Appearing as the third proof issue from the Perth Mint of Australia in its internationally acclaimed Australian Koala Gold Coin Series is the 2010 Koala Gold Proof Coin.
Koalas have long appeared as an iconic symbol for Australia along with their other famous marsupial, the kangaroo. Together, the creatures have graced strikes of the Perth for years, but the Proof Koala Gold Coin only made its debut in 2008. That year, an image of a cuddly koala sitting on a tree branch with its young clinging to its back was featured on the coin.
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U.S. gold prices finished higher Wednesday, capping their seventh straight quarterly increase and marking their best quarterly performance at 12 percent since the third quarter of 2007. Silver followed gold, rising 6.7 percent in the second quarter to string together a streak of six consecutive quarterly wins. Other metals fell during the prior three months, [...]
The United States Mint on Tuesday published a new 2010 product schedule that offers collectors a full preview of its remaining releases with specific projected dates.
Up until this point, the U.S. Mint had been providing release dates for two months into the future and then general monthly time lines for other coin issues.
Still notably absent from the schedule are exact dates for the uncirculated and proof 2010 American Gold and Silver Eagles, providing a reminder that they may be canceled for a second year. The 2010 bullion versions (investor-intended, non mint marked) have been available since January 19, 2010. The collector uncirculated and proof 2009-dated eagle were canceled due
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Bombay Kept At Bay Good Morning, Quarterly performance tallies started to trickle in as the last trading day of the month got underway this morning. Commodities tabulated their worst quarter since late 2008/early 2009 as a 10% decline in the complex was affected by Chinese growth contraction fears and investor sentiment about the fate of [...]
U.S. gold prices edged $3.80 higher Tuesday, marking their third increase in four days as an unexpected drop in U.S. consumer confidence, signs of slower growth in China and continued fears over widening European debt woes boosted the yellow metal’s safe-haven appeal. Other commodities and stocks fell sharply. Crude oil plunged 3 percent — the [...]
The United States Mint will end sales for all six D.C. and U.S. Territories Quarters First Day Coin Covers on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time.
The U.S. Mint published a last chance product page at its online store in mid-May which listed the coin covers discontinued date and time, which followed the June 15, 2010 ending availability of its 2009 Lincoln cents and related products.
Each of the covers feature an attractive display card containing two quarters –one each from the United States Mint facilities at Philadelphia and Denver– that were struck on the first day of their mintage, and a U.S. Flag postage stamp with a postmark showcasing when the coins were released to the public.
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An $18 million display of two rare Double Eagles accompanied by Boston-related early Americana will be one of the exhibit highlights in the Museum Showcase area at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money convention in Boston, August 10 – 14, 2010.
The 1861 Philadelphia Mint “Paquet Reverse” gold $20, graded NGC MS67, was formerly in the famous Farouk and Norweb collections. Not known to exist until 2006, the gem proof 1921 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, graded NGC SP64, is insured for $8 million. Both rare coins will be displayed at the ANA World’s Fair of Money in Boston courtesy of Brian Hendelson of Classic Coin Co. (Photos courtesy of Numismatic Guaranty Corporation.) – Click image to enlarge
The coins in this first-ever display are the finer each of the two known 1861 Philadelphia Mint "Paquet Reverse" gold $20, graded NGC MS67, and 1921 Proof Roman Finish Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, graded NGC SP64. Insured for $8 million each, they are being provided for the ANA exhibit by Brian Hendelson, President of Classic Coin Co. of Bridgewater, New Jersey.
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The Now and Zen of Gold Good Morning, Monday’s double-digit losses in gold showed little in the way of reversal signs early this morning as news that [revised] Conference Board calculations indicate a possible slowdown underway in the economy of the now largest exporter globally: China. The corrected leading Chinese economic index figure showed an [...]
The incredible "Ship of Gold" exhibit, showcasing California Gold Rush-era sunken treasure recovered from the 1857 shipwreck of the SS Central America, will make port in Boston at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money, August 10-14 at the Hynes Convention Center. The exhibit is courtesy of Monaco Rare Coins of Newport Beach, Calif. [...]
Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) member-dealers have been assisting the news media in their continuing investigations of several gold-buying companies that move from community to community across the United States.
Traveling gold buyers offered only $60, significantly below bullion melt value, for this 1925-D Indian Head $2.50 coin graded NGC MS66 that PNG experts say is actually worth $10,000. (Photo credit: Universal Coin & Bullion) – Click image to enlarge
One of the buyers offered only $60 — significantly less than even its bullion melt value — for a 1925-D Indian Head $2.50 gold coin certified NGC MS66 and valued at $10,000 by PNG experts.
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