Offerings from Several Countries, Including China and Venezuela, Surpass Expectations IRVINE, Calif. — Ponterio & Associates, Inc., the world and ancients auction division of Bowers and Merena Auctions, dazzled bidders with an extensive selection of coins and paper money from around the world as part of Bowers and Merena’s Official Auction of the November 2009 [...]
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The US Mint began taking orders today for the final coin to be released as part of the 2009 District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program.
The Northern Mariana Islands Quarter went on sale at Noon (Eastern) today, November 30, 2009. The coins are available in circulation quality two-roll sets and bags.
This particular program was a continuation of the successful State Quarter series that ran from 1999 to 2008 and featured 50 quarters, each with a different reverse showcasing a state.
The D.C. and U.S. Territories program extended the run by also including a design for the District of Columbia and the five United States Territories; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and finishing with the Northern Mariana Islands.
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2010 Lincoln Cents are the topic of the week on the November 26th edition of Coin Chat Radio. Leading the program is Bob Van Ryzin and his "What’s In the News." He discusses the final 2009 Lincoln Cent Launch Ceremony where the Mint also unveiled the design for next year’s cent. It is still to [...]
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(Wilmington, Delaware) – Business already is good for a Wilmington, Delaware bullion and rare coin depository that opened three years ago, but it’s expected to be even better in the weeks ahead now that a major New York City bank depository has told many of its customers to remove their valuables. "As soon as the news broke that HSBC [...]
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Orders for Margaret Taylor First Spouse Gold Coins open beginning at Noon (Eastern) on December 3, 2009, the US Mint announced Wednesday. The Taylor coins are the 5th First Spouse coins released this year and the 13th for the series. Proof Margaret Taylor First Spouse Gold Coin – Click to Enlarge Each coin is struck [...]
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"Government – The Great Tree of Peace" has been announced as the theme for the 2010 Native American $1 coin by the US Mint. The coins will be issued beginning in January and throughout the year to meet demand.
2010 Native American $1 Design – Click to Enlarge
As dictated by the Native American $1 Coin Act (Public Law 110-82), the reverse of these coins feature a different reverse design annually that contain "images celebrating the important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the development of the United States and the history of the United States."
The 2010 design shows a Hiawatha Belt with five arrows bound together. The belt signifies the creation of the Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy.
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