 The increase in the gold spot price over the last 11 years has sparked investor interest in a wide variety of gold-based assets besides standardized bars. Many “gold” investments have become popular, but few have rightfully garnered the title of “trustworthy”. A recent scientific study discovered . . . → Read More: click here to continue  Lot 23576 CHINA. 10,000 Yuan, 2002. Lunar Series, Year Of The Horse. Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio will present an exceptional selection of more than 3,100 lots of Chinese and East Asian coins and banknotes at The Mira Hong Kong, April 1-4, 2012, HKT. The four-day auction event is estimated to realize more . . . → Read More: click here to continue  During a cruise last month, I decided to acquire local currency from each country we visited. While I do not normally collect foreign monies, I knew that the coins and notes would be useful to others building a world coin collection, or trying to complete the Boy Scout Coin Collecting merit badge. Cozumel, Mexico: . . . → Read More: click here to continue  U.S. Postal Service inspectors are investigating the fraudulent use of stolen American Express credit cards to purchase apparently tens of thousands of dollars of gold coins. "The orders are placed by phone, often for $ 10,000 to $ 20,000 worth of Liberty Double Eagles or other, large-sized gold coins. The callers have a . . . → Read More: click here to continue  Welcome to Coin Update! We’re back with another fresh round up of coin collecting news and articles from across the web! First, the start of sales and launch ceremony for the United States Mint’s 2011 September 11 National Medals. Also, several reports from the recently concluded Whitman Baltimore Expo, choices in coin collecting, Canadian . . . → Read More: click here to continue  From the cent through to the quarter, the United States Mint produced more coins in April than in March. In fact, coin production figures rose for the first time in three months, topping the previous month by 32% and those from April of last year by 42%. The United States Mint has now . . . → Read More: click here to continue  The United States Mint announced the 24-karat 2011 American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin would be released on Thursday, May 19, beginning at 12:00 noon Eastern Time. 2011 American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin Its cost to collectors will be determined just prior to the launch. The US Mint’s pricing policy bases its . . . → Read More: click here to continue  On Thursday, May 19, 2011, the United States Mint launched the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential $ 1 Coin in more ways than one. First, the Mint begin selling Grant Presidential $ 1 Coin rolls for $ 39.95 each, beginning at 12 noon Eastern Time (ET). The coin rolls contain 25 strikes from either . . . → Read More: click here to continue  The United States Mint has scheduled the launch of Olympic National Park Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coin, the third 2011 five-ounce America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coin. It will begin accepting orders from its network of Authorized Purchasers for the bullion Olympic Silver Coin on Monday, May 23, 2011. The investor-quality silver bullion . . . → Read More: click here to continue  On June 14, 2011, the United States Mint held an official launch ceremony to mark the release of the Olympic National Park Quarter. This coin represents the eighth release in the ongoing America the Beautiful Quarters Program, featuring national parks and sites from across the country. The ceremony was held at City Pier in . . . → Read More: click here to continue  The United States Mint will offer the one ounce 2011 American Eagle Platinum Proof Coin beginning on Thursday, May 26 at noon Eastern Time. Its opening price will be $ 2,092.00 based on the United States Mint’s pricing policy, and can change weekly based on the direction of the precious metal. 2011 American . . . → Read More: click here to continue  The US Mint released four new coins last week, resulting in five new products and solidly higher numismatic sales overall. The debut of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential $ 1 Coin Rolls, the Yellowstone National Park Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin, the 2011 Proof Buffalo Gold Coin, and the Olympic National Park Five . . . → Read More: click here to continue  The next release in the America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins Program will soon be available. The United States Mint recently announced that they will begin accepting orders from their network of authorized purchasers for the Vicksburg National Park design starting on Monday, June 20, 2011. This will represent the fourth design released for . . . → Read More: click here to continue  The COMEX has just dropped the minimum margin requirement for gold contracts to $ 6,075 from its former $ 6,751 minimum. This move does not make economic sense as the price of gold is now within 2% of its all-time high COMEX close. The lower margin requirement also does not make sense when compared . . . → Read More: click here to continue  Welcome to Coin Update! We’re back with another fresh round up of coin collecting new and articles from around the internet! First, the latest US Mint sales report, which shows a slower initial pace of sales of the Proof Gold Buffalo, but strong sales for the Yosemite five ounce silver coins. Also, the 2011 . . . → Read More: click here to continue | ||
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