Ira and Larry Goldberg will auction the Millennia collection, more than 1,000 high-quality world and ancient coins, May 26.
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
1838-O Sale Mystery of 1989 Unraveled
The 1838-O half dollar is a genuine rarity, with only 20 pieces struck and the fate, 170 years after striking, of just about a dozen known pieces in existence leaves some unaccounted for. ...
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1927 Big Year for Cent
In the year Charles Lindbergh made his historic solo flight across the Atlantic, the cent was flying high, too.
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South African Coin Doomed From the Start
South Africa's 2 1/2-cent coin was doomed even before it began circulating. Perceived commercial needs had prompted the decision to mint it, but these had been changing due to inflationary pressures and the impending adoption of a decimal monetary system of which it was planned to be a part.
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1913 Overshadowed by Other Good Barbers
It's not a great rarity, but the 1913 Barber half dollar is still a very good coin. In fact, it's a better coin than many realize in large part because it came during a period when there were many good coins....
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Roosevelt's Interest Encompassed $5s and $10s
Starting around 1907, it was an exciting time if you liked new coins. The President of the United States had taken a deep personal interest in coin designs, and when Teddy Roosevelt took a deep personal interest in anything that usually produced results.
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Friday, May 2, 2008
Copyright dispute forces Japan to redesign coin
TOKYO (AFP) — After minting 4.8 million commemorative coins, Japan said Wednesday it must change the design due to copyright infringement.
The original design of the coin, celebrating the centenary of Japanese emigration to Brazil, showed bronze sculptures of parents and a child standing in Santos, Brazil, where the first batch of immigrants landed in 1908.
But the Brazilian sculptor of the work refused to let the design be used for the 500-yen (five dollar) coin, the Japanese finance ministry said....
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The original design of the coin, celebrating the centenary of Japanese emigration to Brazil, showed bronze sculptures of parents and a child standing in Santos, Brazil, where the first batch of immigrants landed in 1908.
But the Brazilian sculptor of the work refused to let the design be used for the 500-yen (five dollar) coin, the Japanese finance ministry said....
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