Austrian 2010 20€ Rome On The Danube Virunum Silver Coin Issued
For some five centuries the River Danube formed an essential part of ancient Rome's northern border against the barbarian tribes of Germania.
Austria 2010 20€ Rome On The Danube Virunum Silver Coin
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The Austrian Mint's new silver series called "Rome on the Danube" breathes life back into the ruined remains of the towns and forts that played such prominent roles in the life of the Roman Empire in Austria.
Gold Prices Falls From Five-Month High, Silver Plunges
2010 Boy Scouts Silver Dollars Slow, Sales at 96.7% Max
BEP, US Treasury Web Sites Hacked
Security researchers discovered that the website for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and associated "MoneyFactory Store" were hacked on Monday.
The attacker added instructions to the front page of both sites that would run a script to allow a Ukrainian-based system insert instructions that will allow someone to attack a user's computer through the browser.
Currently, the BEP website (moneyfactory.gov, bep.gov, and bep.treas.gov) and the BEP's online store (moneyfactorystore.gov) are off-line. The website used to support the launch the new $100 Federal Reserve Note (newmoney.gov) was not infected by this attack.
First Spouse Gold Coin Prices to Rise
Gold, Silver, Metal Prices Commentary – May 4, 2010
Boy Scouts Uncirculated Silver Dollar Values After Sell Out
Now that the United States Mint uncirculated 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollars have officially sold out, most would expect that their interest on the secondary markets would increase. Apparently, at least for now, that is not the case.
eBay auctions reveals that collectors appear unwilling to fork over significant premiums for most uncirculated 2010-P Boy Scouts commemorative coins, which up until recently were available directly from the United States Mint for $35.95.
2010 American Silver Eagle April Sales: Robust, but Slower
The United States Mint's bullion 2010 American Silver Eagles continue to move like hot cakes, posting their second best sales number ever for an April.
US Mint buyers scooped up 2,507,500 of the one ounce, .999 fine silver pieces during the month.
However, April's demand was down from that of March, which remarkably ended with a new quarterly sales record. March 2010 sales registered at a whopping 3,381,000.
Gold, Silver, Metal Prices Commentary – May 3, 2010
Heritage World Coin Auction at CICF Realizes $5.2+ Million
