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How many individuals have their full first and last names on State quarters?
By Michele Orzano, Coin World
The full names of only three individuals have appeared on State quarter dollar designs. Do you know who they are? Here’s a hint: Two men and one woman are named.
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BEP Washington D.C. Vacancies Update
By BEP
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing has new job vacancies to fill at their Washington D.C. location. The posistions include Business Analyst (Contract Admin), Business Analyst (Pre-Award), Business Analyst (Business Systems), and Supervisory Police Officer (Temp Promotion NTE 2 Years).
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DALLAS, TEXAS: Heritage Auction Galleries, the world’s third largest auction, has announced that their count of registered bidder-members in their online community at HA.com has now reached and surpassed 400,000 collectors.
"Heritage first began registering bidder-members in February of 1999," calculated Heritage Co-Chairman Jim Halperin. "Some five years later, at the end of 2003, we were thrilled to have reached the level of 100,000 registered bidder-members. Two years later, at the end of 2005, we reached the 200,000 registered bidder-members mark.
A little more than a year later, we passed 300,000 registered bidder-members, and now, after a similar short period, our HA.com collector community has more than 400,000 members. This is an incredibly exciting time for the auction business, and the wide array of material we bring to our bidders makes the entire market more vibrant."
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New York precious metals were violently battered downward Tuesday, as silver, gold and platinum lost 2.9 percent, 1.3 percent, and 6.7 percent, respectively. The metals followed crude-oil prices, which neared $100 per barrel on expectations OPEC would not reduce output and new forecasts showing Hurricane Ike’s aim could miss major refining operations in the Gulf.
October oil fell $3.08 to $103.26 per barrel; its lowest level since April.
December silver slid 34 cents, or 2.9 percent, to end at $11.72 an ounce.
October platinum plunged $90.80 to close to $1,262.10 an ounce.
December gold fell $10.50 to close to $792 an ounce. The yellow metal reached its lowest point earlier in the day at $780.20 an ounce — a level not seen since November of 2007.
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The Royal Australian Mint officially launched its latest collector coin commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Sir Donald Bradman’s birth on 27 August 1908. The $5 uncirculated coin captures "The Don" in a familiar pose, saluting the crowd after scoring another century.
"We are proud to release this collector coin which celebrates what would have been Sir Donald Bradman’s greatest century. He is revered in sporting history, locally and internationally, as the greatest batsman of all time.
Bradman’s performance on and off the cricket field is a true inspiration to all sportsman. He played an important role in the development of the game and shaping this great nation," said Janine Murphy, Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Australian Mint.
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, specialists in colonial coinage of Spanish American, shipwreck coins and artifacts of all nations, has announced a newly re-designed website of treasures for sale.
Returning visitors will immediately notice the new site’s intuitive navigation and faster loading times. But there is much more.
Many of the changes resulted from customer suggestions, according to Mr. Sedwick. Full-time dealer Augi García-Barneche, who specializes in Spanish colonial coinage and manages the website, summarized several key improvements:
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