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India Issued 10 Rupee Coins May "Break"

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The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) newly issued 10 rupee (Rs10) coins may separate into two pieces, according to news accounts. The bimetal coins were...

Bullion & Business Weekend Report – April 11

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For the third straight week, gold and silver moved lower while platinum and stocks finished higher. Oil nearly joined the multi-week trend...

PNG Seeks 2009 Award Nominees

(Fallbrook, California) – Nominations for the 2009 awards are being sought by the Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.com), according to PNG Executive Director Robert Brueggeman...

Queen Hands Out Rare Coins in Royal Maundy Service

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In keeping with yearly tradition to mark Holy Thursday before Easter, Queen Elizabeth II handed out rare coins during the Royal Maundy Service that...

Gold Ends Lower for Third Straight Week

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Gold slid lower Thursday, ending a holiday-shortened week and marking the yellow metal's third weekly loss. In contrast, U.S. stocks jumped to conclude a...

Numismatic News Headlines – Apr 9

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Four numismatic news or coin blog articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday. These articles are not authored by us, but...

ANA Announces Candidates for 2009-11 Board of Governors

Seventeen members of the American Numismatic Association have accepted nominations for positions on the 2009-11 Board of Governors, Executive Director Larry Shepherd has announced. Two...

Lincoln, Braille & UHR Sales Figures – April 9

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US Mint Sales Figures ImageThe latest US Mint sales figures has data shifting not only up, but down. Lincoln $1s and Birthplace penny roll totals were clipped lower. Braille Silver Dollars improved nicely, and the pace of Ultra High Relief (UHR) Gold coin slowed even more.

A magical correction has appeared for the Lincoln Silver Dollars. Whether it was customer returns, cancellations or Mint accounting tweaks, the proof and uncirculated sales figures are now aligned with the stars. Combined sales dropped by 15,614.

A perfect 325,000 sold is listed for the proof and an all-natural 125,000 for the uncirculated option. And with those numbers, 50,000 are left for the special 5-coin proof set the Mint will release later this year. Last week the numbers were twisted in what appeared to be an apparent oversell of coins, leaving less than 35,000 coins free for the special set.

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Gold Rises with Nearly Everything Else

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Gold climbed Wednesday along with nearly "everything else." In this report, the else is silver, platinum, oil and U.S. stocks. Most gains, however, were...

DGS Unveils New, Super Easy On-Line Submission Form

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Virginia Beach, VA. – On March 20, 2009 Dominion Grading Service (DGS) made its new and improved Submission Form live on www.dominiongrading.com. DGS...