Archive for February, 2009
Bullion & Business Weekend Report - Feb 28
Precious metals were battered as gold fell for five straight days and below the $1,000 mark it had just surged over last Friday. For the numbers, the London gold fixing fell 3.7 percent, silver lost 7.5 percent and platinum dropped 2.5 percent. The Dow lost 4.1 percent, the S&P declined 4.5 percent and the Nasdaq […]
Posted: February 28th, 2009 under Coin Collecting News.
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Five-Star Generals Commemorative Coins Reintroduced
Congress ends the month with a flurry of rekindled coin legislation, as a new set of bills reintroduces the Five-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Act. Companion House and Senate bills, H.R. 1177 and S. 455, seek gold, silver and clad coins to honor five-star Generals and the United States Army Command and General Staff College […]
Posted: February 27th, 2009 under Coin Collecting News.
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Unique 1844-O Proof $10 Leaves Louisiana
(New Orleans, Louisiana) – The unique 1844 proof gold Eagle, on display for three months at the Louisiana State Museum – Old U.S. Mint in New Orleans, helped attract a record of nearly 20,000 visitors during that time as part of the museum’s re-opening. The coin was displayed through the courtesy of its anonymous Florida owner […]
Posted: February 27th, 2009 under Coin Collecting News.
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