Kangaroo in Outback – Latest Arrival from Royal Australian Mint, Perth

A very limited supply of the superb new “Kangaroo in Outback” Australian silver
dollar coin is now on sale through Coins Jewelry & More and OK Ranch on ebay.  Both online stores are operated by OK Ranch Land and Cattle Company.  (www.coinsjewelrymore.com & www.okranchcoins.com)  With an extremely low mintage, this coin sold-out quickly when it was offered for sale by the Mint.

 

Each coin contains 1 troy ounce of fine silver (99.9% pure).  Adding interest for collectors and investors, each coin bears the “F15” privy mark, identifying it as one of the “Fabulous Fifteen” premier silver coins in the world.  The Perth Mint is widely recognized as a premier world mint - and this coin does not disappoint.

 

This silver proof Australian legal tender $1 coin displays one of Australia's most recognizable icons: the kangaroo, bounding across the landscape of the Australian outback, its shadow beneath it.  A windmill is pictured in the distance.  The obverse side displays the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley; as well as the words "ELIZABETH II," "AUSTRALIA 2013" and the face value of "1 DOLLAR."

 

The “Kangaroo in Outback” silver dollars are presented in a Royal Australian Mint clamshell case protected within an outer Mint box.  A serial numbered official Certificate of Authenticity from the Perth Mint accompanies each coin.  Several of the coins offered by OK Ranch bear serial numbers in the low 100s, indicating that they are from the earliest strikes in this ultra-low mintage.

 

OK Ranch offers fine collectible and investment coins, fine and fashion jewelry, and other gift items exclusively through its two online stores:  Coin Jewelry & More (www.coinsjewelrymore.com) and OK Ranch on ebay (www.okranchcoins.com).  For more information, contact shop@coinsjewelrymore.com .

 

Unique colored coin marks milestone 60th anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation!

Press Release

 

Lewisville, Texas – The year 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.  To commemorate this special occasion, we are proud to present this beautiful colored coin.  The coin is an artful addition to any collection—or a perfect gift for followers of all things royal.

 

The special features of this coin include:  a stunning full color portrait coin commemorating the Coronation of Her Majesty; an oversized quarter with a specimen finish plus color; a very limited mintage of only 15,000 coins.   Taken together, these special features have resulted in a “must have” coin for serious collectors, and for all of the many admirers of Queen Elizabeth II.

 

This colored cupronickel coin captures the spirit of Canadian artist Phil Richards’ 2012 official portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, in celebration of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee.  The reverse also features the engraved word “CANADA,” the date “2013” and the face value of “25 CENTS.”  Each coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell case, lined with flock and protected by a black sleeve.  This coin is a unique way to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation.

 

Coin Specifications

Mintage -15,000

Composition - cupronickel

Finish - specimen with color

Weight (g) - 0.5 

Diameter (mm) - 35

Edge - plain

Certificate – serialized (each coin has a unique serial number imprinted on the Certificate of Authenticity that accompanies it.)

Face value - 25 cents (While not intended for circulation, this is a legal tender Canadian coin.  (Legal tender coins, unlike “novelty coins” produced by private mints, are highly collectible and may increase in value due to rarity, quality, and worldwide demand.)

Artists - Diamond Jubilee Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Phil Richards (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

 

This unique tribute to Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee is available now from Coins Jewelry & More and OK Ranch on ebay – the two online stores operated by OK Ranch Land and Cattle Company.

Find Coins Jewelry & More at www.coinsjewelrymore.com

Find OK Ranch on ebay at www.okranchcoins.com

OK Ranch Land and Cattle Company offers fine collectible & investment coins, fine and fashion jewelry, and gift items exclusively through its online stores.  OK Ranch has thousands of coins from the United States Mint, the Royal Canadian Mint, and the Perth Mint (Australia). The OK Ranch selection of Canadian coins is among the best in the United States.  Contact shop@coinsjewelrymore.com for more information.

Great Basin National Park Quarters Mint Rolls & Mint Bags

Lewisville, Texas – Great Basin National Park mint rolls & bags are now on sale.  All of the mint rolls have special numismatic wrappers, and the mint bags have special numismatic labels.  There are six options for purchasing United States Mint rolls & bags from the America the Beautiful Quarters Program:

 

·         Philadelphia Mint 100-coin Mint Bag

·         Denver Mint 100-coin Mint Bag

·         San Francisco Mint 100-coin Mint Bag*

·         San Francisco Mint 40-coin Mint Roll

·         Philadelphia & Denver Two Roll Set of 40-coin Mint Rolls

·         Philadelphia, Denver, & San Francisco* Three Roll Set of 40-coin Mint Rolls

 

(* San Francisco America the Beautiful Quarters are minted only for collectors & investors.  They are not released for circulation.)

