NASA Silver and Gold Coin Legislation Moves Forward
Coin legislation entitled NASA 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act (S. 2159) should receive the President's signature in short order.
The Senate unanimously passed the act on Thursday, June 19, which follows unanimous passage by the House for the same named bill on July 30, 2007.
The legislation authorizes the United States Mint to issue:
300,000 silver $1 dollar coins from each of 9 designs, and
- 50,000 $50 one-ounce gold coins
The NASA commemoratives would be minted in "proof quality only." The proposed nine various designs for the silver coins add an extra level of intrigue to these commemoratives that is sure to peak interest.
Sedwick’s Treasure Auction #3 hits $800,000
Bullion & Business Weekend Report – June 21
Teletrade Hosts Special Friday Online Auction on June 27 with PCGS...
IRVINE, Calif. – Teletrade, America's largest fully automated Internet auction company for certified coins and currency, will host a very special Friday online auction on June 27, 2008, in addition to their regularly scheduled three weekly auctions on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.
This is Teletrade Auction 2549 consisting of more than 200 exclusive certified coin lots, and will be live at www.teletrade.com from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. eastern time. Bidding is open now and the complete catalog is viewable on the Teletrade website.
American Eagle Day: Highlights Bald Eagle Coins Supporting AEF
ANA Board Acknowledges Lamp of Knowledge as Official Seal
D.C. Quarter Design of Duke Ellington Wins
District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty announced Thursday the winning Washington, D.C. quarter design featuring historical jazz legend, Duke Ellington. The Mayor officially communicated the selection to United States Mint Director Edmund Moy.
On May 23, D.C. residents were given three quarter design concepts and asked to vote for their favorite. Public voting ended Wednesday, June 18. Over the four week voting period, 6,089 District residents cast online, mail or telephone votes. The voting was close across each, but the winning quarter design of Ellington won by 3 percentage points.
Government Wants Presidential Coin Lawsuit Dropped
The U.S. Treasury Secretary wants a federal judge to dismiss a Florida man's lawsuit seeking to place 10 men on Presidential $1 coins who, he says, were presidents before George Washington.
The United States Mint was placed under the auspices of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States in 1981.
Stanley L. Klos of Palm Beach, Florida wants Treasury Secretary Paulson to use his authority to have coins minted for the men who were Presidents of the United States in Congress Assembled under the Constitution of 1777, also known as the Articles of Confederation as adopted in March of 1781.
Royal Canadian Mint’s 25-Cent Breast Cancer Circulation Coin Honoured
Royal Mint Offers 2008 UK Queen Elizabeth I £5 Piedfort ...
The British Royal Mint has announced the sale of the extremely limited 2008 UK Queen Elizabeth I £5 Piedfort Platinum Proof Coin, and only days after releasing the four-coin silver proof Piedforts.
The platinum coin, like its sister silver version, has the piedfort-style double weight and thickness. It's on sale for a whopping £5250 (~$10,264 USD). Too high? Set aside the coin's beauty and consider only its limited 150 issuance and 3 ounce platinum content. You might just reconsider.
