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Numismatic News Headlines – Apr 16
Lincoln, Braille & UHR Sales Figures – April 16
Lincoln Silver Dollars and Lincoln Birthplace cent rolls look to have settled into their final figures, according to the latest sales report from the United States Mint. The numbers have remained constant for two consecutive weeks.
The proof Lincoln silver dollar officially sold out Tuesday morning, although new orders had been on a "waiting list" since March 27 -- meaning the Mint would process a new order only if an old one prior to the 27th was cancelled.
Ultra High Relief (UHR) $20 gold coins picked up slightly, with 1,300 sold compared to the prior week's reported 491. Likely helping somewhat was the Mint $50 price reduction on April 8.
Royal Canadian Mint Launches New 2009 Collector Coins
Ottawa, Ontario – Today, the Royal Canadian Mint launched a string of new products which will once more strike a chord with coin collectors and gift givers looking for unique and finely crafted coins.
A new triangle-shaped coin, honouring Canada's Six String Nation Guitar, fronts a host of new entries from popular series such as Dinosaurs, Provincial Flowers, the 1/25th ounce pure gold coin, Playing Card Money and Ultra-High Relief Royal Effigies. The return of the classic 50-cent circulation coin roll and a new limited-edition 25-cent coin honouring Quebec's Notre-Dame-du-Saguenay landmark complete the bill.
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Discovery Shows Journey of Majestic Colombian 1770 Pillar Dollar
Rare specimen could bring $60,000+ at Heritage Long Beach, May 28-29
DALLAS, TX – Until three years ago, no one even knew that the 1770 Nuevo Reino Pillar Dollar existed. That changed quickly, however, when an amazing stash of 14 coins was found during the bulldozing of a parking lot in Bogota that was being razed for a new building.
Buried beneath the dirt and the decades was the old foundations of the Nuestra Senora del Pilar church. The church, which existed from 1770 until 1948 when it was set ablaze during riots, was also a convent and school for girls. The church was eventually torn down and the area turned into a parking lot. When construction began on a new building three years ago and crews started digging, a small group of coins turned up – including the 14 1770 Nuevo Reino Pillars.
Austrian Mint’s Basilisk Silver Coin Launches
Within its theme of "Austria and its People" the Vienna Mint begins a new sub-series of six silver 10 Euro coins called: Tales and Legends in Austria. The first coin is dedicated to a mediaeval legend from Vienna – the Basilisk. It will be issued on Wednesday, 15th April.
The story goes that in the year 1212 a baker's boy in a shop in the Schönlaterngasse (Lovely Lantern Lane) No. 7 discovered a horrible monster at the bottom of a well. The stench and poisonous fumes of the creature killed all those who inhaled them.
The monster was identified as a basilisk, a mutant creature part snake, part toad, part cockerel. To look into its eyes was instant death. A counsellor learned in such matters was fetched to help and to advise. He said that the only way to destroy the monster was to confront it with its own horrid appearance. Someone must go down into the well with a mirror.
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