 

 

The Great Basin National Park quarter is the third of 2013 and the 18th overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program.

 

The reverse image depicts the beauty and unique qualities of a single Bristlecone Pine tree and shows the rocky glacial moraines where the trees grow. These trees grow at higher elevation in the park and are some of the world’s oldest. The park contains numerous Bristlecone Pine groves with trees older than 4,000 years. Inscriptions are GREAT BASIN, NEVADA, 2013 and E PLURIBUS UNUM. Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Great Basin National Park.

 

Great Basin National Park, located in the heart of the Great Basin, has exceptional examples of regional geology, biologic diversity and scenic grandeur. Park attractions include Lehman Caves, the most heavily decorated limestone solution caverns in the western U.S., and Wheeler Peak, the second highest peak in Nevada. Great Basin National Park is an oasis in the desert with more than 40 miles of perennial streams and 400 springs. The park also contains a variety of cultural resources dating back to prehistoric times, as well as structures and sites related to mining, western surveys and ranching. It was first established as a national monument on January 24, 1922 (42 Stat. 2260).

 

The America the Beautiful Quarters Program

The United States Mint launched the America the Beautiful Quarters Program in 2010. The 12-year initiative includes 56 quarters featuring reverse designs depicting some of our most cherished national parks and other national sites. The United States Mint will issue five new quarter designs each year, with one final design in 2021.

 

Coins Jewelry & More

These new Great Basin National Park Quarters are available now from Coins Jewelry & More and OK Ranch.  Coins Jewelry & More offers fine collectible & investment coins, fine & fashion jewelry, and gift items at www.coinsjewelrymore.com – CJ&M is an OK Ranch Land and Cattle Company online store.  OK Ranch is also on ebay at www.okranchcoins.com with thousands of coins, jewelry & gift items.

 

Canadian Coins - OK Ranch Land and Cattle Company has one of the USA’s largest selections of legal tender Canadian coins.  Canadian coins are offered through both online stores.  These fine coins from the Royal Canadian Mint include many commemorative coins with ultra-low mintages – as few as 500 coins!  The Royal Canadian Mint is world-renowned for outstanding quality and innovation.  Many of the Canadian coins offered include the use of color, embedded crystals, and multiple finishes on the same coin.

 

OK Ranch’s legal tender U.S. Mint coins include the best of current, recent, and historic coins and mint sets.  Australian legal tender silver & gold coins from the Perth Mint are also offered.  For information, contact shop@coinsjewelrymore.com with questions or comments.

Silver U.S. Quarters for 2013

Lewisville, Texas – Most Americans believe that the U.S. Mint stopped minting silver quarters after 1964.  However, they would only be partially correct.  While not minted for circulation, silver quarters are still being minted each year by the United States Mint at San Francisco.  All of the silver quarters minted are “proof” strikes.  Proof strikes are minted using carefully prepared blanks and special high-pressure coin presses.  The fields (flat areas) on proof coins are polished mirror bright, while the devices (portraits and other design elements) have a frosted finish.  These special processes result in the beautiful cameo (or “deep cameo”) appearance found on proof coins. 

 

The number of silver quarters is tiny when compared to the cupronickel clad quarters minted for circulation.  Using 2011 as an example, the Denver and Philadelphia United States Mint locations together minted approximately 348 million coins for each of the five America the Beautiful Quarter designs issued that year.  At the same time, the San Francisco Mint location minted only 626 thousand silver quarters for each design.  The three factors of silver content, proof strike, and the small number minted result in strong collector and investor demand for silver quarters, and premium pricing.

 

The San Francisco Mint location also mints proof strikes of cupronickel clad quarters.  These are also beautiful and highly collectible coins.  However, the difference in appearance of clad and silver quarters is dramatic.  When compared side by side, the silver proofs are obviously brighter, whiter, and more breathtakingly beautiful than clad proofs.

 

Collectors will want examples of both clad and silver proofs in their collection.  Investors, however, gravitate toward the silver proofs.  The San Francisco Mint location minted approximately 1 million clad proof quarters for each of the five 2011 designs, still a very small number when compared to circulation strikes (also known as, “business” strikes).  The value of the highest quality silver proofs may surprise you.  Those graded PR70DCAM by PCGS (the largest and most respected third party authentication, grading and certification service in the world) may command prices from $50 to $100 each, even for very recent issues. (PR70DCAM is the highest possible grade for any proof coin.  It stands for, Proof 70 Deep Cameo.  Coins are uniformly graded on a scale from 1 to 70.)

