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Coin World has reported that The Olsen specimen 1913 Liberty Head nickel , the most famous of five known specimens, will be auctioned by Heritage on Platinum Night at the 2010 FUN Sale in Orlando in January. The coin is graded Proof-64 by PCGS. It has the distinction of being the only 1913 Liberty Head nickel ever handled by B. Max Mehl, who made it a centerpiece of his lifelong advertising campaign. It was also briefly owned by Egyptian King Farouk. When the set of five 1913 nickels was broken up in the 1940s, the Olsen specimen was sold first to James Kelly and ... Read Full Story
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Perth Mint has been releasing World Famous War Coin series focussing on five notable engagements that changed the course of history, The Perth Mint’s Famous Battles Series portrays battlefield scenes... Blog about antique coins, auction selling, banknotes, coin, coin collection, numismatic, selling coins,rare coins and coin dealer in Malaysia. Read Full Story
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President Obama today presented former U.S. Senator Edward William Brooke III with the Congressional Gold Medal for his unprecedented and enduring service to the Nation. The ceremony was held in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. The Congressional Gold Medal , designed and struck by the United States Mint, honors Senator Brooke’s pioneering accomplishments in public service. Senator Brooke broke new ground at a time when few African-Americans held state or Federal office. He was the first African-American elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote, serving with distinction for two terms, from January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1979. During his first term, Brooke was ... Read Full Story
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Information provided to Northern California law enforcement authorities by Professional Coin Grading Service led to the arrest of a suspect who is now under investigation in connection with the sales of fraudulently altered Morgan dollars in tampered PCGS holders for nearly $300,000. “Genuine, common date Morgan dollars were split into two pieces (front and back along the rim), then adhered to each other in combinations to create the illusion of rare date and mintmarks. The coins then were placed in tampered PCGS holders to give the coin credibility in the marketplace and to hide the alterations,” said Stephen Mayer, Chief Operating Officer of Collectors ... Read Full Story
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Continuing its international expansion, Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) participated in COINEXPO in Warsaw, Poland on October 15-17 and in the Brogniard show October 17 in Paris, France. Both shows raised the continuing growing interest in world coin grading among European and Eastern European collectors. In Poland, third-party independent coin grading is already widely recognized as adding value to collectors’ coins. Collectors can submit their coins to PCGS through two PCGS authorized Polish dealers, Mennica Polska and Inwestycje Alternatywne Profit ( www.e-numizmatyka.pl ). . Following PCGS President Don Willis’ visit to Paris, it was the first time a coin grading company was ever invited ... Read Full Story
We hear about a lot of counterfeit items from China but this one has coin collectors on alert. Five coin-collecting organizations have banded together to issue a warning. The American Numismatic Association, the Industry Council for Tangible Assets, Numismatic Guaranty Corporation , Professional Coin Grading Service and the Professional Numismatists Guild say that Chinese-made counterfeit coins pose a significant financial threat to...  
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Coins are encapsulated in NGC’s museum holder along with certificate of grade and serial numbers; NGC has now examined all 13 confirmed examples of the 1933 $20 gold piece. NGC has authenticated, graded and encapsulated ten 1933 Saint-Gaudens $20 gold pieces that were handed over to U.S. Treasury officials in 2005 for authentication. The coins are [...] Related posts:PNG files Amicus brief in 1933 Double Eagles casePhiladelphia Type One...  
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WASHINGTON - The United States Mint announced today that it will offer for sale 2009 one-ounce American Buffalo Proof Gold Coins and one-ounce American Eagle Platinum Proof Coins. The release dates for these products are tentatively October 29 and December 3, 2009, respectively. In addition, the agency will release the one-ounce 2009 American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coin on October 15 and the fractional 2009 American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins-in...  
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The acclaimed, new traveling exhibition of the Smithsonian’s National Numismatic Collection, “Good as Gold – America’s Double Eagles,” now can be seen on a free, new video available online courtesy of Professional Coin Grading Service. The 7 minute program is on PCGS’ home page at www.PCGS.com. By clicking the full screen option, viewers get can get [...] Related posts:PCGS January 2008 History of Grading Video Now AvailablePCGS Exhibit, PNG...  
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By Dennis G. Rainey, World Coin NewsSeptember 28, 2009 Other News & ArticlesThe Royal Canadian Mint honored numerous native wildlife on a platinum coin series that ran from 1990 (polar bear) through 2004 (grizzly bear). The peregrine falcon (1996) and harlequin duck (2001) were covered in the April 2009 issue of World Coin News. I have written previously about the muskox (coins issued in 1999) in an article in the July 2000 issue of WCN, and...  
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I came across an interesting pamphlet for the collector of silver crowns (a type of silver coin) of Great Britain. I was intrigued by how much interesting trivia and history of England and Scotland is packed into such a small coin collecting volume.Contributor: Gail SandersPublished: Oct 19, 2009  
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Bowers and Merena Auctions, America’s leading rare coin and currency auction house, will bring more than 6,000 lots of fine coins and currency to Baltimore, Md., for the Official Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo scheduled for November 10-14, 2009. There are nearly 2,600 U.S. lots and close to 3,500 World lots. The [...] Related posts:Bowers and Merena To Auction Globus Collection of US and World Coins at Baltimore...  
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By Laura Sperber – Legend Numismatics THE FIRST SHOW IS NOW HISTORY! Yet again we congratulate all of the hard work and fantastic jobs the entire Whitman staff does to make their shows clearly some of the BEST presented in the business. David Chrenshaw, Mary Counts, and Lori Hammrick are people who you can always count on [...] Related posts:THE SPRING CSNS SHOW – Legend Numismatics Market reportLegend Numismatics Baltimore Spring Show 2008...  
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NumisMaster.comUS Mint Sales: Bullion Coins Hot, Silver Coins StrongCoinNews.net (press release)These and other highlights follow: UHR Double Eagle Gold Coins hit 100704 since their release on Jan. 22. Weekly sales picked up by 1913 compared to prior ...US Mint Silver Bullion Sales Top Annual RecordCoin Update Newsall 18 news articles »  
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The American Platinum Eagle coins are some of the most important coins in the United States American Eagle Coin Program. They are 99.95% pure platinum and they have the highest value of any American coin ever minted. The United States Mint first released this coin in 1997. Related posts:Medical Tourism In Costa RicaHow to Figure Out Your Credit ScoreI am planning to buy a home outside the United States, I am wondering if I can get mortgage...  
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