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The largest public array ever assembled in the United States of huge, modern, certified Chinese gold coins, ranging in size from five ounces to one kilo (32.15 ounces) each, will be displayed at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money convention in Los Angeles, August 5 – 9, 2009. The exhibitor, Nicolas Brown of [...]

Today, July 28, 2009, sales of the Guam Quarter First Day Coin Cover began at the United States Mint. This will mark the third coin cover released in the series featuring each of the six coins of the 2009 District of Columbia & U.S. Territories Quarters Program. Each coin cover includes two Guam Quarters produced [...]

The United States Mint began offering specially packaged bags and rolls of American Samoa Quarters starting today, July 27, 2009. The American Samoa Quarter is the fourth release of this year’s District of Columbia and United States Territories Quarters Program honoring the jurisdictions of the United States not classified as states. The American Samoa Quarter [...]

The Royal British Mint has released coins to honor the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII’s ascension to the throne. The coins will be available in gold, silver, platinum, and cupro-nickel. This will be the first time Henry VIII has appeared on a UK coin in nearly 500 years. Dave Knight, Director of Commemorative Coin at [...]

Gold, silver, and platinum all recorded gains for the week as stock markets rallied on a steady stream of positive earnings and optimism about the economy. Silver led the pack with a gain of 4.71%, erasing some of the losses from recent weeks. Gold and platinum notched small gains of 1.49% and 1.80% respectively. Gold [...]

NASA plans to present two Louis Braille Silver Dollars to the National Federation of the Blind. The two coins flew into space on space shuttle Atlantis’ mission to the Hubble Telescope in May 2009. The ceremony will take place on July 31, 2009 at 6:00 PM EDT at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC. [...]

On July 17, 2009, the United States Mint released the 2009 Silver Proof Set. This annually produced set contains coins struck with a composition of 90% silver. The set has been produced since 1992 when the set contained only five coins. This year’s set contains a whopping 18 coins and contains a wide variety of [...]

The United States Mint has announced that they will feature the 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money. The event will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from August 5 – 9, 2009. The same exhibit had been on display at the ANA [...]