Bullion & Business Weekend Report – Feb. 13
Gold, Silver, Metal Prices: Commentary – 2/12/2010
British Virgin Islands Presents Classical Sculptures in Elgin Marbles Coins
Royal Canadian Mint Issues 2010 Lucky Loonie Circulation Coin and Products
With one day remaining before the eyes of the world turn to Canada for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the Royal Canadian Mint is proud to issue the 2010 Lucky Loonie.
Royal Canadian Mint 2010 Lucky Loonie Products: silver collector coin, circulation coin, circulation roll, and First Day 2010 Lucky Loonie (Click to Enlarge)
The one-dollar coin, which features the Ilanaaq, the Official Emblem of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, was launched at a public hockey shoot-out special event outside the Royal Canadian Mint Pavilion in downtown Vancouver.
"Canadians have waited years for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to finally begin in Vancouver and the Lucky Loonie is a symbol of luck for our athletes participating in these two extraordinary sporting events," said Ian E. Bennett, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint.
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Gold Rises 1.7%, Silver Advances 1.9%
2010 Lincoln Shield Penny Launches in Springfield, Illinois
In a city that is no stranger to events related to former President of the United States Abraham Lincoln, several hundred people gathered today in Springfield, Illinois to take part in the United States Mint's official launch ceremony for the 2010 Lincoln Shield Cent -- a ceremony some thought could be canceled due to a wintry snowmageddon of storms striking the nation.
Springfield has deep ties with the former President. It was in this area that he lived most of his adult life; where he taught himself to be a lawyer and practiced as such; where he met his wife Mary Todd and married her; where he raised his family; and where he first delved into politics long before being elected President. It is also in Springfield where Lincoln is buried. His body was interred here following his assassination only days after the end of the American Civil War.
With morning temperatures firmly ensconced around seven degrees, a line of 40 people were frigidly gathered outside the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) complex one hour before the museum opened. By the time the doors sprung open at 9:00, the line had grown to some 300 people who had eagerly awaited to get inside. Coin collectors, members of the media and others immediately started to fill the large room designed to hold approximately 250. Then, with 9:30 approaching, local government representatives and special guests formed at the front of the room and the ceremony began.
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Gold Falls Slightly, Silver Retreats Nearly 1%
Bowers and Merena to Offer Exceptional U.S. Coin Rarities in Baltimore
IRVINE, Calif. -- Bowers and Merena Auctions, America's leading rare coin and currency auction house, will conduct the Official Auction of the March 2010 Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo.
Scheduled for March 2-6 at the Baltimore Convention Center, the sale will present over 3,300 lots of important United States coins and currency. Ponterio & Associates, division of Bowers and Merena, will present more than 2,400 lots of world and ancient coins and currency.
"We have an impressive selection of rare U.S. coins and notes set for auction at the upcoming March 2010 Baltimore Expo," stated Bowers and Merena president Steve Deeds. "Anchoring the sale is a trio of extremely important coins, all of which have been off the market for decades."
