By Joey Fenley

My Dad bought for me the new Silver Proof Baseball Coin from the US Mint, and they just came in the mail last week. �It sure is a hot item and looks great!� When we bought it from the mint it costs about $51, and now you can sell it for at least $150 since it sold out right away.� It tripled in price!� But I am going to save mine, and not sell it. �Also, I am looking forward to the new Kennedy half dollars that are coming out soon.� We read an article in Numismatic News and Coin World that the Mint will be selling a special silver 4 coin half dollar silver proof set, each one with a different mintmark from each of the 4 mints (San Francisco, Denver, Philadelphia and West Point Mints) and special different proof type finishes on each coin.� You have to buy all 4 together, so the set will probably cost around $120, maybe more, I am guessing.� You can’t just buy one at a time, which would have been better for me.� I am now trying to earn and save up some money by doing jobs around the house like gardening or cleaning the garage, and selling my old toys so that I can buy a set.� I am also having coin meetings with my family that I charge for and my Dad pays me 50 cents each meeting. �I had a different meetings with my family�on Sunday�and my Dad paid me $3 for the meetings. �I don’t think that I will be able to afford the special gold Kennedy half dollar.� The article said that it will be the size of a regular half dollar with 2 dates on it 1964 and 2014.� 1964 is the year the first Kennedy half dollar came out, which was the first year after President Kennedy was shot (in 1963), and now its 2014 which is 50 years later. I don’t think that I will be able to save up enough money to get that one, but I like looking at the pictures.� Also, the mint is coming out with a 2 coin clad (not silver) set, but I don’t think it will be worth much in a few years.� We looked at the mint’s website and it’s supposed to come out on July 24, 2014 for $9.95 for a clad P and D coin.� My Dad gave to me a special George Washington clad half dollar from 1986.� He said that probably when the Mint was selling them, they cost $5 or $6 dollars, he didn’t remember, but now you can get one for like $3 or $4.� So the value went down instead of going up.� it wasn’t worth it, but it’s still a cool coin.� I don’t know when the mint will be selling the silver or the gold coins, but we heard that it’s supposed to be sold at the big ANA show World’s Fair of Money in Chicago. ��It will probably sell out there just like the baseball coins did and the reverse proof buffalo did last year at the ANA.

The Board of Governors for the American Numismatic Association held a teleconference in executive session on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. The board heard a report about a new college scholarship, appointed a new treasurer and accepted a bid for a new roof for the Edward C. Rochette Money Museum, among other business.

Junior and student members of the American Numismatic Association (ANA) can earn early�American copper coins, reference books and supplies for activities and projects in�numismatics.

Junior and student members of the American Numismatic Association (ANA) can earn�quality ancient coins from ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Indian empires by completing a short list of numismatic activities."The ANA's Ancient Coin Project is re-named for its founder David R. Cervin, who originated�the program more than 25 years ago to encourage the collection and study of coins from�ancient civilizations," says ANA Education Director Gail Baker. "He did a magnificent job in�advancing not only interest in ancient coinage but a genuine love of all aspects of�numismatics. Because of Mr. Cervin's advancing age and with the generous help of ancient�coin expert Harlan Berk, the ANA will now directly administer this program."Berk, president of Harlan J. Berk Ltd. in Chicago, is donating the coins for this program, and �says he sees it as "a chance to save an important numismatic educational tool that�introduces young collectors to ancient coins and encourages their interest in general�numismatics as well.""This program is not just about ancient coins, it promotes all numismatics," Berk adds. "I am�happy to help a really good program and return something to the ANA and numismatics for�future generations. Although I am busy, like most everyone else, I am willing to mentor and�consult with those who request my help."An ANA life member and contributing editor to the ANA's monthly journal, The Numismatist,�Berk has served as a consultant for more than 20 years for the Association's Authentication�Services. He also is vice president of the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) and fellow of�ANA's sister organization, the American Numismatic Society.The first coins are given to participants in the ANA Ancient Coin Project as they complete�three of the first six categories. The activities include making a numismatic presentation to a�school, coin club or scout organization; producing an exhibit for coin show, school, bank or�library; writing a numismatic article for publication in a local state, regional or national�publication; holding office in an ANA member organization; volunteering at a coin show;�and/or earning a scouting badge, club award or special recognition for numismatics.For their efforts, participants will receive:• An antoninianus (double denarius) from the Gallo-Roman Empire in the 3rd century during the reign of M. Piavvonius Victorinus (AD 268-270) who ruled the breakaway�empire of Gaul and briefly Spain and Great Britain• A silver denarius issued during the rule of Septimius Severus (AD 193-211), who held�important posts under Emperor Marcus Aurelius before assuming supreme control of�the Roman empire• A square silver coin issued between BC 321 and 181 in ancient India by the Mauryan�Empire, which was created after the death of Greek expansionist Alexander the GreatIn the "Scholarship" category, project participants must complete either an ANA�Correspondence Course or a Summer Seminar class. For their successful efforts, the students�will receive an antoninianus issued during the reign of Marcus Aurelius Probus (AD 276-282),�who rose to distinction in the armies of Roman Emperors Valerian, Claudius and AurelianIn the advance categories of the ANA Ancient Coin Project, students receive their final four�coins after recruiting five new ANA members, or completing another ANA Correspondence�or Summer Seminar course; repeating either of the previous activities; publishing an article in�an ANA member regional or national publication; and exhibiting at a local, regional or�national coin show the first seven coins they have received in the project.The final four coins project participants will receive include:• A Greek bronze coin, featuring a figure of the epic poet Homer, issued in the 2nd and�1st centuries BC in Ionia, on the west coast of modern-day Turkey• A Greek bronze piece issued between BC 300 and 200 in Arpi, a city settled by the�Greeks in southeast Italy• A silver tetradrachm issued under King Gotarzes II (AD 40-51) in the Parthian Empire,�which was created in modern-day Iran after becoming a great enemy of Rome• A silver stater - famous for its depiction of two wrestlers - issued between BC 400 and�300 in the Pamphylian city of Aspendus, now southwest TurkeyTo register or for more information about the ANA's David R. Cervin Ancient Coin Project,�contact the ANA Education Department, 818 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, CO�80903-3279; telephone 719/632-2646; fax 719/634-4085; e-mail anaedu@money.org; or visit�the ANA web site at www.money.org.�Harlan Berk can be contacted at 31 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60602; telephone 312/609-0016; fax 312/609-1309; or e-mail info@harlanjberk.com.