Daily Archives: November 6, 2008
Precious Metals Decline as Dollar Gains
Precious metals declined Thursday as the U.S. dollar gained against other world currencies after the Bank of England and the European...
NGC Announces New Services and Division for Ancient Coins
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) announced on Wednesday the creation of a new division and a series of services for attributing and grading ancient...
Numismatic Blog and News Headlines – Nov 6, 2008
Four numismatic articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday. These articles are not authored by us, but we recommend collectors read...
Austrian Mint Launches Crown Series with "Holy Roman Empire" Gold Coin
On 5th November, 2008, the Austrian Mint in Vienna launched its new gold commemorative series “Crowns of the House of Habsburg.” The five coin series begins this year with the 1,000 year old crown of the Holy Roman Empire.
When the empire of the Caesars in the west sunk beneath the waves of barbarian invasions, it left a ghostly memory of unity and peace among the peoples of Europe and even among the rulers who had replaced it. On Christmas Day in the year 800 Pope Leo III, seeking a powerful protector from his enemies, crowned the Frankish king Charlemagne in St. Peter's in Rome, thus reviving the imperial title that had vanished three centuries before..