Daily Archives: May 19, 2009
Dominion Grading Service Certifies & Grades Rare Gold
Virginia Beach, VA. The graders at Dominion Grading Service were very excited to receive some high powered submissions lately, including five numismatic gold rarities....
Gold, Silver Prices Climb as Dollar Falls and Stocks Muddle Along
Precious metals marked gains Tuesday as the U.S. dollar weakened against other world currencies. An unexpected plunge in new construction of single-family homes and...
Gold Seminar, Superb Morgan Dollars at May 2009 Long Beach Expo
(Long Beach, California) -- Award-winning numismatic author Scott Travers and veteran financial journalist Jim Kingsland will present a detailed, three-hour public educational forum about...
20 Million Lincoln Rail Splitter Pennies Sold in Four Days
Blazing past all expectations, collectors purchased more than 400,000 rolls of the 2009 Lincoln Rail Splitter cent in just four days, the latest United States Mint sales figures show.
The Mint launched the coin Thursday to an excited public. On the same day, two-roll sets -- one roll of 50 coins for the United States Mint at Philadelphia and one roll of 50 coins for the United States Mint at Denver -- went on sale for $8.95. Or, perhaps more clearly, for 8.95 cents per penny.
As of Sunday, the Mint said 200,055 of the two-roll sets have sold for a total of 400,110 rolls, adding up to more than 20 million pennies.
International Rarities Ready for Heritage Long Beach
Rare Nicholas I Rouble and a solid gold "Money Chain" highlight the offerings
DALLAS, TX -- International variety will be the name...
Numismatic News: Coin Prices, Bullion Premiums, Dime Weevel
May 19: Four numismatic news or coin blog articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday....