http://ejunky.today.com Coin scribbles at Today.com weblog Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:49:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Beginning in 2010, the United States Mint will issue quarters featuring national parks & sites to be honored with a coin in each of the 56 host jurisdictions. The United States Mint will consult with the Secretary of the Interior to ensure appropriateness of each of the 56 national site recommendations ... http://ejunky.today.com/2009/03/14/2010-national-parks-quarter-series/ Coin grading is a skill that takes many years of study. A great reference book for grading United States coins is the ANA Grading Standards 6th edition for United States coins. Coin Grading Services 3rd Party grading services get your coins professionally graded. The top 5 grading services are. PCGS - Professional Coin ... http://ejunky.today.com/2009/02/22/how-to-grade-my-coins/ Harry Potter legal tender coins. A few years ago I purchased 1 Harry Potter collector coin........I lied....I purchased 10, I got good deal. These coins are 1 crown legal tenders in the Isle of Man. The Harry Potter 1 Crown coin is Minted by the Pobjoy Mint. The Pobjoy Mint struck a series ... http://ejunky.today.com/2009/01/12/pocket-full-of-harry/ The 10 year 50 State Quarters program that earned almost 3 billion dollars ended in 2008. An estimated 147 million people collected the State Quarters. The 50 State Quarters Program honored each state in the order it was admitted into the Union. I'm 1 of the 147 million people, I collected ... http://ejunky.today.com/2009/01/06/district-of-columbia-and-us-territories-quarters-program/ In 1995 Mattel toys launched the Hot Wheels Treasure Hunt series which consisted of 12 1/64 scale die cast cars that were released one car a month with the regular collector series cars. There is one Treasure Hunt to a 72 car case, but not all cases have the hard ... http://ejunky.today.com/2009/01/05/hot-wheels-treasure-hunt/    Canada is gearing up for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games You can keep up to date with the newest information and events leading up to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic website. http://www.vancouver2010.com You also got to check out the Royal Canadian Mint they are offering a large ... http://ejunky.today.com/2009/01/05/vancouver-2010-winter-olympics-games/ BUFFALO GOLD BULLION COINS The American Buffalo gold coins are the first 24-karat gold coins ever struck by the United States Mint. These coins bear the original designs by James Earle Fraser which appear on the Indian Head 5 cent coins known as the Buffalo nickel - 1913 Type 1. The Native ... http://ejunky.today.com/2009/01/04/the-buffalo-nickel-re-born-in-24k-gold/ The Magnificent Platinum American Eagle coins  are a favorite among coin collectors and bullion investors. The 2008 platinum coin series is sold out at the United States Mint, the platinum coins are often the first to sell out at the US mint. Congress authorized the American Eagle Bullion program to provide investors ... http://ejunky.today.com/2009/01/04/platinum-american-eagles/ People are getting tricked into believing the so called “Barack Obama Presidential coins are produced by the US Mint. These coins are genuine $1, 50 cent and Silver Eagle United States coins that private commercial businesses have altered by affixing a colorized image of Barack Obama to the coin, some ... http://ejunky.today.com/2009/01/04/barack-obama-coin-scam/ PUBLIC LAW 109–145—DEC. 22, 2005 Redesign for 2009 Lincoln Cent. On September 22, 2008 United States Mint exposed 4 one cent Lincoln reverse (tails) designs. Sorry, I'm a little late with this information "3 months".  Check your change for these 4 new designs in 2009 only. The Secretary of the Treasury will issue ... http://ejunky.today.com/2009/01/03/4-secret-tails-of-lincoln-exposed/