No sales figure changes were reported this week for the remaining 2008-W American Eagle Gold Uncirculated Coins. Unusual, given other collector coins moved and coins did sell. In fact, the gold eagle four-coin set sold out Tuesday.
It will be another week of waiting to see how the US Mint updates the numbers next week.
For the second consecutive week, the 2009 Ultra-High Relief and uncirculated 2008-dated American Eagle gold coins went up in price on Thursday. The increases follow a week of higher gold prices and the Mint pricing policy that was launched on January 12.
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The uncirculated 2008 American Eagle Gold Four-Coin Set sold out Tuesday, and were removed from the United States Mint’s online store. The collector’s set included the gold sizes: one ounce, one-half ounce, one-quarter ounce, and one-tenth ounce, with the "W" mintmark. Each of these coins is still available for purchase separately. The one-tenth ounce size, [...]
Four numismatic articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday. These articles are not authored by us, but we recommend collectors read them for their unusual or interesting content. Here are today’s articles: How Do Coin Dealers Get So Many Coins That Are Limited to One Per Person? By Susan Headley, About.com Guide to [...]
The American Numismatic Association’s 2009 Portland National Money Show™ gives visitors the opportunity to see rare coins and paper money, and interact with the country’s premier numismatists. The show, held March 13-15 at the Oregon Convention Center, features marquee and collector exhibits, educational presentations, and hundreds of top dealers. "The ANA is thrilled to [...]
Effective February 4, 2009, PCGS Currency is no longer a division of Collectors Universe, Inc. The PCGS Currency division has been sold to a new company led by current management, including Jason W. Bradford, President, and Laura A. Kessler, Vice President. PCGS Currency will continue to operate out of their current Newport Beach location, and [...]
NEWPORT BEACH, CA—Collectors Universe, Inc., a leading provider of value-added authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors of high-value collectibles, and dealers of diamonds and colored gemstones, today announced that it has sold PCGS Currency, its currency authentication and grading division for collectible currency, to a new company formed for the acquisition and led [...]
Gold headed back above $900 an ounce on Wednesday after falling for two straight days. New York silver, gold and platinum futures climbed 1.4 percent, 1.1 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively. March crude-oil lost 46 cents, or 1.1 percent, to close to $40.32 a barrel. The average price for regular unleaded gasoline climbed a penny [...]
A precedent-setting international partnership is being set up between the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and Mennica Polska, the Polish Mint, to grade the mint’s new commemorative coins as well as to establish a submission center at the mint in Warsaw, Poland for the convenience of local collectors and dealers to submit coins for PCGS [...]
The Perth Mint has launched a series of pure gold, silver and platinum coins featuring stunning artistry by Indigenous coin designer Darryl Bellotti.
Called The Dreaming Series, it is the latest coin range to be issued under the Mint’s ‘Discover Australia’ brand banner. Promoting fascinating aspects of Australian wildlife, landscapes and culture, the coins are expected to become as popular at home and with international collectors, gift-buyers and investors, as the earlier releases in the program.
The new Dreaming coins portray unique interpretations of Australian animals by Darryl Bellotti, a Western Australian graphic artist of Yamatji and Nyoongar descent who joined The Perth Mint in-house design team in 2006.
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The United States Mint on Tuesday opened a new exhibit in Philadelphia that offers a glimpse into the development of the 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin. The 2009 gold piece is a modern day recreation of the Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ designed 1907 $20 Double Eagle — considered by many to be the most [...]
