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Extreme Rarities in the Greatest Collection of U.S. Silver Coins to be Auctioned in More Than a Decade

By Greg Reynolds for CoinLink

On April 29th and 30th, in Cincinnati, Heritage will auction the collection of “Joseph C. Thomas,” which features U.S. copper, nickel and silver coins, from the 1790s to the mid 20th century. As far as I know, the Thomas collection does not contain any gold coins. In terms of . . . → Read More: click here to continue

Unique Items: The Largest Silver Coin Known of the Roman Empire

Valentinian I, AD 364-375. Silver Multiple of 24 Miliaresia (48 Siliquae)

Ira & Larry Goldberg will be holing their Pre-Long Beach Auction #53 on May 24-26th at their offices at 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350, Beverly Hills CA 90212. The auction consists of a great selection of US coins along with World and Ancients.

In browsing the online catelog we came across this Unique . . . → Read More: click here to continue

Stella Coin News Adds Long Awaited Barber Dime Book to Library

The Complete Guide to Barber Dimes

Renowned Reference is the 8th Book to be added to the Stella Coin News Site.

Stella Coin News (SCN) is excited to announce their latest online reference book, The Complete Guide to Barber Dimes. Originally published in 1991 by late author, David Lawrence, the ground-breaking reference is now available to all collectors free . . . → Read More: click here to continue

Chicago International Coin Fair Starts Today

Lot # 1056 RUSSIA/IMPERIAL. 25 Rubles, 1843.

The 34th Chicago International Coin Fair gets underway this week at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare in Rosemont Ill. April 23-26, 2009.

Ponterio & Associates, Inc., a division of Bowers and Merena Auctions, will offer almost 3000 lots featuring an exceptional selection of world coins and currency hailing from Russia, China, Mexico, Cuba, Australia, . . . → Read More: click here to continue

2009 American Silver Eagle

2009 American Silver Eagle

Coin Information

The 2009 Silver Eagle has only been released as a bullion coin option so far. The high demand around the world for silver bullion coins has caused a continuing shortage of silver blanks for the United States Mint. As a result, production of the coin is limited to the . . . → Read More: click here to continue

Recession makes gold, silver hot commodities as coin collecting flounders

Terry Parzyck can’t sell many of the hundreds of rare coins, dating back to the 1800s, that he keeps in his display cases.

Counterfeit Indian Peace Medals

Indian Peace Medals

Many U.S. numismatic items have been counterfeited or otherwise imitated over the years, some so often that authenticators such as myself are automatically suspicious of them. Near the head of this list are the Indian Peace Medals issued by the United States government from the 1790s up to 1890, of which perhaps 90% of . . . → Read More: click here to continue

Coin News Daily April 14, 2009

Is there any gold inside Fort Knox, the world’s most secure vault? Times Online It is said to be the most impregnable vault on Earth: built out of granite, sealed behind a 22-tonne door, located on a US military base and watched over day and night by army units with tanks, heavy artillery . . . → Read More: click here to continue

Newly discovered Serial # 1 Bicentennial $2 Star Note at CSNS Auction

Gift from grandmother to grandson could bring $20,000+

DALLAS, TX – The only serial #1 star note from the Bicentennial $2 series known to exist in private hands will be offered by Heritage Currency Auctions of America in its Central States auction, May 1, at Cincinnati’s Duke Energy Downtown Convention Center.

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Coin Collecting Universe

From silver dollars to gold coins, challenge coins to commemorative, CoinCollectingUniverse.com has the information and articles you need to become a master coin collector.

Austrian Silver Philharmonic

Silver Philharmonic

Silver Bullion Coins

The Austrian Silver Philharmonic was first offered in 2008 following the popularity of the Gold Philharmonic. The silver bullion coins are produced by the Austrian Mint and contain one ounce of .999 fine silver.

The Silver Philharmonic carries the same design as the Gold Philharmonic, which honors the Vienna Philharmonics . . . → Read More: click here to continue

UK | England | Suffolk | Maundy Money handed out by Queen

A 107-year-old woman was among those who received specially-minted “Maundy Money” coins at an age-old Easter ceremony in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Certified Collectibles Group Forms Strategic Alliance in Taiwan

Certified Collectibles Group (CCG) has formed an exclusive partnership with iAsure Group and the Taipei Numismatic Society (TNS) to operate a coin and currency submission center in Taiwan. Key in this alliance is the expected growth of CCG certification and conservation in the critical Southeast Asia coin and currency markets. Collectors and dealers in . . . → Read More: click here to continue

New Metals ETFs on the way?

April 8, 2009 Filed Under Platinum , palladium ETF Securities USA recently filed with the SEC to launch exchange traded funds covering platinum and palladium .

Australian Silver Kookaburra

Silver Kookaburra

Silver Bullion Coins

The Australian Silver Kookaburra was first produced by the Perth Mint in 1990 and have been produced each year since. The coins feature a reverse design which changes annually and a proof like finish which incorporates mirrored and frosted elements.

The obverse of the Silver Kookaburra features an image of . . . → Read More: click here to continue