The attractiveness of silver, especially US Coins made of silver is the increasing price of gold. With gold at $1489.88 an ounce at the close on May 16, 2011 in New York, many investors just do not have enough funds to make gold a viable investment. This is especially true for the working poor of America.

Sliver on the other hand is only at $33.60 an ounce on the same date and market as the higher price of gold. The price of silver might not have risen as much as gold in the past year, but going from just shy of $20 to over $45 in April of 2011 before settling down to its current level in the mid $30s, is still a good return on investment.

For those looking to invest in silver coins that have been circulated, the pre 1965 US coins are the one you need to find. This is the time when the American mint started to infuse copper and other metals into the traditionally silver coins. They are also the ones that hold a greater value than their face value at this time.

Another option is to purchase US Mint silver bullion coins. Unfortunately they are charging just over 36% above the going market value of silver for their coins.

With the High Silver Prices Driving Silver Coin Market, be careful since there will be people wishing to capitalize on this situation and offer fakes thru the online sites. Know what you are buying before you send your money.

The US Coins were thought to be a little plain at the turn of the 20th century so President Roosevelt thought something should be done about it. This was in 1904. Augustus did design both sides of the coin, but unfortunately he died before it was finalized and went into production in 1907.

The production of this coin was delayed because of the difficulty the mint had at properly stamping this coin out. The relief had to be lowered in order to make the coin with only one strike.

The $20 US Gold coin was first introduced in 1850. The St. Gaudens $20 gold coin was produced from 1907 till 1933. The quality of this gold coin has lasted the test of time due to largely that paper money was becoming more popular at the time of its introduction.

The 1908 St. Gaudens $20 gold coin is the only one that does not bear the motto “In God We Trust” and has become a prized piece in many collections.

In most cases this gold coin can be purchased on the open market for the current spot price of Gold plus $20. If you decide to buy St. Gaudens Coins, 2011 prices will be nearly $1450 at this time. It is a wonderful work of art and will hold its value as compared to the spot gold price.

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For those into Coin Collecting the US Mint has already releases the 2011 proof sets for the year. This is the Silver Proofs that include the 5 different quarters that are being released this year from the America the Beautiful collection. There are also 4 Presidential $1 collection, 1 Native American $1 coin, 1 Kennedy Half Dollar, 1 Jefferson Nickel and One Lincoln Penny included in this set. The asking price form the US Mint is currently at $67.95.

The current price of gold closed in New York on March 24 2011 at $1438.80. This is up nearly $50 in the past 2 months. Those riding the gold boom are still on their way up. This will continue as long as the world’s economies continue to faultier.

Gold has always been the safe haven for investors when the markets are in turbulent times. This should last the remainder of the year. If you have invested in gold coins as an investment, it is time to consider cashing in on your investment before the price drops and the values of your investment diminishes. It might be too soon now, but you need to keep it in mind as the year progresses.

The 2010 American Buffalo one ounce Gold Proof coin is currently listed at the US Mint as selling for $1,710. The Chinese 1 ounce Gold Panda coin for 2011 is currently being sold for $1510.10 if purchased in a bulk set of 10. These are 0.999 pure gold coins.

These are some of the best coins to buy in 2011. It all depends on the reason you are purchasing the coins.

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The Yosemite quarter is the third in the America the Beautiful series that is honoring our national parks. This was the very first national site in our nation back in 1890.

This coin was released to the public on July 26, 2010 for general circulation and should be showing up in your change soon if it’s not already. Keep an eye out for it. The front still has good old George but the back is a depiction of El Capitan. This is the 3000 foot cliff in Yosemite Park.

Like with every previous release there was a ceremony in Yosemite Park on July 29, 2010. With each official launching at the park is a set of rolled quarters that are stamped with an official pad that states they were purchased at the ceremony. If you are into Coin Collecting this might be your chance to catch history.

There are more quarters in this series that will go thru the same ceremony. Find the park closest to you and make a day of it. Most of the ceremonies do not start until 11am local time. So just being in the close proximity is sufficient to attend. But do not be too late. The rolls of the Yosemite National Park Quarters ran out by 1:30 pm.

