning H.I.P. PocketChange web pages for children
- During the decade of the 50 State Quarters Program, the United States Mint issued more than 34 billion quarters to the Federal Reserve Banks (FRB) and earned $6.1 billion in seigniorage. The United States Mint estimates that, of the total, the 50 State Quarters Program has generated between $2.7 and $2.9 billion.
RCM at the Montreal Canadiens Centennial Plaza
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Today the Royal Canadian Mint joined the Montreal Canadiens hockey club at the unveiling of the Centennial Plaza at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Four special gold coins to be permanently displayed at the foot of monuments honouring team legends Howie Morenz, Maurice Richard, Jean Béliveau and Guy Lafleur were also unveiled. These exclusive coins, engraved with the centennial logo of the Montreal Canadiens, are prominently featured on the memorial plaques of monuments dedicated to four of the most celebrated hockey players to have worn the colours of the Canadiens. The commemorative plaque on each monument also has two embedded original five-cent circulation coins of the years marking the career of each of the players. Mint and Montreal Canadiens officials, Jean Béliveau, Guy Lafleur, Henri Richard, and members of the Morenz family were on hand to witness this historic unveiling.
Royal Canadian Mint Website
Monday, December 1, 2008
The Royal Canadian Mint changed his website ! The new website seems to be more efficent and easier to use. One question. How much it costs this time ? You can visit the new RCM website by clicking on the image below.
Rumors on the the next Director of the US Mint
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Since Election Day, on Novemebr 4, 2008, rumors appear on the the next Director of the US Mint, the equivalent of the Royal canadian mint in Canada. Indeed, when there is a new election in United States, the Mint Director's job often change. The actual director Ed Moy should give his resignation on January 20, 2008, after a request from the President Barack Obama.
- Reed Hawn : He his the person that comes up most often. Hawn is a lifelong coin collector and multimillionnaire. In his collection, he holds several pieces exceedingly rare such as a 1913 Liberty Nickel and an 1804 Silver Dollar. Linked to the Democratic Party, Hawn was a member of the Citizen's Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (CCCAC). For now, he doesn't want to give any comment about this job.
- David Ganz : Like Hawn, he is linked to the Democratic Party and he is a lifelong coin collector. Furthermore, he wrote a half-dozen books about coins, was the President of the American Numismatic Association (ANA) and member of the CCCAC. Also, Ganz is often referred to as the Father of the Statehood Quarter program.
- Christopher Cipoletti : Former ANA Executive Director.
- David Hall : PCGS founder and CEO. His anme often comes up in rumors like that.
- Jim Halperin : Heritage Auction Galleries founder and CEO. Like Hall, his name often comes up.
- Leon Hendrickson : Founder and CEO of SilverTowne. Conflict of interest ?
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