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Coin legislation in 2009 has progressed extremely slow, which is exceedingly normal considering the congressional process each bill must suffer through to pass....

The French Mint, Monnaie de Paris, has launched a new 10 euro silver proof coin commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Fall of...

The markets played a touch of reversal on Monday compared to recent weekly trends. Gold and silver gains finally upstaged platinum, which fell...

(Cincinnati, Ohio) – The Professional Numismatists Guild will host a free "PNG Share the Knowledge" educational seminar about modern coins during the 70th annual...

For collectors who like a good read, or want to build upon their numismatic library, now is the time to visit the newly launched...

A dig site where 22 ancient coins inscribed with Cleopatra's name, an alabaster mask fragment resembling Mark Antony, and 10 mummies were discovered suggest Cleopatra's lost tomb may be within reach, according to Egypt's chief archeologist, Zahi Hawass.

Archaeologist found the coins and mask last year when excavating a 2,300 year-old temple built by Ptolemy II. The recent cemetery discoveries led to underground radar revealing three "important anomalies."

The evidence has convinced Hawass that someone important is buried within temple, and possibly the famous lovers.

 

"We think this is really a perfect place for Cleopatra and Mark Antony to be hidden," Hawass said.

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The April 16 edition of the Coin Chat Radio program features a couple of interesting interviews that cover three centuries: from sunken steamships...

For the fourth straight week, gold and silver fell while platinum rose. London gold lost 1.1 percent, silver dropped...

Rick Mercer, Canadian satirist and TV personality, throws his brand of humor into the mix as he tours the Royal Canadian Mint...