2012 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set

The U.S. Mint has this wonderful silver proof set and it is on my wish list! Looks like this set has a limited mintage of  50,000. A very popular pick with coin collectors. YouTube already has a few videos with folks sharing their set. The Limited Edition set comes with 1/ American Eagle One Ounce Silver Proof Coin, 5/ Quarters from the America The Beautiful Quarters Program, 1 Kennedy half-dollar and 1/ Roosevelt dime. So eight pieces total. What I like about this set is the over all  look of the packaging and the case it all comes in. Oh! the 5/quarters if your wondering are the El Yunque National forest (PR), Chaco National Historical Park (NM), Acadia National Park (Maine), Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park and Denali National Park (AL).  If you would like more info on this exquisite set you can find it at usmint.gov. 

The Royal Australian Mint / Kangaroo Series

Check out this latest video on a couple of limited mintage coins from the Royal Australian Mint. I am so pleased with my purchases that I can not wait to pick up a few more. The art work is so simple and classic. Enjoy.....

Blog/ YouTube Equipment Update!

FedEx arrived today with a package I'v been waiting for! After ten years....Yes I said ten...I finally picked up a new camera! I can't wait to make videos and add better pictures to the blog. Here is what I got.....

Tuesday's 90% Coin Haul

I had an epic coin haul today. Some 90% and a couple of Engelhard The American Prospector rounds (1985) BTW silver was at  around $28.80 an ounce at spot today.

Walking Liberty Half Dollars 90%

Mercury Dims (Mercs) 90%

90% Mercs

Silver Stacking

Clink, Clink, Clink

1985 Engelhard  The American Prospector Round / Obverse

1985 Engelhard  The American Prospector Round / Reverse 

Copper Bullion?

So here I was doing some online shopping when I came across some copper bullion. Now I've heard of people collecting pennies and some nickles but I have never seen shiny new copper bullion. SO it sparked my interest and I did a little online research. A 1oz Copper round goes for about $1.50 - $1.89. Some peoples opinion online seemed to be that copper bullion for stacking was a waste of money and overpriced. Spot price for a pound of copper goes for $3.50 so purchasing a 1oz round would mean that I would be paying a high premium. But, since I wasn't spending my life savings, just a few bucks I thought, hey why not! The main reason I purchased them was that I thought this avenue would be a nice affordable way to get my little nephews interested in collecting coins. 

Really cool interesting fact on the Lakota Crazy Horse coins I picked up. It's an official form of currency! Yes, within the Lakota Sioux tribe!

Below are some pictures of a few copper rounds I picked up. Are you into copper bullion? What are your thoughts on stacking copper?

Lakota Crazy Horse AVDP 1oz .999 fine copper round / obverse side

Lakota Crazy Horse 1oz .999 fine copper / reverse side

2012 Mercury Dime replica, 1oz AVDP .999 fine copper round/ obverse side

2012 Mercury Dime replica, 1oz AVDP .999 copper round/ reverse side

2013 Chinese Silver Panda

The 2013 Chinese Silver Panda is a beautiful coin. I wanted to learn more about it and it's history so I went right over to wikipedia! This is what I found. 8,000,000 coins were minted for 2013. The first silver panda was minted in 1983 as a proof and frosted proof. On the obverse side is the Temple of Heaven and the reverse side is of course why people love these coins, the pandas. This is my first panda. What year was yours?

Silver Stacking (Ag)

Who doesn't love the "clink" "clink" sound of silver coins toppling over one another on a stack.  Here are some pictures I took of my recent coin haul. Let me know what you think. 2005 American Eagle. 1oz of fine silver. 90% half dollars. A Walking Liberty and a Barber half. What was your first coin?