Yearly Archives: 2008

Conducting the highest grossing auction in its 22-year history, Teletrade breaks records June 1 with total online auction sales surpassing $1.1 million and "The...

Commemorative coins honoring disabled American veterans are almost assured with recent action in the Senate.

House bill H.R. 634, titled American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act, calls for a total of 350,000 silver dollar proof and uncirculated coins in 2010.

The bill easily passed in May of 2007 by a House vote of 416 to 0. It was quickly moved into the Senate for consideration, but in typical legislative fashion it settled soundly in committee awaiting either complete and forever forgetfulness, or action. Action won-over on May 20.

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Other Winners in Heritage's 2008 Survey Win Crisp Uncirculated Nationals  Dallas, Texas: Heritage Auction Galleries has selected winners in their 2008 Currency Auction...

It was a struggling week for silver, gold and platinum. Each faltered with the overall strength in the US dollar, declines in crude...

Numismatic News today announced the launch of an online Business Directory for coin collectors and numismatic professionals. In a statement, associate publisher of...

U.S. treasure hunting company Odyssey Marine Exploration struck gold twice in a single week. The company announced Thursday it had discovered new shipwreck sites near the English Channel containing Colonial period artifacts.

That announcement came on the heels of Tuesday's revelation that Odyssey's adventures will be spotlighted on a Discovery Channel shipwreck series that will be seen around the world.

Odyssey has been fighting a huge legal battle with Spain over ownership of 17-tons of Colonial-era coins recovered in May of 2007. While those legal battles will wage on with several hundred million at stake, the latest news from Odyssey is fortuitous in its timing.

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Dallas, TX. More than 350 rare coins from the inventory of noted Dallas firm Anaconda Rare Coins will be offered by Heritage...

First Fidelity Reserve has announced today the launch of its new coin web site dedicated to coins described in the book "The Money of...

A few days ago the U.S. Mint announced the release ceremony for the Arizona state quarter. On the same day of the ceremony, June...

New Zealand has issued commemorative silver and gold proof coins honoring the life achievements of Sir Edmund Hillary. The release of the proof coins mark the 55th anniversary of Hillary's adventurous climb of Mount Everest with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay on May 29, 1953. The two were the first climbers to conquer Everest.

Sir Edmund Hillary was 33 then, and lived on to accomplish other extraordinary feats during his 88-year lifetime. According to the New Zealand Post, who released the coins,

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