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Antique coin collecting can be fun and rewarding, but if you go into it without the proper preparations you may find yourself easily scammed. Here are three things you need to know before starting an antique coin collection.Contributor: David ChungPublished: Dec 29, 2009  

Via Current: The announcement by the United Nations this week that it will license the minting of silver and gold bullion coins bearing the UN logo may be the button that launches metal prices into orbit. In its wide-ranging report this fall, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) stated that the system of currencies and international banking practices within today’s economies were inadequate, and responsible for the present...  

PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 28, 2009 – Royal Silver Company (www.royalsilver.com) announced production of the world’s purest silver coins, guaranteed to be one troy ounce of 99.999% extra-fine silver, featuring the theme of Endangered Animals ...  

The United States Mint today released the four new designs that will appear on the 2010 First Spouse Gold Coins. The coins will feature Abigail Fillmore, Jane Pierce, James Buchanan’s “Liberty” and Mary Todd Lincoln. The obverses (heads sides) of the Fillmore, Pierce and Lincoln First Spouse Gold Coins feature striking portraits of the first [...] Related posts:United States Mint Announces 2009 First Spouse Gold Coin DesignsUnited States...  

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Mint today unveiled designs for the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar. The Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (Public Law 110-363) authorizes the United States Mint to mint and issue silver one-dollar coins to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America.  

FROM the ongoing 10th anniversary of Macau's return to rule by China, to birthdays of royalty and national holidays, all these celebrations have one thing in common - commemorative coins to mark the festivities, rolled out of The Singapore Mint. It started producing coins for Singapore in 1968 and has gone on to win customers the world over, creating commemorative coins for more than 30 countries including Bhutan, Brunei and Samoa.  

Important U.S. Coins to Cross Auction Block in January Bowers and Merena Auctions, America’s leading rare coin and currency auction house, will commence its 2010 auction schedule with the Orlando Rarities Sale. The auction will be conducted on Tuesday, January 5, 2010, beginning at 6 p.m. ET at the Doubletree Resort-Orlando International Drive. Pre-sale lot [...] Related posts:BOWERS AND MERENA SETS RECORDS AT ORLANDO RARITIES SALE ON...  

JOHANNESBURG: The South African Mint Company has minted special gold coins to commemorate the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Several gold coins with the emblem of the 2010 FIFA World Cup were launched at the renovated Soccer City Stadium on Monday, 23 November 2009. Read full story... | Send to a friend  

The following is from the 2009 FUN Heritage Auction Catalog and is perhaps the most informative summary of the history of the Olsen Specimen 1913 Nickel and the Modern Provenance Period. 1913 5C Liberty PR64 NGC. – The Olsen Specimen Recently dubbed “The Mona Lisa of Rare Coins,” the Olsen specimen is the second finest of just [...] Related posts:Olsen 1913 Liberty Head Nickel to be Displayed At Portland National Money ShowThe Olsen 1913...  

(Miami Beach, FL)- November 18 2009, Park Avenue Numismatics has sold the Finest Known example of the 1907 $20 St. Gaudens High Relief Wire Rim graded MS69 PCGS with CAC (Certified Acceptance Corporation) approval for more that $600,000. “Arguably the most desired of all $20 US gold coins, this Gem was the most incredible High Relief [...] Related posts:Park Avenue Numismatics Acquires Key Date 1870-CC $20 LibertyFinest Known PCGS PR-69...  

Need something unique for the open source Linux-loving GNU-spouting Free Software Foundation member in your life? ThinkGeek has the answer in the form of commemorative open source challenge coins. They...  

From The Times of Trenton, NJ It’s not the kind of coin you’d want to plunk into a soda machine, nor is it the kind you’d find while digging around under your couch cushions. It’s a Byzantine gold coin from the seventh century with an image of Jesus Christ on its face, issued by Emperor Justinian II. [...] Related posts:Princeton University Exhibit on “Numismatics in the Renaissance”Princeton collection is well-roundedAmerican Numismatic...  

The U.S. Mint plans to resume the sale of several types of American Eagle Gold half-, quarter- and tenth-ounce bullion coins beginning today. The Mint will resume the sale of 2009 American gold one-ounce bullion coins Tuesday, but on a weekly ...  

By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com The 1873 and 1875 gold issues from this mint have received considerable fanfare over the years but I think the Philadelphia gold coinage from 1870 is pretty interesting as well. Having recently sold a number of high quality 1870 Philadelphia gold pieces, I thought it would be interesting to present an [...] Related posts:The Queen of Carson City Gold: The 1870-CC $20 Double Eagle1870 $100 National Gold...  

U.S. coins struck with dies of different denominations are extremely rare. Until recent years, none were known. The most famous among those are the Sacagawea dollar reverse, paired with a statehood quarter obverse, of which ten examples are known, per Fred Weinberg. In Heritage’s April 2006 Central States Signature, a 1999 cent with a dime reverse hammered [...] Related posts:Unusual Items: 1906 Indian Cent. Struck in GoldUnusual Items...