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Royal Canadian Mint Launches World’s First Bullion Coins Promoting Spirit of...

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The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) officially launched the 2008 issue of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Gold and Silver Maple Leaf bullion coins. These unique RCM bullion products are the world's first bullion coins promoting the spirit of the Olympic Games.

2008 Gold and Silver Maple Leaf bullion coins (reverses)

The RCM's Ottawa facility will produce up to 50,000 coins in gold for the 2008 issue and the silver version will be produced on demand. Two more annual issues (2009 and 2010) will follow.

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Canadian Silver Coin Calculator Added to CoinNews

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CoinNews has added a Canadian Silver Coin Calculator, a collector tool that determines the value of silver within Canadian coins. ...

Extraordinary 1794 Dollar May Appear on Wine Labels

An image of the finest known 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar, owned and frequently exhibited by Steven L. Contursi, President of Rare...

Guam Quarter Designs Submitted to U.S. Mint

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View Larger Map Guam Governor Felix Camacho has sent two quarter design proposals to the United States Mint. While the highly successful 50 State Quarters®...