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Date Change for PNG Seminar at September 2008 Long Beach Expo

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(Long Beach, California) – The date has changed for the latest in the Professional Numismatists Guild's "Share the Knowledge" educational seminars at the Long...

BEP Prints 667.5 Million Notes Worth $10.5 Billion in August

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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), the government agency responsible for printing U.S. currency, reported August production totals on Tuesday that shows a...

$1.1 Million of Certified Coins Quickly Sold Online in Two Days...

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Dallas, TX. Heritage's weekly Internet Coin Auctions have recently recorded sales of significant rarities.

Heritage auctioned rare coins

 

"What a great week for wonderful coins for our Internet bidders," enthused Heritage President Greg Rohan. "Our Tuesday Weekly Internet Coin Auction ending 8/19 included several significant coins, including:

 

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Silver, Gold and Platinum Drop Sharply with Oil

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New York silver, gold and platinum all dropped sharply Tuesday, helped by falling crude-oil prices and a rally in the U.S. dollar. The latter...

Heritage Presents 6000 Lot Currency Auction at Long Beach in...

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Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, the official auctioneer of the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectible Expo, will conduct a 6,000+ lot Currency Signature®...

U.S. Coin Rarities Lead Suite of Heritage’s Sept. 2008 Long Beach...

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Dallas, TX. An O-101 1796 15 Stars half dollar (Lot 2018), certified AU58 by PCGS is joined by many other gold and silver rarities in Heritage's Long Beach Signature® Auction, being held Sept 17-21, 2008.

Coin Highlights from Heritage's September 2008 Long Beach Signature® Auction

Heritage is also holding auctions featuring U.S. Currency, Ancient & World Coins, World Currency, and Tokens and Medals. The auctions are now posted by Heritage Auction Galleries on their HA.com website, and all lots are available for inspection and bidding.

 

"Among the great rarities included in the Long Beach auction," commented Heritage President Greg Rohan, "are several unusual pairs: A pair of 1879 $4 stellas (Judd-1635, Pollock-1833) with Flowing Hair, and certified by NGC (Lot 3570 is PR64 Star Cameo, and Lot 3571 is PR65 Cameo). A pair of early $5s from The Laredo Collection is also significant: Lot 3575 is a 1795 $5 Small Eagle (BD-1), certified MS62 NGC, and Lot 3587 is an 1805 $5 Close Date (BD-2). A pair of 1839-O Capped Bust, Reeded Edge Proof half dollars will keep seasoned numismatists talking for decades.

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India Announces Gandhi ‘Dandi March’ and ‘Mahatma Basaveshwara’ Rs 5 Coins

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced new five rupee coins to commemorate Gandhi's '75 Years of Dandi March' and social reformer 'Mahatma...

Beijing to London Olympic Games Handover Coins

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The Royal Mint revealed on Wednesday limited edition silver, gold and base metal £2 coins to commemorate the successful bid of London 2012 and mark the Olympic handover from Beijing.

2008 Olympic Games Handover Coins

The coins are the first legal tender UK coinage to display the London 2012 logo and the first to show the Olympic emblem.

Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London 2012 organising committee, said:

 

"The sale of mementoes of this kind are a tradition of the Olympic and Paralympic movement and one that London 2012 and the Royal Mint will continue with the release of over the four years leading up to the 2012 Games."

 

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FIDEM Medallic Sculpture Exhibit to Close Sept. 15

Exhibit will be replaced by “Money of the Civil War” in October "The Medal Is the Message: Global Ideas in Handheld Sculpture," an innovative exhibit...

Winners Announced in 2008 Club Publications Contest

The American Numismatic Association announced the winners of its 2008 Outstanding Club Publications Contest during the ANA Representative Program Breakfast on Aug. 2 at...
1795 13 Leaves Eagle, BD-1, MS64+

Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part XII, Featured in Heritage’s CSNS US...

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There is ample reason why people refer to a "gift that keeps on giving." In the case of collectors of American coins, one such gift...