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Bowers and Merena to Present Nearly 1,300 Coin Lots at Baltimore...
Highlights of Bowers and Merena's Baltimore Rarities Sale, which is prior to ANA World's Fair of Money, include extraordinary 1866-S No Motto Liberty Double Eagle in NGC MS-60 and elusive 1808 Capped Bust Left Quarter Eagle in NGC MS-61
IRVINE, Calif. – Bowers and Merena Auctions, America's leading rare coin auction house, will host their Baltimore Rarities Sale in July at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, just prior to the ANA World’s Fair of Money. The auction of nearly 1,300 lots will be presented on Saturday, July 26, with lot viewing scheduled for Thursday to Saturday, July 24-26, and lot pick-up on Sunday, July 27. The catalog includes approximately 1,100 coin and 200 currency lots.
World’s Largest Silver Coin from Austria, the Europe Taler 2008
Weighing in at an arm-wrenching 44.2 pounds (20.08 kg) and a gigantic arm-circling 44.6 inches (116.3 cm), the word's largest silver coin, named the Europe Taler 2008, was unveiled at this year's European Championship of Football in Austria and Switzerland.
Using the current silver spot price of $16.62 per troy ounce, that makes the coin worth about $23,600 in bullion value alone.
If that's still a little hefty in price... and in weight for you, smaller coins with nearly 4 ounces (120 grams) of fine silver and a diameter of 2.4 inches (6 cm) will be available soon for the price of € 108 (~$168) plus VAT.
The coins will have a limited mintage set to 2,008. As a bonus, packaging of the coin includes "unique pieces from 500-year old wood."
Gold Edges Up Slightly, Silver Down
U.S. Mint to Unveil 2009 Saint-Gaudens Gold Coin at ANA Convention...
The Perth Mint of Australia Announces 2008 Worldwide Coin Releases
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PCGS Presents Stewart Blay’s Legendary "Red Copper Collection" at ANA
The "Red Copper Collection" of mint state and proof half cents and cents will be publicly displayed for the first time by Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) at the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money® convention in Baltimore, July 30 – August 2, 2008.
Assembled over a period of more than 20 years by Stewart Blay of New York, the collection contains some of the finest known copper coins and has won awards from the PCGS Set RegistrySM annually for each of the past six years.
