Daily Archives: February 11, 2009
Louisiana Coin Dealer to Give Away 1 Million Pennies Weighing 2.7...
Rare coin dealer Paul Hollis will commemorate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth and the 100th anniversary of the first Lincoln cent by...
Gold, Platinum and Silver Surge to Highs
Precious metals surged forward Wednesday as oil tumbled. Gold hit its highest point since July while silver and platinum marked heights not seen since...
$709 Million: 2008 Yet Another Record Year for Heritage Auction Galleries
Dallas, TX – Heritage Auction Galleries reported $709,664,132 in net sales for 2008, by far the largest in its history. This ...
Gold Uncirculated American Eagle 1/10oz Coin Sold Out
The latest US Mint coin to join the "sold out" ranks is the 1/10 ounce 2008-W American Eagle Gold Uncirculated Coin.
The gold...
Austria 2009 €50 Gold Coin Celebrates Physician Theodor Billroth
On 11th February, 2009, the Austrian Mint honours one of the greatest men in the history of medicine with its third gold coin in the series "Celebrated Physicians of Austria" - Theodor Billroth.
Born on the island of Rügen off the Baltic coast of Germany in 1829, Theodor Billroth had to choose at an early age between his love of music and a career in medicine. He studied in Göttingen and Berlin, and even spent a year studying in Vienna. He gained experience in Berlin and his reputation grew so rapidly that in 1860 he went to Zurich as a professor of surgery. In the following years he rejected posts in both Rostock and Heidelberg, but accepted a teaching appointment in Vienna in 1867.