Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Legendary 1876-CC Twenty-Cent Piece with Five-Generation History Realizes $207,000 IRVINE, Calif. — Bowers and Merena Auctions, America’s leading rare coin and currency auction house, returned to Baltimore for the second time in 2009 to present the Official Auction of the Baltimore Coin and Currency Convention at the Baltimore Convention Center June 10-13. The auction of [...]

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Gold futures broke a two-day loosing streak on Tuesday, rising modestly, while platinum and silver continued to decline for a third straight session. In other markets, oil fell below $63 a barrel and U.S. stocks plunged. In New York trading futures for bullion: Silver for September delivery fell 1.8 cents, or 0.1 percent, to 13.220 [...]

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(Los Angeles, California) — Award-winning numismatic author, acclaimed researcher, well-known dealer, Q. David Bowers, chairman of Stack’s and numismatic director of Whitman Publishing LLC, will be the featured speaker at the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) Share the Knowledge seminar during the American Numismatic Association (ANA) World’s Fair of Money convention in Los Angeles. "An Hour [...]

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OTTAWA — Coin collectors and astronomy fans alike will be impressed by the Royal Canadian Mint’s $30 Sterling Silver International Year of Astronomy collector coin, as well as several new products which are sure to attract the gaze of those looking to expand their collections or acquire finely crafted keepsakes of innovative design and composition.

Royal Canadian Mint 2009 Collector Coins - Third Product Releases

Other entries in the Mint’s third product release of 2009 include the final issue of the Playing Card Money series, a new Blessings of Wealth 99.999% pure gold coin, an "Autumn Jewel" crystal raindrop coin and the newest issue of the $20 Fine Silver Great Canadian Locomotive Series featuring the Jubilee. These products will be available for purchase as of July 22, 2009.

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July 7: 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 coin articles: 10 Picks for Those Who Like Large Silver Coins Mark Benvenuto | Coins [...]

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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Bureau/BEP) will exhibit at the American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) World’s Fair of Money, August 5 – 9, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (West Hall A), 1201 S. Figueroa Street – Los Angeles, CA. The Bureau will proudly showcase its "Billion Dollar Exhibit" which features more than one [...]

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