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 [...]

Brand Disloyalty

The Daily Reckoning The US dollar is a sort of monetary brand. And like any other brand, it can fall out of favor. Even iconic brands can rapidly lose their “must-have” caché. Sometimes, a brand can disappear entirely, as did Pan American Airways or “Members Only” jackets. But there is always something else waiting to [...]

Coin Monday at Heritage Auctions: One Coin for One Stamp

Heritage Auction Galleries Oct. 19, 2009 Written by John Dale I don’t buy too many stamps anymore. Most of my bill-paying happens online, and e-mail has largely replaced physical letters (emphasis on largely — greeting cards and thank-you notes are the main exceptions). That said, I do need to buy at least one stamp a [...]

America the Beautiful Quarters Web Site Launched

With interest already gaining momentum for the new series of quarter dollars scheduled to begin next year, CoinNews Media Group LLC is pleased to be able to offer a resource that all will find illuminating, the AmericaBeautifulQuarters.com Web site. From the most seasoned numismatist to the newest entrant to the hobby, America the Beautiful Quarters [...]

Boomers Have Their Backs Against the Wall

The Daily Reckoning Two important items in the news today: First, Bloomberg reports that retails sales fell 2.1% in September – the biggest decrease this year. Know what that means? It means the “Age of Thrift” is here…and that consumers really are cutting back – just like we said they would. And it means that [...]

Gold Rises to Record as Dollar’s Slump Spurs Investment Demand

By Pham-Duy Nguyen and Nicholas Larkin Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) — Gold futures rose to a record as the slumping dollar spurred demand for the precious metal as an alternative asset. The metal is on course for a ninth straight annual gain. This year, gold has gained 20 percent. Today, the price reached a record $1,069.70 [...]

The Complete Guide to Certified Barber Coinage is Free Online

The Complete Guide to Certified Barber Coinage is added to the Stella Coin News Site. Access is free at www.stellacoinnews.com! Virginia Beach, VA — Stella Coin News (SCN) is very pleased to announce their latest online reference book, The Complete Guide to Certified Barber Coinage, written in 1999 by John and David Feigenbaum. A fine [...]

Decline & Fall

Bullion Vault Rome’s long decline, now repeated by the United States… WARREN BUFFETT famously says that people do not make money by betting against the US economy. But two years ago we decided to take a chance, writes Bill Bonner in his Daily Reckoning.“We are short the United States of America,” we announced from the comfort and [...]

DOLLAR REACHES BREAKING POINT AS BANKS SHIFT RESERVES; LOSES 10.3% IN SIX MONTHS

Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) — Central banks flush with record reserves are increasingly snubbing dollars in favor of euros and yen, further pressuring the greenback after its biggest two- quarter rout in almost two decades. Policy makers boosted foreign currency holdings by $413 billion last quarter, the most since at least 2003, to $7.3 trillion, according [...]

A Deflation Story

The Daily Reckoning “It was at Rome, on the 15th of October, 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the barefooted friars were singing vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the decline and fall of the city first started to my mind.” – Edward Gibbon [...]

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