2010 Boy Scouts of America Silver Dollar Coins Available

The United States Mint today placed the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollars on sale for thousands of eagerly awaiting collectors.

Unfortunately for many of them, as well as for the U.S. Mint, early ordering did not go well. Initial reports from some buyers indicate there were delays and ordering errors as they tried to complete their transactions.

Many collectors who attempted to place orders via the Mint’s web site started having issues almost immediately as the ordering window opened at noon (Eastern Time). Read More…

Gold and Silver Premium Analysis, A Hard Look

Lost in the daily commentary about gold and silver prices is the actual cost of taking possession of these precious metals. Unless you trade in paper GLD or SLV, or you store your bullion in overseas vaults with companies like Goldmoney, the actual cost to purchase gold and silver can diverge from the COMEX spot price by as much as 36% (as I will show below).

We have analyzed the premiums for these two monetary metals over the past year and a half, and we hope to offer some perspective on "real" market prices. Read More…

America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set Information

The 2010 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™ is the first of two sets released by the United States Mint this year that includes silver versions of American circulating coinage.

The price for the sets has been established at $32.95. This is $3 more than last year’s set, which actually had one more quarter. However, the price of silver was several dollars cheaper when the U.S. Mint began producing the 2009s, as compared to today. Read More…

Silver Prices Remain Mostly Unchanged in Third Week of March

Silver prices during the third week of March edged slightly lower in New York and remained unchanged in London.

In the numbers, New York silver futures for May delivery ended Friday at $17.032 an ounce for a weekly loss of 2 cents, or 0.1%. In contrast, N.Y. silver dropped 33.4 cents last week after soaring 86 cents during the prior week. Read More…

US Mint Sales: DAV Coins Rise, Collectors Await BSA Silver Dollars

The new US Mint weekly sales report shows solid gains for collector silver products, and decent traction for bullion American Silver Eagles.

The bullion coins rose 725,000 in five days — between March 10 – 15. Totals sales for the month now stand at 1.9 million.

Silver numismatic coins and sets improved nicely.
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Boy Scouts Silver Dollar Coins Launch Tuesday, Order Limit Surprise

The United States Mint today officially announced the launch date and order limits for the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar. The commemorative BSA coins go on sale Tuesday, March 23, at noon Eastern Time.

The release date is not news, as the US Mint had the date tentatively scheduled back in January, 2010. What is news and surprising is the household order limit of 100 per option — both a proof and uncirculated version will be available.

The 350,000 mintage limit for both coins is already lower than last year’s silver commemoratives, and the 2010 Boy Scouts coins are highly anticipated with many believing they will sell out. The high order limit could potentially make it difficult for some to purchase, as they may be gone even earlier than many watchers were thinking. The Lincoln Silver Dollars from last year, which were extremely popular and sold out at a mintage of 500,000, had less pre-sale chatter than the upcoming silver dollar releases which celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America.

The BSA coin designs were revealed in December. The coin’s obverse features a Cub Scout in the foreground with a Boy Scout and a female Venturer in the background saluting.  The Venturer represents how the Boy Scouts of America organization has evolved over the past century to serve all the youth of America, including girls. It was designed by Donna Weaver and sculpted by Charles L. Vickers.

The reverse features the universal emblem of the Boy Scouts of America that was sculpted by Jim Licaretz.

Pricing for the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar is as follows: 

DESCRIPTION	INTRODUCTORY PRICE	REGULAR PRICE
Proof Silver Dollar	$39.95	$43.95
Uncirculated Silver Dollar	$33.95	$35.95

The introductory sales period ends on April 21, 2010, at 5:00 p.m. ET, when regular prices will go into effect.

A $10 surcharge will be added to the sale of each coin and will be forwarded to the National Boy Scouts of America Foundation. The Foundation will use the money as grants given to local councils to improve Scouting activities in hard-to-serve areas.

When released, the coins may be purchased through the U.S. mint website, www.usmint.gov, or via their toll-free number 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468).

2010 Husky Silver Coin Continues Australian Antarctic Territory Series

Portraying a beauty that will inspire the imagination of coin collectors and animal lovers around the world, the Perth Mint has released the seventh coin in the highly successfully Australian Antarctic Territory series, the 2010 Husky Silver Proof Coin.

Struck from one ounce of 99.9% pure silver, the Husky coin features a colorful image of the Antarctic sky hovering above a snow-covered landscape. Seen out-fitted for pulling a sled, a team of huskies is doing their part in the exploration and other scientific pursuits of those studying the frozen continent. Off to the side, the elegant figure of a husky is seen in full color. Read More…

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