The Top 25 most expensive Walking Liberty half dollars sold on eBay during September 2014 include a few super-grade pieces, some circulated early dates, and other goodies. Surprsingly, there's one date that does not show up anywhere on this Top 25 list, and that's any 1921 Walking Liberty half dollar, counted as key issues for the series. Surely, several lower-grade 1921 Walking Liberty half dollars sold on eBay in September, but none was pricey enough to make it to this list, with the lowest-priced piece coming in at just over $900 last month.
In early October, it looked like the U.S. Mint was well on its way to achieving a monthly sales record for the American eagle silver coins. As we fall through October and look at some crisp new sales numbers released by the U.S. Mint, it’s evident that the monthly production figures remain strong for the American silver eagles, and the same can be said for 1 oz. American gold eagles, too. But will the U.S. Mint surpass its September sales figures for these popular bullion coins?
American eagle coin sales from the past week reflect continued pressure from investors, who appear to be snapping up 1-ounce American siler eagle and American gold eagle coins. While the activity over the past seven days is definitely lighter than it was early in the month, when more than 1 million American silver eagles were sold in just one day, the overall number of sales this past week at the U.S. Mint were nevertheless strong.
Thousands of people are buying coins on eBay everyday, and it's not hard to see why. While I still frequent my friendly local coin dealers, I do enjoy browsing coins online and will occasionally buy some on eBay. Of course, as is the case with any products sold on eBay, there are always some risks associated with buying coins sight-unseen.
What are the most valuable Lincoln pennies according to eBay sales from September 2014? We’ve got the list here, and it includes many of the usual suspects you’d expect to find among a rundown of the most expensive Lincoln cents, along with a few rare, super-grade Lincoln cents from otherwise common years in the series.
Many coin investors and collectors are ready to buy silver coins as prices on the precious bullion metal took a recent tumble. But is the right time right for you to buy silver coins? Only you can make the final detemination before buying silver coins. But with silver hovering between $17 and $18 an ounce as of this writing, this could be one of the best opportunities in years to buy silver coins while prices are still low.
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There are many silver dollars for sale, as coin investors and coin collectors alike look to cash in on the recent activity in the silver bullion market. Of course, it seems that plenty of silver dollars are always available – Morgan silver dollars and Peace silver dollars most especially. Whether you’re seeking individual silver dollar coins for sale or want roll quantities (20 silver dollars come to a roll), or even if you want bags of silver dollars, you won’t have a hard time finding the coins you’re looking for.
In 1892, the United States first minted Columbian Exposition silver half dollars to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the Americas. The Columbian half dollar was struck in 1892 and 1893 and was sold for $1 as a souvenir at the World’s Fair in Chicago. Over the course of two years, some 5 million pieces were struck, with 950,000 dated 1892 and the remainder made in 1893.
This roundup of Morgan silver dollar prices from eBay during the month of September 2014 reveals some big prices for several scarce key dates. The collector market is perennially strong for Morgan silver dollars.
We’ve only barely gotten into the first couple weeks of October and already the month is off to a roaring start for gold and silver bullion coin sales at the United States Mint.
Dropping silver prices may be driving unprecedented levels of buying activity from bullion coin speculators. Just last week, the United States Mint sold more than 2,740,000 American silver eagles. In fact, on one day alone, the U.S. Mint took orders for some 1,150,000 silver eagles. That figure could very well be a U.S. Mint record for one day sales of American silver eagles.
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American Eagle Coin Bullion Sales for Week Ending September 26, 2014
As we enter autumn, the United States Mint is ramping up production of gold and silver American Eagle coins. For the week ending September 26, 2014, the United States Mint bullion coin sales data indicates growing demand for the American Eagle gold and silver coins as well as the American Buffalo gold coin.
Considered among the most beautiful of all silver coins, Walking Liberty half dollars are a top-favorite coin among many numismatists and are popularly collected as both a type coin and as a series. Walking Liberty half dollars, designed by famed sculptor Adolph A. Weinman, were struck from 1916 through 1947 and contain a composition of 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
The Mercury dime, or Winged Liberty Head dime as numismatic aficionados refer to the type, is a classic silver coin that was struck during the years 1916 through 1945 and has remained a popular collectible to this day. The Mercury dime, designed by Adolph A. Weinman, remains on top of many collectors’ lists not only as a type coin for rounding out 20th century coin sets and birth year sets, but also a coin to be collected as a series.
Morgan dollars are a perennial favorite among coin collectors, and sales figures on eBay from January 2014 tell the story – Morgan dollars remain as popular as ever. The eBay online auction site saw a lot of action in January surrounding its Morgan dollar offerings, with hundreds of pieces closing in the four-figure range, and two specimens pulling in more than $10,000 each.