Spider-Hunting Scorpion Coin 9th in Deadly and Dangerous Series
New this month from the Perth Mint of Australia is a proof silver coin depicting an Australian Spider-Hunting Scorpion.
Offered as the ninth release in the Australian Deadly and Dangerous series, which debuted in 2006 with each annual issue selling out, the scorpion is shown in color with a spider in its grasp [...]
RMS Empress of Ireland Coins Start Lost Ships in Canadian Waters...
Issued as the inaugural strikes in the Royal Canadian Mint's "Lost Ships in Canadian Waters" series are the 2014 $20 RMS Empress of Ireland Silver Coin and the 2014 50-Cent RMS Empress of Ireland Silver Plated Coin.
Each features a colored image emblematic of the 100th anniversary of the Empress of Ireland and its loss [...]
Fake Coin in Circulation, Warns BVI Government
The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") Government this week issued a news release warning about a coin targeted at coin dealers and the public purporting to be a commemorative coin of the BVI.
This coin is a fake, the Government of BVI cautions, adding it has [...]
Heritage World and Ancient Coin Sales Top $39M in Five Months
Heritage sales of world and ancient coins have already notched a record this year, trampling last year's robust total in just five months.
Year-to-date sales of world and ancient coins total $39,817,748, according to the company, up 11.8% from the 12-month tally of $35,606,147 in 2013 [...]
Gold Slips to 4-Month Low; Silver at $19.01
Gold dropped for a fourth session in a row and to a four-month low Thursday, poised to end down by nearly 3% for the week and month.
Gold for August delivery, the now most active contract, fell $2.60, or 0.2%, to $1,257.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Gold Coins from Saddle Ridge Hoard Selling Quickly
Collectors are scooping up gold coins from the Saddle Ridge Hoard at a brisk pace. Nearly half of the 1,427 coins sold within the first dozen hours at per coin prices ranging from $2,500 to $10,000. The collection is estimated in value of at least $10 million.
The treasure of gold pieces, discovered in buried cans on a couple's private land in California, went on sale [...]
US Mint Sales: Sets, Eagles and Baseball Coins Lead
Annual sets, Baseball coins and American Eagles filled the top ten United States Mint weekly sales slots.
2014-W $50 Uncirculated American Gold Eagles notched stronger opening sales than a year ago, starting at 1,844 versus [...]
Gold Ends at Fresh 3.5-Month Low; US Mint Coins Gain
Gold prices settled at a fresh three-and-a-half month low for the mid-week trading session Wednesday, marking a third straight day of losses.
Gold for June delivery slipped $6.20, or 0.5%, to finish at $1,259.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Legend-Morphy Rare Coin Regency Auction VII Realizes $1.6M
Legend-Morphy Rare Coin Regency Auction VII realized just over $1.6 million, led by a 1943 Bronze cent mint error that rang in $329,000.
Regency Auction VII, held May 22, 2014 at the Venetian, Palazzo Resort Hotel in Las Vegas, offered 487 lots of rare coins and [...]
Saddle Ridge Hoard Gold Coins Go on Sale
A hoard of 19th century gold coins discovered in the ground last year will once again see intense interest as the family who found them proceeds with their sale.
Adding to the excitement, one of the gold coins will be auctioned to raise money [...]
