CoinNews Launches Beta Mobility Site
(San Antonio, Texas) — CoinNews, an online source for numismatic news, information and coin collector services, has announced the launch of a new beta site that is geared solely for mobile users.
The site provides numismatic headlines with the latest snapshots of daily news, articles and industry events accessible directly from mobile phones. While the beta of the mobility site has just begun, it is expected to be freely available to all CoinNews users by early January.
"Our mobility site is simply an extension of the industry news and information we offer every single day," said CoinNews editor Mike Unser. "The difference is you don’t have to be at your computer to find out what’s happening in the numismatic world. You can be anywhere."
New subscribers interested in helping test the beta mobile site should inquire through the CoinNews.net contact page, beginning Monday, Dec. 17.


(Colorado Springs, Colorado) — A rare, 490-year old original copy of the first illustrated, printed numismatic book, Illustrium Imagines (”Images of the Illustrious”), has been donated to the
Manley purchased it for $8,050 in the November 1, 2007, rare book auction conducted by George Frederick Kolbe of Crestline, California. In the catalog, Kolbe described the book as “… of unparalleled importance, being only the second numismatic book ever published, and the first printed book substantially illustrating coins and medals … A handsome publication, truly one of the greatest landmarks in the history of numismatic literature.”
The new Presidential $1 coins and the words "In God We Trust" are back in debate. A new legislative bill, S.2417, has been placed on the table and seeks changes to the motto’s placement.