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Monthly Archives: February 2008

Bullion & Business Weekend Report

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Gold and platinum were in mixed moods this week. Gold had spiked Wednesday on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) after the Federal...

Archaeologists Find Old Gold Coin Worth $45,000 in Latrine at Construction...

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[googlemaps https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=W+Main+Plaza,+San+Antonio,+Bexar,+Texas,+United+States&sll=29.424722,-98.493762&sspn=0.009158,0.023389&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=0,29.424640,-98.493770&t=h&om=0&s=AARTsJrO7nUrhBfRXnqOzeMraK6SubI8qQ&ll=29.42468,-98.493499&spn=0.000818,0.001073&z=18&output=embed&w=200&h=175] Archaeologists don't expect to find gold in the middle of a downtown city, but that's exactly what they did find. Main Plaza is...

The Historic Perth Mint Strikes a New Modern Corporate Identity

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Today, the historic Perth Mint reveals its new corporate identity to an international audience at the 2008 World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany. Perth Mint...

2008 4th Olympiad London Anniversary £2 Commemorative Coins on Sale

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New 2008 commemorative £2 coins celebrating the centenary of the 4th Olympiad in London are available from the British Royal Mint. The attractive, limited edition commemorative coins comes in Brilliant Uncirculated and Proof versions with each bearing a unique reverse design honouring the centenary of the London Olympic Games of 1908.

New commemorative £5 coin for 2008 with a specially designed reverse celebrating the 450th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth I (British Royal Mint images)

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