Austria Abbey of Seckau Silver Commemorative Issued
The Austrian Mint in Vienna has issued the last silver 10 euro commemorative in the six-coin series Great Abbeys of Austria. It is dedicated to the Benedictine Abbey of Seckau — a jewel of Romanesque architecture — in the province of northern Styria.
Seckau did not begin its existence as a Benedictine foundation. It was founded in 1140 as an abbey of Augustinian canons regular at St. Marein-Feistritz by a nobleman called Adalram von Waldeck – apparently as a penitential act for the death of his cousin. The place proved unsuitable, and in 1142 the abbey was moved to near-by Seckau. A year later Pope Innocent II placed the new foundation directly under papal protection. It was to be a double monastery with nuns (canonesses) from Salzburg forming a separate but adjoining convent. In 1150 they began to build the splendid Romanesque church which we still see today. In 1259 a fire destroyed much of the wooden ceiling and it was replaced with Gothic stone vaulting instead.
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Perth Mint of Australia Pre-Decimal Coin Collection
The Perth Mint of Australia on the first of
October began offering a historic five-coin collection that contains pre-decimal copper coins struck at The Perth Mint between 1940 and 1964.
Unlike new, commemorative, silver or gold coin products that are common from government Mints, these coins have traveled through many hands and are in choice circulated condition with signs of wear. For these coins, it's about their history. According to the Mint's website,
The Perth Mint began striking pre-decimal coinage on an annual basis from 1940. Producing many millions of copper coins, the historic Mint struck pennies and halfpennies for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, as well as the unique King George VI 1946 Shilling.
The five-coin set contains examples of these historic denominations and are encapsulated within a 'Coins of The Perth Mint' presentation folder with information for each coin type.
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The Economy, the Auction Market, and Heritage
Daniel Frank Sedwick Auction, Over $1 Million in Treasure
With World Gold and Silver Coins, Shipwreck Silver and Gold Ingots, Shipwreck Artifacts and even Miscellaneous Coins and Antiques from Colonial Days or Later.
Winter Park, FL — Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC announces the release of their new mail-bid Treasure Auction #4 by catalog and internet. The auction closes November 6.
Highlights of this sale include:
A California Gold Rush-era gold ingot from the S.S. Central America (1857) estimated at $125,000+ and also a gold bar marked with the "En Rada" stamp (Peña-Randa) from the Atocha (1622) estimated at $40,000+;
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The "Golden Fleece wreck" (ca. 1550) Special Research Collection of Mexican Charles-Joanna rarities (including the famous 3 reales of 1536 estimated at $10,000+ and many of the finest specimens of the first issues struck in the New World), as well as gold "finger" bars and silver "splash" ingots from the same wreck;
Gold Falls for a Third Session, Silver Up, Platinum Down
PCGS Certifies Hoard of Rare Gold Half Eagles
