- Canada’s gold Loonie sells out fast July 25, 2017On June 30, 1987, Canadians found a new 11-sided coin jingling in their pockets and purses. The reverse of the new dollar sported Robert-Ralph Carmichael’s Common Loon design, KM-157. The coin was promptly dubbed the “Loonie,” and a Canadian icon was born. The reverse of the new small dollar had been intended to show Emanuel Hahn’s ...
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- We’ve lost a giant in the coin collecting field Leon Hendrickson died Sunday. He was 90 years old. But his attitude toward coin collecting was always one of youthful enthusiasm. In life some people are positive. Others are not. Leon was positive on steroids. I guess that is what you have to be to found a successful coin and bullion business like SilverTowne of Winchester, Ind. To see him behind ...
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