Within its theme of "Austria and its People" the Vienna Mint begins a new sub-series of six silver 10 Euro coins called: Tales and Legends in Austria. The first coin is dedicated to a mediaeval legend from Vienna – the Basilisk. It will be issued on Wednesday, 15th April.
The story goes that in the year 1212 a baker’s boy in a shop in the Schönlaterngasse (Lovely Lantern Lane) No. 7 discovered a horrible monster at the bottom of a well. The stench and poisonous fumes of the creature killed all those who inhaled them.
The monster was identified as a basilisk, a mutant creature part snake, part toad, part cockerel. To look into its eyes was instant death. A counsellor learned in such matters was fetched to help and to advise. He said that the only way to destroy the monster was to confront it with its own horrid appearance. Someone must go down into the well with a mirror.
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Precious metals on Tuesday headed slightly south, as did oil and U.S. stocks. Commonly cited catalysts for the negative swings were new government reports indicating March had weaker than expected retail sales and an unexpected fall in producer prices. In New York trading futures for bullion: Silver for May delivery lost a half cent, or [...]
Coin collectors were expecting the District of Columbia Official First Day Coin Cover to go on sale Tuesday, at noon ET, based on a US Mint press announcement on April 3. However, the cover is not yet available and the news release was pulled from the Mint Pressroom early Tuesday afternoon. The latest information from [...]
The U.S. government in March produced more banknotes for the third consecutive month, according to Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) figures released Tuesday, April 7. Although the agency printed substantially less $10s and $50s, the difference was made up with more $1s, $20s, and $100s. Additionally, the BEP printed 76.8 million $5s when none [...]
Four numismatic news or coin blog articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday. These articles are not authored by us, but we recommend coin collectors read them for their unusual or interesting content. Here are today’s articles: New penny’s slow start in circulation increases value Laura Petrecca | USA TODAY The penny, often [...]
In recognition of one of the world’s most unique vehicles ever introduced, the British Royal Mint is offering extremely limited 2009 Mini 50th Anniversary Proof Coins struck in gold and silver and in denominations of either £1, £5 or £10. The coins are sure to be a hit with coin collectors and vintage car enthusiasts.
The Mini owes its creation to the fuel rationing of the 1950′s in Great Britain. Still recovering from the effects of World War II, fuel supplies were not enough to meet the demand of all the full size cars on the road. Smaller cars like the Volkswagen Beetle were becoming more popular and British manufacturers wanted to compete. Their answer was the British Motor Corporation’s Mini.
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Gold rose Monday following the holiday weekend as silver and platinum charge forward for better gains — the latter hitting a six-month high. Meanwhile in other markets, oil plunged after a five-week advance while U.S. stocks ended mixed. In New York trading futures for bullion: Silver for May delivery jumped 44 cents, or 3.6 percent, [...]
Gift from grandmother to grandson could bring $20,000+ DALLAS, TX – The only serial #1 star note from the Bicentennial $2 series known to exist in private hands will be offered by Heritage Currency Auctions of America in its Central States auction, May 1, at Cincinnati’s Duke Energy Downtown Convention Center. The newly surfaced note [...]
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) newly issued 10 rupee (Rs10) coins may separate into two pieces, according to news accounts. The bimetal coins were originally set for release three years ago. The Telegraph quoteded a RBI official on Friday as saying: "We had to delay the release of the coins because of the defect." [...]
For the third straight week, gold and silver moved lower while platinum and stocks finished higher. Oil nearly joined the multi-week trend as it had climbed for two weeks, but then ended 27 cents lower in its latest weekly round. The London gold fixing was down 2.7 percent and silver dropped 4.4 percent. Platinum rose [...]
