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Gold, Silver, Metal Prices: Commentary – 1/6/2010

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Good Day, Gold buyers were out in decent numbers in Asia overnight, and the yellow metal eventually built upon its small opening gains, to reach...

2010 Coins Mark 100 Years of Australian Coinage

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The Royal Australian Mint on January 1, 2010, revealed new $1 coins celebrating a century of Australian coinage. Marking the unique anniversary is a historic reverse design featuring four heads for the very first time.

Four headed Royal Australian Mint $1 Coins
Four headed Royal Australian Mint $1 Coins - CLICK TO ENLARGE

Portrayed are the monarchs that have appeared on Australian coins during the past one hundred years -- King Edward VII (1901-1910), King George V (1910-1936), King George VI (1936-1952) and Queen Elizabeth II (1952-present).

 

"This commemoration is a significant milestone in Australia's history," said Royal Australian Mint Acting Chief Executive Officer Graham Smith. "Along with the new Government and Constitution, the change in 1910, from the British monetary system to our own, heralded the unity and budding independence of our young nation. And this is what we are celebrating in 2010."

 

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Gold Rises Slightly, Silver Jumps 1.9%

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New York gold futures advanced modestly on Tuesday as a seesawing US dollar eventually tilted stronger toward the end of the...

Canadian 25-Cent Circulation Coin Celebrates Klassen’s Five Medals

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OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- The Royal Canadian Mint is inviting Canadians to save the latest circulation coin in its Vancouver 2010 collection --...

2010 Native American Dollar Direct Ship Rolls Released

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The United States Mint began the new year with the release of 2010 Native American $1 coins through its Direct Ship Program....

Lucky Money Collection: BEP Adds Year of Tiger; Dragon Boat Notes

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The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) in December added two new products to its Lucky Money Collection, which features uncirculated notes "capturing...

Gold, Silver, Metal Prices: Commentary – 1/4/2010

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Epiphany, Of Another Kind Good Day, The first full trading day of the new year...

2009 Bullion & Business Recap

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Gold futures ended 2009 with their ninth straight yearly increase, soaring 24 percent for the year in New York. It ended up...

Gold Rises, Marking Ninth Yearly Gain

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New York gold futures rose Thursday to close out the year and record the ninth consecutive annual gain. A drop in the...

Free iPhone App for PCGS Photograde Online

A free Apple iPhoneTM application is available at the Apple iTunes App Store for the new PCGS Photograde™ Online (http://www.pcgs.com/Photograde/). The app can also...
1930-D Lincoln Cent MS67 Red

140-Coin Lincoln Cent Collection Tops $309K at Heritage Auction

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A collection of just 140 Lincoln cents realized $309,303 in Heritage Auctions' Oct. 26 Makes Perfect Cents Collection sale, led by a 1914-D Lincoln...