 

OK Ranch offers silver proof quarters both “raw” (ungraded) and PCGS graded & certified.  Visit Coins Jewelry & More at www.coinsjewelrymore.com or OK Ranch on ebay at www.okranchcoins.com to see the hundreds of silver proofs offered by OK Ranch Land and Cattle Company.  Or contact OK Ranch by email to shop@coinsjewelrymore.com for more information.

U.S. Mint Reports Semi-final Sale Results for Special West Point Silver Eagle Set

Lewisville, Texas — 251,695 special West Point Silver Eagle 2-coin Sets were reported sold during the four week ordering window that ended on June 6th. This total will likely increase slightly when orders from the last few hours of the ordering window are included.  The American Eagle Silver Coin Program has been one of the United States Mint’s most popular programs. Following the Mint’s tradition of periodically offering special, American Eagle Silver coin sets, earlier this year, a limited release 2013 American Eagle West Point Two-Coin Silver Set was announced.  The sets were available for order during a four-week ordering window beginning May 9, 2013, at noon (ET) and ending June 6, 2013, at 5 p.m. (ET).  OK Ranch Land and Cattle Company has sixty of these unique sets on order, with staggered delivery dates beginning in July and continuing through September, 2013.
This set – one American Eagle Silver Reverse Proof Coin and one enhanced American Eagle Silver Uncirculated Coin minted at the United States Mint at West Point – is a testament to the fine, exacting craftsmanship that has been a United States Mint hallmark since 1792.
Each of the coins in this elegant two-coin set has special features. The proof coin features a “reverse proof” finish. Reversing the mirror-like background finish of a traditional proof coin and applying it to the design elements of the coin achieves a magnificent contrast.
The uncirculated coin features enhancements that are unusual for an uncirculated coin. On the obverse, the mountains, the red stripes and blue parts of the United States flag, the year, and Liberty’s sandals have an uncirculated finish. The remaining elements and lettering on the obverse have the heavy frosted finish. On the reverse of the coin, the ribbon in the eagle’s beak, the arrows and olive branch, the alternating stripes in the shield and the border around the shield have an uncirculated finish. The lettering and other design elements on the reverse have the heavy frosted finish.
The fields on both sides of the coin have the light frosted finish. All these enhancements – unique to the American Eagle Silver Uncirculated Coin in this set – add sharp definition to the designs.
The coins are encapsulated and will be packaged in a single custom-designed, highly polished, blue lacquered hardwood presentation case, accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
OK Ranch will offer these unique sets to customers through both of its web-based stores.  Coins Jewelry & More (www.coinsjewelrymore.com) will begin accepting orders in June, while OK Ranch on ebay (www.okranchcoins.com) will begin accepting orders in July.  Final pricing is yet to be determined.
OK Ranch serves thousands of customers worldwide with fine collectible & investment coins, fine & fashion jewelry, gifts and more exclusively through its two web-based stores.  For more information, contact OK Ranch by email:  shop@coinsjewelrymore.com

Canadian Silver $100 Bison Stampede Coins Are Back

Lewisville, Texas - During May, we sold out our entire inventory of the 2013 "Bison Stampede" $100 face value coins from the Royal Canadian Mint.  This design has become hugely popular among collectors, investors, and the general public.  After a long wait, we have been able to find an additional supply of these 1 troy ounce fine silver coins.  So we've listed them for sale again in both of our web-based stores:  Coins Jewelry & More (www.coinsjewelrymore.com) and OK Ranch on ebay (www.okranchcoins.com).
Based on our earlier experience, we expect that our new supply will also sell-out quickly. So we encourage all of our customers who are interested in this spectacular coin to buy it now to avoid disappointment.
Our new supply of these $100 coins, minted in 99.99% pure silver, includes the original Royal Canadian Mint packaging and Certificate of Authenticity.  Each coin is encapsulated and placed in a Mint branded maroon clamshell gift presentation case.  An outer box with full color scenes of bison is also included.
OK Ranch sells fine collectible & investment coins, fine & fashion jewelry, gifts and more exclusively through its two web-based stores:  Coins Jewelry & More at www.coinsjewelrymore.com and OK Ranch on ebay at www.okranchcoins.com.  For more information, email shop@coinsjewelrymore.com .