Archive for September, 2008
Gold, Silver and Platinum Fall as Stocks Rally and Dollar Surges
New York precious metals retreated Tuesday as stocks rallied and the U.S. dollar surged amid hopes the passage of a financial rescue plan is still possible from Capital Hill. Nymex silver, gold and platinum futures lost, 5.8 percent, 1.5 percent, and 5.6 percent, respectively. November crude-oil recovered from Monday’s more than $10 loss to settle […]
Posted: September 30th, 2008 under Coin Collecting News.
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Daily Numismatic Headlines for September 30, 2008
Four numismatic articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday. These articles are not authored by us, but we recommend collectors read them for their unusual or interesting content. Have you written or know of an article that should be highlighted on CoinNews? Please let us know! Here are today’s articles:Architect urged mint […]
Posted: September 30th, 2008 under Coin Collecting News.
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33.7 Billion State Quarters Minted in U.S.
The U.S. Mint has produced a whopping 33,774,200,000 state quarters since the inception of the 50 State Quarters® Program in 1999. The total does not include the several hundred million Arizona state quarters that started to hit circulation in June. And by the program’s completion with the final Hawaiian commemorative later this year, the Mint […]
Posted: September 30th, 2008 under Coin Collecting News.
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