Archive for July, 2008
Kagin’s Offers $5,000 Reward for Standish Barry Counter-marked Coin
A $5,000 finder’s fee reward is being offered by Kagin’s, Inc. of Tiburon, California for confirmation of the second known gold coin counter-stamped with the genuine hallmark of Baltimore silversmith, Standish Barry. The only coin now known with the hallmark is the unique 1735 imitation Lima 8 escudos that was found in the collection of […]
Posted: July 31st, 2008 under Coin Collecting News.
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PNG President’s Reaction to New U.S. Gold Coin
(Baltimore, Maryland) — The brief comments below are in conjunction with the unveiling of a new U.S. gold coin, the 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle, by United States Mint Director, Ed Moy, at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money® in the Baltimore Convention Center on July 30, 2008."This is one of the […]
Posted: July 31st, 2008 under Coin Collecting News.
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Gold, Silver and Platinum Rise Despite Oil’s Drop
Despite a decrease in crude oil prices, New York precious metals surged higher Thursday as US economic news weakened the dollar. Gold recovered most of Wednesday’s losses by rising 1.1 percent rise. And for the economic news… Real GDP fell 0.2% in the the fourth quarter of 2007, compared with the 0.6% increase previously […]
Posted: July 31st, 2008 under Coin Collecting News.
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