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Heritage Awards High Relief $20 to Lucky Maryland Collector
More than 35 Other Winners in Heritage's 2008 Survey, Including an ANA Life Membership
Dallas, Texas: Heritage Auction Galleries has selected more than 40...
Virtual Coin Robbers Punished. What About Real Coin Robbers and Counterfeit...
A news article today recounted how China's leading online game operator, The9 Ltd., will begin suspending the accounts of players who steal and then...
New Mexico Quarter Debuts, Now in Circulation
The New Mexico state quarter entered circulation yesterday and it was kicked off with its ceremonial launch held at the state's capitol...
Palladium Recreated Saint-Gaudens Coins Proposed
Last month U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy announced plans to recreate the famed Saint-Gaudens coin in 24-karat gold for 2009. That gold coin could potentially be supplemented or even replaced by the creation of a less expensive palladium version.
There is new legislation on the table to recreate the coin in palladium—a silver-white precious metal that is directly above platinum and to the left of silver in the Periodic Table of Elements.
The Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ designed coins are thought by many to be the most beautiful ever minted in the U.S. At the time of the announcement for the planned gold recreation of the coin, Mint Director Moy commented,
Bullion & Business Weekend Report – April 5
There still seems to be an undercurrent of "positive expectations" that precious metals will eventually head to new peaks. But not this week. Silver,...
BEP Prints 784 Million U.S. Banknotes Worth $13.5 Billion in March
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) produced 784,010,000 U.S. banknotes in March of 2008 worth a total of $13,501,800,000.
March figures reflect...
Viking Hoard of Silver Coins Discovered in Sweden
For an archaeologist, the words "Viking", "Coins" and "Sweden" are likely to bring to mind Sweden's island province of Gotland, a known Viking...
Australian Company to Modernize Mint with Robots
Family owned, Australian business, Australis Engineering P/L has won the tender to update the Royal Australian Mint’s materials handling and warehousing system....
Spain Voluntarily Dismisses One Shipwreck Case with Odyssey Marine
One of the three admiralty cases between Spain and Odyssey Marine Exploration has been dismissed in Florida Middle District Court. Instead of a...
Silver $1 Proof 1921 Kookaburra Penny Coin by Royal Australian Mint
The availability of Royal Australian Mint's silver $1 coin of the 1921 Kookaburra Penny is coming to a close on April 25,...
2025 American Liberty Gold Coin and Silver Medal Candidate Designs Unveiled
The United States Mint unveiled an array of possible designs for the 2025 American Liberty Gold Coin and Silver Medal. The portfolio of line...
