BEIJING, July 29 (APP): The People’s Bank of China, China’s central bank, has issued a set of golden and silver coins to commemorate the 80th founding anniversary of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), that falls on August 1 this year....
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Teletrade to auction online large gold coin
How would you like to own a pizza-sized gold coin? If you are the highest bidder in the upcoming online auction put on by Escala Group, a global collectibles company in stamps, coins and militaria, you will....
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Coins and Currency of the Mid-East
For those hovering on the KP numismatic book radar, a title may have excaped you two years ago. It is Coins and Currency of the Mid-East.
Co-authored by myself and Tom Michael, it holds several firsts for the KP numismatic stabe. It is the first 6x9 format coin and currency combination product done in full color. It was a first exposure to have a targeted audience outside the traditional hobby - returning servicemen. It was a first to cross fields and incude other stuff - like challenge coins, pogs, posters, propaganda leafelets. It was the first to take advantage of full-color military photographs of troops in the field....
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Co-authored by myself and Tom Michael, it holds several firsts for the KP numismatic stabe. It is the first 6x9 format coin and currency combination product done in full color. It was a first exposure to have a targeted audience outside the traditional hobby - returning servicemen. It was a first to cross fields and incude other stuff - like challenge coins, pogs, posters, propaganda leafelets. It was the first to take advantage of full-color military photographs of troops in the field....
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Currency reforms: Banks admit difficulties dispensing coins
Banks have admitted having difficulties dispensing the newly re-introduced coins, alleging that their customers have been rejecting them...
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Sunday, July 29, 2007
$19K In Collectible Coins Stolen From Shop
Two armed men stole $19,000 worth of collectible coins and cash from a Central Florida coin store on Wednesday, according to police.
The assailants, one armed with a rifle and handgun and the other with a handgun, entered D & B Coins, located at 2401 E. Graves Ave. in Orange City, at about noon and ordered customers to the ground and robbed the store, police said....
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The assailants, one armed with a rifle and handgun and the other with a handgun, entered D & B Coins, located at 2401 E. Graves Ave. in Orange City, at about noon and ordered customers to the ground and robbed the store, police said....
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Hoard of Roman coins declared treasure
THIS is one of the largest collections of Roman coins ever found in the UK.
And today a metal detectorist is waiting to hear how much he will receive for unearthing the 1,900-year-old piggy bank in a field between Chepstow and Newport....
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And today a metal detectorist is waiting to hear how much he will receive for unearthing the 1,900-year-old piggy bank in a field between Chepstow and Newport....
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$90,000 heirloom coin returned to Lake Worth woman
This rare gold coin is an early 20th Century collectible issued in 1907 and called a Saint Gaudens Double Eagle "High-Relief" $20 gold coin. A Lake Worth woman was reunited on Thursday with the coin once owned by her family. The coin could be worth as much as $90,000.
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$510M in coins out there - Central Bank
The Bank of Guyana says there is now over $510M worth of coins in circulation and it urges the public to use the coins in their transactions...
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Gold Byzantine coins found in royal graves
The findings strengthen Greek-Chinese friendship, cooperation
A substantial find of 6th-8th century gold Byzantine coins in China has naturally sparked great interest both in China and Greece.
They are an addition to the growing friendship and cooperation between Beijing and Athens in view of the 2008 Olympic Games and cultural events connected with Greek Cultural Year in China. ...
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A substantial find of 6th-8th century gold Byzantine coins in China has naturally sparked great interest both in China and Greece.
They are an addition to the growing friendship and cooperation between Beijing and Athens in view of the 2008 Olympic Games and cultural events connected with Greek Cultural Year in China. ...
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Friday, July 27, 2007
Unveiling the quarter
CHEYENNE -- People itching to get their hands on Wyoming's commemorative state quarter will have to wait until Sept. 14.
That's when state officials plan a major celebration here to mark the quarter's unveiling.
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That's when state officials plan a major celebration here to mark the quarter's unveiling.
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Experimental Planchets Used for State Quarters
Amongst the United States pattern issues offered for sale in the upcoming Heritage Milwaukee ANA auction there are five coins which may hold a very broad appeal for modern US coin collectors. They are examples of several experimental golden alloy planchets, which were tested on some of the State Quarter dies from 1999....
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Rare gold coin returned to heir of Panama's first president
TALLAHASSEE, Florida: A rare gold coin once thought to be lost was reunited Thursday with the family of Panama's first president, who is believed to have received the $20 piece from former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt....
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Down With Dollar Coins
Here's a guy who is against the new dollar coins 100%. I happen to disagree, but he makes some interesting arguments....
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Exclusive gold coins for 50th National Day
KUALA LUMPUR: Royal Selangor is offering exclusive gold coins with a legal tender value of RM100 but worth RM1,957 in gold in conjunction with the country’s 50th National Day. ...
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Ancient coins seized
Chennai, July 26 (PTI): Ancient coins dating back to 17th and 18th centuries and meant for smuggling to the United States were seized by customs officials at the airport here on Wednesday...
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Collectors coin it big with rare SA mints
South Africa’s leading online marketplace facilitates the sale of an 1892 ZAR Kruger pond sold for a staggering R210 000.
The rare South African coin was awarded a grading of MS61 by the NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation of America), which to those who are not in the know, is one of the highest grading any coin can be awarded....
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The rare South African coin was awarded a grading of MS61 by the NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation of America), which to those who are not in the know, is one of the highest grading any coin can be awarded....
