January 2010

OTTAWA, ONTARIO — The Royal Canadian Mint is inviting Canadians to save the latest circulation coin in its Vancouver 2010 collection — the 25-cent coin celebrating Cindy Klassen’s unprecedented five medals at the Turin Games in 2006. Up to 22 million 25-cent coins (shown left) celebrating Cindy Klassen’s unprecedented five medals at the Turin Games [...]

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The United States Mint began the new year with the release of 2010 Native American $1 coins through its Direct Ship Program. The offering replaced the 2009 $1 rolls featuring the same Sacagawea obverse but with the older themed "Three Sisters" planting design on the reverse. The 2010 design features the new reverse theme, "Government [...]

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The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) in December added two new products to its Lucky Money Collection, which features uncirculated notes "capturing the significance of the numbers "8888" and "168," as well as the Zodiac celebrated for the specific Lunar Year." On sale now for respective prices of $5.95 and $68.88 are: $1 [...]

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Epiphany, Of Another Kind Good Day, The first full trading day of the new year started off with a pattern reminiscent of the year that just passed; namely, dollar selling/ commodities buying. News that China’s manufacturing activity grew at the highest rate in over five years stimulated the by-now-familiar trade among players. Thus, the US [...]

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Gold futures ended 2009 with their ninth straight yearly increase, soaring 24 percent for the year in New York. It ended up 27.6 percent in the London Fixing. The yellow metal’s direction throughout was mostly dictated by a weaker US dollar. And for the most part, silver and platinum followed gold. New York crude oil [...]

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