Thursday, July 9, 2009

Gold edged higher Thursday as a weakened U.S. dollar helped the yellow metal rebound from a two-month low reached on Wednesday. Silver and platinum climbed as well. U.S. stocks ended the day with modest gains. In New York trading futures for bullion: Silver for September delivery rose 8.3 cents, or 0.6 percent, to 12.935 an [...]

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July 9: 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: The History of the Lincoln Cent Susan Headley | About.com: Coins The Lincoln [...]

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On January 9th, 2010, George Frederick Kolbe/Fine Numismatic Books will offer for sale at public auction the remarkable numismatic library carefully assembled over seven decades by the New York numismatic firm founded by brothers Morton and Joseph and ably carried on by Norman, Benjamin, Harvey, Susan, and Lawrence Stack. For over fifty years, the fabled [...]

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US Mint Sales Figures ImageCollectors had more on their minds than buying coins last week, the latest US Mint figures reveal. Sales were modest, held in check by diversionary summer travel and the celebration of an extended 4th of July holiday weekend.

As has been the case for several weeks, the Mint 2009 Proof Set led in sales. Another 101,409 were purchased on top of the last report, bringing the total sold to 785,821. It looks like the million figure will be breached by month’s end.

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