Antarctic Explorers Australian Coins to Head South on Antarctic Adventure
Five hundred collector coins from the Royal Australian Mint will have the trip of a lifetime in a commemorative flight over the Antarctic to mark the centenary of the attainment of the South Magnetic Pole. At their recent 2009 product launch, the Royal Australian Mint released its third coin in their Polar Series – Antarctic Explorers. Today [17 Jan.] this coin is fittingly onboard the South Magnetic Pole Centenary Flyover, organised by the Royal Society of Victoria.
In recognition of the centenary, the Antarctic Explorers coin features members of the 1907-09 Earnest Shackleton Expedition: Sir Douglas Mawson accompanied by Tannat Edgeworth Casey and Forbes Mckay, who were the first group to reach the South Magnetic Pole.
Bullion & Business Weekend Report – Jan 17
US Consumer Inflation at 0.1 Percent in 2008
Not Just Another Obama Coin! Internet Entrepreneur Releasing Limited Edition Coin
A District of Columbia entrepreneur has designed what he's calling the I WAS THERE Obama Inaugural keepsake coin.
"It's not another Presidential dollar or half-dollar plated in gold with a color picture of Obama on it. This coin is being custom die-struck from an original sculpture of Obama. I wanted to do something different. Obama promises change and I wanted to do the same," said Geoffrey Taylor, the designer of the coin.
The coin, minted in the USA, is designed specifically for people attending the Inaugural event. It will feature Obama's middle name. "I haven't seen this on any of the other coins out there," states Taylor. The back of the coin features a special story that brings together two significant historical events.
Austria Issues 2009 Commemorative Joseph Haydn Nine-Sided Coin
On 14th January the Austrian Mint in Vienna issued a silver 5 Euro coin to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of one of Austria's greatest sons, Joseph Haydn.
Born in 1732 in the village of Rohrau near the Hungarian border, Joseph Haydn began his musical career as a choirboy in the cathedral of Vienna. After his voice broke, he studied composition while keeping body and soul together by taking on pupils.
His big break came in 1761 when Prince Paul Anton Esterházy, head of one of Hungary's oldest and greatest noble families, employed him as musical director in his court. Haydn conducted and played, but most importantly he composed pieces for the prince and his guests – including such illustrious personages as Lord Horatio Nelson and even the Empress Maria Theresa herself. She often claimed: "When I want to hear a good opera, I go down to Esterház." (The country estate in Hungary.)
Numismatic News and Blog Headlines – Jan 15
Dollar Gains as Gold and Oil Fall
US Mint Announces New Pricing Policy, Coin Prices Updated Twice in...
For the second time this we
ek, the US Mint on Thursday updated American Buffalo Gold, American Eagle Gold and First Spouse Gold coin prices. The Mint also officially announced its pricing strategy for "precious metals numismatic products," and released pricing tables showing how gold and platinum coins will be adjusted in the future.
A Mint document published Jan. 6 by the Federal Register, which is the official daily source for notices by government agencies, laid the ground rules for its pricing policy. In short, prices for collector bullion coins may potentially change every Thursday. Adjustments will be based primarily on a weekly review of London Fix gold and platinum averages. The London Fix is used as a world price benchmark for immediate silver, gold and platinum delivery.
The first set of pricing updates occurred Monday when the new system went into affect. Coins were marked higher for the most part. Gold has declined over the last several days, which triggered a new round of reduced prices Thursday, as the tables reflect:
US Mint Gold, Platinum and Silver Coin Sales Figures, Jan 15
FUN Currency Tops $6 Million in Heritage’s $52 Million Auction
