Blast off through the galaxy with The Perth Mint as it launches the latest exciting series in its Young Collectors coin program – Space!
Unveiled today at Horizon – The Planetarium, the new coin program is designed to educate children aged from seven to 15 years about the wonders of the solar system through the interactive, engaging and fun hobby of coin collecting.
With the coin industry facing an increasingly mature collector-base, Perth Mint Sales and Marketing Director Ron Currie said that exciting new initiatives are needed to boost participation in one of the world’s oldest and most noble hobbies – coin collecting. Read the rest of this entry »
Precious metals on Tuesday continued to rise for the week. Gold, silver and platinum marked slight gains despite a modest slip in oil prices and a U.S. dollar that showed some strength, albeit timid, against several world currencies. U.S. stocks inched higher as well.
In New York trading futures for bullion:
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Silver for September delivery rose 7 cents, or 0.5 percent, to 12.855 an ounce.
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Gold for August delivery gained 30 cents, or 0.03 percent, to $922.80 an ounce.
- October platinum increased by $17.80, or 1.6 percent, to $1,135.10 an ounce.
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The US Mint on Tuesday launched the John Tyler Presidential $1 Coin & Letitia Tyler First Spouse Medal Set for $8.95. The set is the second released this year and the tenth since the popular offering began in 2007.
Included for the price is an uncirculated Tyler $1 coin and a 1/15 inch Letitia Tyler Bronze Medal.
The two are mounted within an attractive "durable plastic card enhanced with beautiful representations of the President and first spouse’s portraits, with issuance information on the back," states the US Mint site. Read the rest of this entry »
July 14: 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:
Steve Roach | Coin Values
A bright spot in the current market is in generic gold, both circulated and Uncirculated. Multiple dealers are contributing to a robust market, of which generic Coronet (a.k.a. Liberty or Libs) and Saint-Gaudens (a.k.a. Saints) gold $20 double eagles are king…
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