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SILVER EAGLES FLY AWAY The strongest buyer demand since January 2013 has cleaned out the supply of silver American Eagle bullion coins at the U.S. Mint.
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Roosevelt’s portrait on the March of Dimes dollar is strikingly similar to his portrait on the dime, but he faces right rather than left.
Roosevelt, Salk on Dimes dollar Designs for the 2015 March of Dimes commemorative silver dollar were made public Oct. 30 by the U.S. Mint and the March of Dimes Foundation. Conjoined busts of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dr. Jonas Salk appear on
obverse while an infant sleeping in the hand of a parent is depicted on the reverse. Next year the Mint will sell up to 500,000 of the new coins, which mark the 75th anniDollar/Page 24
Quick delivery Many collectors have been astonished by the rapid delivery of 50th anniversary Kennedy half dollar silver sets they ordered starting Oct. 28. Sales in the first five days totaled 125,147. The Mint had 190,000 sets ready to ship and they went out quickly as attested by Numismatic News readers. “I am stunned. I received my five sets today, Oct. 30, via UPS. 48 hours from order to delivery. Bravo to the U.S. Mint. The coins are beautiful and Kennedy/Page 24
Minnesota law confuses By Connor Falk Under Minnesota law, selling a 1794 Flowing Hair dollar would require you to get a license as a bullion coin dealer. That’s because the coin surpasses the one percent precious metals content to classify it as bullion under the new state law and, with a $57,500 price in G-4, it exceeds the $5,000 Minnesota/Page 34
Four-coin Kennedy sets have been shipped rapidly.
ANA adopts budget With its new website up and running, the American Numismatic Association’s budget for the fiscal year beginning Nov. 1, 2014, drops to $5.7 million compared to $6.35 million the year before. The ANA board of governors voted unanimously to approve the spending plan Oct. 30 during a teleconference. The dues and applications income line dropped to $810,000 from $900,000 the year before. License fees Budget/Page 24