Over $2 Million Worth of Coins Taken in Burglary, Reward Offered
Missing U.S. Mint ‘Certificate of Authenticity’ Worried Coin Collector. What is...
NGC Announces Expanded Star Designation
2008 Sacagawea Dollars and Kennedy Half-Dollar for Sale
Winning Theme Announced for 2008 National Coin Week
2008 American Bald Eagle Coins: Prices, Designs and Information
Vibrant American Bald Eagle coin designs were released December 5th, 2007 and the US Mint pulled away the curtains to offer them for sale on January 15, 2008.
A $5 gold coin, a $1 silver coin and a half-dollar clad coin all honor the American Bald Eagle in 2008. These three coins are also issued in special commemorate Proof and Uncirculated versions. Information, high quality coin images, prices and ordering information are below.
Possible Conspiracy to Steal Dahlonega Gold Museum Coins Thwarted
Gold Down 2.4 Percent
U.S. Mint Online Catalog and Ordering System is Unavailable
Australia and China Offer ‘Year of the Mouse’ Commemorative Coins
The Chinese calendar offers an intriguing system of time measurement that predates all other calendars. For coin collectors, its yearly changing of themes also makes it well designed for commemorative coins.
February 7 marks the start of the 'Year of the Rat', which occurs once every 12 years. (Several past, present and next occurrence years are, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020.)
For this new year, there are several commemorative coins celebrating the event from at least two different countries.