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Rare mythical coin weaves its way to the White House
Gustavo Mercado, a newly arrived immigrant from Mexico, was so happy to have a decent job at a beautiful lake in America that he offered a gift to his employer, a 50 peso Libertad gold coin...
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Wily Malta leaves unique mark on euro coins
As Malta’s first euro coins rolled off the production lines on Friday – with images of the Maltese cross, Malta’s coat of arms and the Mnajdra Temple gracing their obverse sides – one minute and barely discernable detail of Malta’s EUR2 coin spoke volumes.
The outside edge around the circumference of the EUR2 coins, 10 million of which are being produced at the Monnaie De Paris, bears small images of the Maltese cross instead of euro stars. Under the strict European Central Bank coin design rules, euro coins have one common face while only the design of the obverse side of the coins minted by individual countries is at the individual countries’ discretion...
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The outside edge around the circumference of the EUR2 coins, 10 million of which are being produced at the Monnaie De Paris, bears small images of the Maltese cross instead of euro stars. Under the strict European Central Bank coin design rules, euro coins have one common face while only the design of the obverse side of the coins minted by individual countries is at the individual countries’ discretion...
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Stupid Investment of the Week
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- A penny saved may still be a penny earned, but the real question for investors is whether a penny purchased is actually worth a nickel when it comes time to figure their return on investment....
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BSP official warns of coin shortage
BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. appealed for public's cooperation to maintain the circulation of the coin currencies of the country, lest a looming coin shortage might ensue.
Most establishments no longer accept the P5-, P10-, and P25- centavo coins...
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Most establishments no longer accept the P5-, P10-, and P25- centavo coins...
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Quarter leads Heritage auction
An 1827/3 Capped Bust quarter restrike that sold for $126,500 is the top lot in Heritage Auction Galleries’ sale at the Summer Florida United Numismatists show in West Palm Beach....
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Ethiopia - National Bank to Print Millennium Memorial Coins
For the second time in Ethiopia’s history, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) is to print memorial coins made of gold and silver at a cost of close to one million Birr to honour the new Ethiopian Millennium. The Bank will invite international companies for the coin minting....
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Coin sells for R210,000 on bidorbuy
Bidorbuy has facilitated the online sale of a R210,000 ZAR 1892 Kruger pond.
According to bidorbuy this is an extremely rare coin which experts in the business will know about. This coin was given an extremely high rating by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation of America (NGC)....
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According to bidorbuy this is an extremely rare coin which experts in the business will know about. This coin was given an extremely high rating by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation of America (NGC)....
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Belgium reports surge in counterfeit euro coins
There has been a tremendous surge in the number of counterfeit euro coins seized in Belgium last year, VRT news reported Tuesday...
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You won’t be minting money by saving pennies
A penny saved may still be a penny earned, but the real question for investors is whether a penny purchased is actually worth a nickel when it comes time to figure their return on investment.
Plenty of small-time investors are betting that the penny will someday be valued like its larger cousin, and so they are snapping up pennies. Taking pennies out of circulation and collecting them is one thing, but paying a premium to buy pre-1982 pennies for their copper value is another, and for most investors, it would be a Stupid Investment of the Week.
The case of the penny is compelling, because everyone has them and can relate to the most common of coins. Moreover, the math behind the move to buy pennies looks compelling. The real question is one of practicality. ...
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Plenty of small-time investors are betting that the penny will someday be valued like its larger cousin, and so they are snapping up pennies. Taking pennies out of circulation and collecting them is one thing, but paying a premium to buy pre-1982 pennies for their copper value is another, and for most investors, it would be a Stupid Investment of the Week.
The case of the penny is compelling, because everyone has them and can relate to the most common of coins. Moreover, the math behind the move to buy pennies looks compelling. The real question is one of practicality. ...
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.S. Mint to Unveil Unseen Space Coins
The 12 well-traveled coins - 1.8 million miles (2.8 million kilometers) over the course of 80 orbits in 4 days, 22 hours and 50 minutes - were chosen as the best strikes from a set of 39 dollars struck at the Mint's West Point, New York facility in June 1999. The remaining 27 coins were destroyed.
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Sunday, July 22, 2007
Heritage Auctions Adds GPA for Coins Data
As of friday Heritage Auctions has started to include GPA for Coin pricing data to Coin Lot pages. ...
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Use common 'cents' when buying coins
A penny saved still may be a penny earned, but the real question for investors is whether a penny purchased actually is worth a nickel when it comes time to figure their return on investment.
Plenty of small-time investors are betting that the penny someday will be valued like its larger cousin, and so they are snapping up pennies. ...
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Plenty of small-time investors are betting that the penny someday will be valued like its larger cousin, and so they are snapping up pennies. ...
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Coin evokes grim past for Inuit, leader says
OTTAWA–There's two sides to every coin, and that certainly seems to be the case with the new $20 coin released by the Royal Canadian Mint.
Struck to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the International Polar Year, the silver coin depicts, among other things, the 16th century Arctic explorer Martin Frobisher and an Inuit kayaker....
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Struck to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the International Polar Year, the silver coin depicts, among other things, the 16th century Arctic explorer Martin Frobisher and an Inuit kayaker....
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Fake coin scam exposed
UP TO one million fake £1 coins could be in circulation in Wales, a shock investigation has revealed.
A probe by ITV Wales’ consumer show The Ferret for a Wales This Week programme has shown how the dud coins – so realistic they are the same weight – are bypassing checks and getting into the system....
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A probe by ITV Wales’ consumer show The Ferret for a Wales This Week programme has shown how the dud coins – so realistic they are the same weight – are bypassing checks and getting into the system....
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