Monthly Archives: September 2009

Coin Chat Radio starts off this week with a couple of recent news events on Bob Van Ryzin's 'What's In The News.' First story...

Precious metals prices jumped for a third straight week with silver again rising the most while gold topped the psychological $1,000 an ounce barrier....

A bipartisan bill was introduced Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives that would authorized the United States Mint to strike silver dollars in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Congressman Jerrold Nadler [D-NY], representative of Ground Zero and Lower Manhattan, introduced the National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Coin Act of 2009, H.R. 3549.

The legislation would authorize the US Mint to issue up to 2,000,000 silver coins during 2011 to commemorate the 9/11 anniversary, and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center.

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Hedge-Trimmers Get a Haircut Good Day, Gold prices climbed back above the $1,000 mark in overnight trade, after reports showing that China's...

The Washington Pattern Coinage of Peter Getz includes a meticulous census of all specimens known, accompanied by pedigrees, auction records, weights, diameters, condition, detailed...

The Royal Mint has presented HRH The Prince of Wales, with a special gold edition of a medallion struck to commemorate the golden anniversary...

To conclude its six-coin series "Austrian Railways" the Vienna mint is now issuing a 20-Euro silver commemorative coin dedicated to the...

Four numismatic news or coin blog articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday. These articles are not authored by...

The Royal Australian Mint is holding a September Spring Cleaning Collector Auction, marking the first time it has held such an event. Set for...

Gold edged down slightly for a second straight day despite a weaker US dollar which tends to make the yellow metal more attractive to...