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In total there will be 56 different coins released commemorating national parks and national sites across our great land. Each of these quarters will have the standard face or head of the coin that was first designed by John Flanagan of George Washington in 1932.

For coin collecting, these quarters are being released in sets of 2 rolls of 40 coins each or a bag of 100 coins. There is no mint limit or order limitations associated with this coin.

The same coin is being released as the Quarter Dollar that is being struck with 0.999 pure silver with a total weight of 5 ounces. There is no release date set for any of these silver quarter dollars, but they are scheduled in the same year as the regular American the Beautiful coins are released for circulation. Also the proof sets should be available by August or September by estimates give by the US Mint which are made of 90% silver.

The program is to last for 11 years until all 56 coin designs are released to the American public. If you wish, there is a box on the US Mint website they you can subscribe to and receive a shipment of these coins as soon as they are released to the public.

The America the Beautiful Silver Quarters are another way the US Mint is commemorating the United States of American in metal for all the ages to remember.

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The first five coins of this set for coin collecting will have depictions of Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas, Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, Yosemite National Park in California, the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, and Mount Hood National Park in Oregon on the tail side. The face side will have a restored version of George Washington from the 1932 John Flanagan portrait.

The Proof Silver coin itself will be made of 0.999 fine silver. The diameter will be 3 inches and each will weigh about 5 ounces. There will be an America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set, America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set, 100-coin America the Beautiful Quarters Bag, and America the Beautiful Quarters Two-Roll Sets.

The first quarters to go on sale will be the Hot springs National Park that is scheduled for an April release. The Proof Set will become available in May. The Silver Proof Set will be available in May or June. The Yellow Stone Quarter will be released in June. Yosemite should be available in July or August. The Grand Canyon is scheduled for a September release, and Mount Hood is listed for a November release date.

To date, the US Mint still claim there is a shortage of silver bullion blanks so the mandated law of producing the Silver Eagle might be ignored for another year so the America the Beautiful silver bullion coins can be produced.

Unfortunately, the popularity of the Silver Eagle coins has overwhelmed the ability of the US Mint and the availability of silver bullion blanks. This was the reason there were no 2009 Silver Eagle coins produced of any version, proofs or uncirculated. The last Silver Eagle coins that were produced and available for purchase were part of the 2008 United States Mint Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set that is priced at $37.95. The official web page for this product claims orders for this set will no longer be accepted after August 7, 2008, but they are still listed as being available. This is the only way to purchase a Silver Eagle coin. Both the individual proofs and uncirculated coins are being listed as sold out.

Since the US Mint has already broken the law that mandates them to produce this coin in 2009, they might do the same for 2010. The US Mint claims they will start producing these coins as soon as sufficient silver bullion blanks are accumulated to meet the current demand for all three Silver Eagle coin products.

For those into coin collecting, this could mean there might not be any again this year. I wonder how the mint is judging what the demand is if they are not offering any 2010 Silver Eagles for sale. Once again, too much bureaucracy when it comes to dealing with the US Government.

The first series of buffalo nickels also had this problem but it was the word “five cents” that wore off. The source of this problem was that the value was placed on a raised area just below the bison on the tail side of the coin. This was seen and corrected within the first year of its minting by the chief engraver Charles E. Barber. But there was an oversight and the date was not corrected to prevent the same problematic wear.

 The dateless nickels were mostly made before 1926. The minting of the buffalo nickel began in 1913 and ended in 1938. Most of these coins were removed from circulation in the 1950’s and 1960’s. It is said that 1 in 25,000 nickels in circulation today is still a buffalo nickel.

For coin collecting purposes, the dateless buffalo coin is not worth more than 5 to 20 cents, because of the condition of the coins. If you own a dateless nickel, an experiment can be done to verify if what you have is an authentic dateless buffalo coin. By placing a drop of ferric chloride or other weak acid on the dated area, the date may be revealed. In many coin collecting stores it goes by the trade name of “Nic-a-Date”. After this is used, most coin collectors consider the coin valueless because of the modification that was done to the coin.

But if you own dateless Buffalo Nickels, the choice is yours. The difference between 5 cents and no cents is not enough to worry about.