Archive for March, 2008
Heritage Offers “D.B. Cooper” Skyjacking Notes
(Dallas, Texas) – Fifteen $20 Federal Reserve Notes from the infamous 1971 “D. B. Cooper” skyjacking will be offered to the public for the first time in June by Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas, Texas (www.HA.com). The notes are owned by Brian Ingram, 36, of Mena, Arkansas who was eight […]
Posted: March 31st, 2008 under Coin Collecting News.
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Gold Prices are Down, Will/Should the U.S. Mint Reduce Bullion Coin Prices?
Gold prices are currently down and they have been since the metal’s high of $1030.80 exactly two weeks ago. New York spot gold at 1:30 p.m. (ET) today was at $916.70 an ounce. While expectations could very well be that gold will eventually climb back and set fresh records, is the […]
Posted: March 31st, 2008 under Coin Collecting News.
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Rare 1838-O Half Dollar Offered in Heritage’s April Central States Auction
Half Dollar Struck to Commemorate the Opening of the New Orleans Mint Dallas, TX. An 1838-O half dollar, one of less than a dozen known, is being offered at auction in Rosemont, Illinois on April 16-18. Classic numismatic rarities, these were struck to commemorate the opening of the U.S. Mint in […]
Posted: March 31st, 2008 under Coin Collecting News.
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