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- Letters to the Editor: Aug. 11, 2020 Research Reveals Find Created by Chet Krause Check out this historic find! The steel penny isn’t part of it, it’s just something I picked up at the same time. I started researching and found that this publication’s founder made these. I thought it was a cool find considering I’m in Florida. Michael Blankenship Florida Panic Buying for Gold Yet ...
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Full Steam Ahead for Bullion Market
By Richard Giedroyc Collectors and dealers are enthusiastic about the robust market for coins. The coronavirus may have slowed things down, but dealers found ways to satisfy collector demand even during the period in which non-essential businesses were shuttered. I … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, General News, News
Tagged bullion, bullion coin, coin dealers, coin market, covid-19, gold, gold coin, silver, silver coin
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1999 George Washington $5: An Overlooked Commemorative
It might well be suggested that the 1999 $5 gold coin marking the 200th anniversary of the death of George Washington has basically slipped under the radar, receiving very little attention. Of course, when you consider George Washington and his … Continue reading
Coin Clinic: Mint Didn’t Learn High Relief Lesson
By Richard Giedroyc Since the U.S. Mint had so much trouble striking Ultra High Relief double eagles in 1907, why did they once again attempt to strike very high relief coins in 1921, these being the Peace dollars? Since when … Continue reading
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Tagged dollar, Double eagle, gold, gold coin, grading services, high-relief, Jefferson nickel, nickel, peace dollar, saint-gardens, Ultra High Relief
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Heritage calls $9 million auction
Nearly $9 million was realized at the Chicago International Coin Fair’s world and ancient coin Signature Sale conduction by Heritage Auctions, Inc., of Dallas, Texas. Continue reading
Honor Reagan with $4 gold piece
For a variety of reasons, it’s time to change the way that gold commemorative coins are made, time to make them affordable to a new generation of collectors, time to give them attractive themes, and time to be daring and think outside the box to eliminate the problem of fewer and fewer coins being sold. Continue reading
RCM debuts $100,000 gold
It may not be the world’s biggest or heaviest, but it is still impressive. The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a tribute to artist Bill Reid in the form of an ultra high relief, 10-kilogram gold coin that features his sculpture, “ The Spirit of Haida Gwaii.” Continue reading
Biggest gold now Australian
On Oct. 26 Australia’s Perth Mint unveiled the world’s largest ever gold coin: a legal-tender $1 million face value 1,000 kilo (1 metric ton) mega-monster. Continue reading
Great return on investment
It’s every collector’s dream. A coin purchased 50 years ago for little more than $200 is expected to bring at least $25,000 at auction this month. GreatCollections will auction a newly discovered Mint State 1842-O Eagle, which ranks among the finest known. Continue reading
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