Girl Scout Commemorative Coin Act is Law

President Obama on Thursday signed the Girl Scout Commemorative Coin Act into law, authorizing the Untied States Mint to strike up to 350,000 silver dollar coins to honor the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA). The coins will be minted and sold in 2013, marking [...]

Antal Fekete explains free coinage of gold — to New Zealanders

10:40p ET Thursday, October 29, 2009 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: read more

Heritage Auctions Realizes $8.7 Million in Dallas U.S. Coin Auction

1879 Flowing Hair stella leads the way with $161,000; strong prices signal optimism in the market DALLAS, TX — With a sell-through rate of 90% by lot and 88% by dollar value, and almost 3300 bidders, Heritage Auctions’ Oct. 23-24 Dallas Signature® U.S. Coin Auction soared to $8.7 million total. All prices include a 15% [...]

International Civil Rights Center and Museum Commemorative Coin Act

Two new bills, one in the U.S. Senate and the other in the U.S. House of Representatives, seek to introduce a maximum of 1,000 silver $1 coins in 2010 "commemoration of the opening of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, each of which shall." Observers of coin legislation will quickly ponder the lateness in [...]

Maple Leaf Gold Bullion

The pride of Canadian coinage is the Maple Leaf gold bullion coin. The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) proudly produces these strikingly beautiful, one-ounce 24-Karat gold coins, and the Ottawa-based refinery and mint was the first in the world to offer 24-Karat bullion to the world in 1979. It wasn’t until 1982 however, that these modern [...]

Coin Monday, or Riddle Me This: A Planchet One Size Too Small

Heritage Auction Galleries Oct. 26, 2009 Written by John Dale First off, if you haven’t read Noah’s Tuesday post about A Christmas Story, then please do so now. I’ll be waiting… If you left, welcome back! Noah’s Christmas in, er, October post got me thinking about some childhood Christmas television memories of my own, and [...]

Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act Passes Senate

Legislation seeking to recognize and celebrate the establishment of the Medal of Honor was approved in the U.S Senate Thursday by Unanimous Consent. The bill, H.R. 1209, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives back on May 14, 2009. Following a procedural clearance step, the Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009 will make [...]

Coin News: Branch Mints, WASP Medal, Hobby Shape?

Four numismatic news or coin blog articles are referenced on CoinNews two seperate times a week. These articles are not authored by us, but we recommend coin collectors read them for their unusual or interesting content. Here are today’s coin articles: The Great Branch Mint Gold Popularity Contest of 2009 Doug Winter | RareGoldCoins.com I [...]

Rare Coin News and Articles This Week

What’s New on CoinLink …….. 2,200 high grade samples of mostly scarce, rare or unique specimens from Spain, her colonies and empire ranging from the Visigothic era to the present were sold Oct 21-22 by Aureo & Calico in Barcelona Spain. The Caballero de las Yndias collection is stunning representation of all of the mints [...]

CoinWeek October 12-18, 2009

What’s New on CoinLink …….. Olympic Medals – As unique as the world’s top athletes and their awe-inspiring performances, every medal won at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will be a one-of-a-kind work of art. NGC recently certified the unique Ecuador 1862 50 Francos struck in gold. This classic rarity of 19th-century [...]

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