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GSPAC Formed to Support Rare Coin & Precious Metal Community

Donn Pearlman Public Relations — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 05:32:36 +0000

The first informational meeting of the recently created Gold & Silver Political Action Committee (GSPAC) occurred in Long Beach, California on September 22, 2010. The creation of the PAC was prompted by enactment of new Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 reporting requirements and other proposed legislation that could create tremendous burdens on dealers as well […]

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Fuljenz and Jordan Win National Awards for Investigations of Traveling Gold Buyers

Donn Pearlman Public Relations — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:25:38 +0000

An on-going series of investigative stories urging consumers to be cautious when selling gold coins and jewelry to some traveling gold buyers now have won five national journalism awards. During the "seller beware" investigation conducted in five Southeastern states, one of the so-called "hotel gold buyers" offered only $60 for a rare U.S. gold coin […]

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Rare 1794 Silver Dollar Sets World Record Price at $7.85 Million

Donn Pearlman Public Relations — Fri, 21 May 2010 02:31:15 +0000

The Neil/Carter/Contursi specimen 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar has been sold for $7,850,000, setting a new record as the world's most valuable rare coin.

The Neil/Carter/Contursi specimen 1794 Flowing Hair dollar, graded PCGS SP66, has been sold by Steven L. Contursi, President of Rare Coin Wholesalers, to the Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation for a world's record $7,850,000. (Photos credit: Rare Coin Wholesalers.) Click to Enlarge.

Graded PCGS Specimen-66, it is the finest known 1794 dollar and believed by several prominent experts to be the first silver dollar ever struck by the United States Mint.

It was sold by Steven L. Contursi, President of Rare Coin Wholesalers of Irvine, California, to the nonprofit Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation (CCEF) in Sunnyvale, California.

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Another Gold Rush for Wilmington Depository

Donn Pearlman Public Relations — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:16:04 +0000

(Wilmington, Delaware) — Business already is good for a Wilmington, Delaware bullion and rare coin depository that opened three years ago, but it’s expected to be even better in the weeks ahead now that a major New York City bank depository has told many of its customers to remove their valuables. "As soon as the news broke that HSBC […]

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Will Some Hawaii Coins be Valuable?

Donn Pearlman Public Relations — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:59:37 +0000

New Quarter-Dollars Brought Uncle Sam Billions – 25 Cents at a Time The Hawaii state commemorative quarter-dollars that go into circulation starting November 10 may provide the public with yet another opportunity to find a mini fortune in their pocket change. They also end a resoundingly successful ten-year program that helped reduce the federal budget […]

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