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- U.S. Mint Site Crashes Nov. 5 Mint Fails to Think of Customers First Several weeks ago, the U.S. Mint announced it would issue a special U.S. silver Eagle proof coin to commemorate the end of the Second World War. Because I am enrolled as a customer to receive all silver Eagle proof coins automatically, I thought there would be no problem. ...
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Coinage of Gibraltar
by Fred Glueckstein Gibraltar is located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance to the Mediterranean. It is bordered to the north by Spain and has an area of 2.6 square miles. The Rock of Gibraltar dominates … Continue reading
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Tagged coins of gibraltar, gibraltar, gibraltar 1841, trial strike 1971
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DNW appoints Antiquarian Nigel Mills
In May the London auction house of Dix Noonan Webb announce the appointment of antiquities expert Nigel Mills. He will be working alongside the company’s coin and jewelery departments particularly in the fields of artifacts, ancient and hammered British coins, … Continue reading
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Tagged antiquarian, British coins, DNW, nigel mills
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Mostly Copper
by Donald Dool During the Napoleonic Wars the northern Italian city of Mantua was besieged twice. In 1797 the French laid siege and in 1799 they were the besieged. The first siege began on June 4, 1796 as a move … Continue reading
New Zealand honors cultural heroes
Over the past two years, New Zealand has issued a series of gold and silver coins to celebrate the great Māori cultural hero Māui-tikitiki. In February, two gold $10s and silver $1s were released. These tell the story of how … Continue reading
Canada’s Voyageur silver dollar design revisited
Recent years have seen several world mints revisit classic designs of former coins. The Royal Canadian Mint is no exception. This year has seen it dust off its archives to reconsider one of the country’s best-known coins: Emanuel Hahn’s Voyageur … Continue reading
Woodland Spirits series features fairy-tale hero
“May you become as smart as the rabbit!” This is how the Monoglian fairy tale about the smart rabbit ends. Unlike in Grimms’ fairy tales, in Mongolia the rabbit is not the natural enemy of the fox. Both are evenly … Continue reading
Great British Coin Hunt 2019 underway
Last year, Britain’s Royal Mint sparked a nationwide coin hunt. It put into circulation 26 new 10-pence coins. Each bore a different letter of the alphabet accompanied by an appropriate A-Z design. Collectors and, importantly, a host of new collectors … Continue reading
Queen Anne 5 guineas takes record $1.1 million
The market for Britain’s 5-guinea gold pieces has run red hot for many a moon. All previous results, however, paled into insignificance with Lot 69 of Baldwins of St. James’s New York Premier Sale. It consisted of a rare 5 … Continue reading
Monnaie de Paris celebrates fall of Berlin Wall
This Nov. 9 marks the 30th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. To commemorate the historic occasion, Monnaie de Paris has issued a spectacular group of three gold and three silver euros. These are the first coins in … Continue reading
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