Daily Archives: May 15, 2008
U.S. Inflation Calculator and Rate Charts Updated with April 2008 CPI...
The CoinNews U.S. Inflation Calculator and annual Rate of Inflation Charts have been updated to use the very latest Consumer Price Index...
BEP Sets Release Day of $2 Cleveland Note for June 2,...
With the recently announced and already sold out $2 Dallas note, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) has sent out availability notices of...
Coin Dealers Examining Gold From Sunken Steamship Off Louisiana Coast
A steamship that sank off the Louisiana coast during an 1846 storm has produced a trove of rare gold coins, including some produced...
ICTA Helps Thwart Proposal for CFTC Regulation of Coin Dealers
Last Minute Amendment Could Have Shut Down Precious Metals Coin Dealers
ICTA recently helped defeat an 11th hour proposal that would have put precious metals...
Japan to Issue Hokkaido Commemorative Coin by G-8 Summit
Japan will issue a new colorized Hokkaido commemorative silver coin featuring Japanese red-crowned cranes, a symbol of Hokkaido, flying above Hokkaido's Lake Toya.
Japan's Finance Minister, Fukushiro Nukaga, made the announcement Tuesday in a press conference after a cabinet meeting. Mr. Nukaga said a 1,000-yen Hokkaido commemorative coin would be issued this July in time for the Group of Eight summit, which will be held in Hokkaido.