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A new one-dollar circulation coin immortalizing the centennial of the Canadian Navy, proudly produced by the Royal Canadian Mint, was unveiled today by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada and Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces.

The unveiling took place at a luncheon celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Navy, hosted by the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence.

The Mint will produce seven million one-dollar Canadian Navy Centennial commemorative circulation coins, which will begin circulating today [June 29) and Canadians are encouraged to look for this special coin in their change, or order it online by visiting www.mint.ca/navy.

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U.S. gold prices dived 3.2 percent Thursday as a series of reports raised concerns of an economic slowdown in the U.S. and China,...

Excitement is generally muted in the latest batch of United States Mint coin sales figures.

There were a few standouts that either jumped or passed new thresholds.

The 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollars qualify for the former with sales surging 5,243, more than doubling the level of recent weekly gains. If that pace could be maintained, the commemoratives would actually sell out by year's end and join the 2010 Boy Scouts coins at 350,000. The DAV coins are currently are at 214,808 or 61.37% of their maximum. Collectors are buying 2.34 proofs for every 1 uncirculated coin.

2010 American Buffalo Gold Proof Coins topped 21,000. Interest in the numismatic 24-karat gold pieces have been progressively declining since their June 3, 2010 opening day, with weekly reported gains starting at 17,465 and then falling to 2,054 and now 1,540. Their bullion counterpart rose mildly by 2,000 to 160,500 for the year.

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Sino-Spanish-Indian Melange. The Aroma of Slowing. Good Morning, Chinese government efforts aimed at cooling the country's economy are apparently bearing fruit. Although some of this...

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...

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....

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...

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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