2008
Yearly Archives: 2008
Canadian Silver Coin Calculator Added to CoinNews
CoinNews has added a Canadian Silver Coin Calculator, a collector tool that determines the value of silver within Canadian coins. ...
Extraordinary 1794 Dollar May Appear on Wine Labels
An image of the finest known 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar, owned and frequently exhibited by Steven L. Contursi, President of Rare...
Guam Quarter Designs Submitted to U.S. Mint
View Larger Map Guam Governor Felix Camacho has sent two quarter design proposals to the United States Mint. While the highly successful 50 State Quarters®...
Bullion & Business Weekend Report – Mar 15
Gold hit many analysts expectations Friday when New York gold swung to a new record high of $1,009 an ounce. The falling value of...
James Monroe Coin Covers Available from Mint
James Monroe $1 Coin Covers are now available from the United States Mint. These limited edition covers include two Monroe Presidential $1 coins...
Exhibitors Recognized at Phoenix National Money Show
Anthony Tumonis of Tucson, Ariz., received the Best-in-Show Exhibit Award for his display, "1940 Arizona Movie Scrip," at the American Numismatic Association's 2008 National...
Australian Silver Coin Calculator Added to CoinNews
The CoinNews site has added an Australian Silver Coin Calculator, a collector tool that determines the value of silver content within Australian...
A New $5 Bill Enters U.S. Circulation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The first new $5 bill was issued by the Federal Reserve today during a commemorative transaction at President Lincoln's Cottage...
United States Mint Will Recreate Saint-Gaudens Coins
United States Mint Director Ed Moy announced plans to bring back Saint-Gaudens' original ultra-high relief Liberty $20 Gold Piece. (An excellent photo of the front and back of such a coin may be seen in the recent Heritage Auction press release, Proof Gold Stars at Heritage’s $10 Million Phoenix ANA Signature Auction.)
The Saint-Gaudens' designed coins are thought by many to be the most beautiful ever minted in the U.S. The collector coin will be made in 24-karat gold and launched in 2009.
"We want to spur the highest level of artistic excellence in American coin design," said Director Moy. "Recreating thousands of Augustus Saint-Gaudens' ultra-high relief Double Eagles will be a defining moment in American coinage."
Odyssey Discovered Shipwreck Treasure Site Stays Hidden, Judge Orders
U.S. Judge Mark Pizzo ruled Wednesday that the location of the shipwreck site where 17-tons of Colonial-era gold and silver coins...