A CELEBRATION OF SURVIVAL IN COINS
Press Release - 03-01-2006
Numismatic Theatre - Saturday, 1 pm, April 8, 2006, Atlanta ANA Convention - Additional information about one of the special educational presentations at the upcoming Atlanta ANA convention by Scott A. Travers: author and former ANA Vice President.

PCGS 2006 World Series of Coin TradingTM Opens Today!
PCGS - 03-01-2006
How much money would you make...if you had a Million Dollar Rare Coin Portfolio? - Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), in conjunction with the PCGS.com website and the PCGS Online Price Guide, is sponsoring a national rare coin trading contest open to all PCGS Authorized Dealers and all members of the PCGS Collectors Club..

Ministers confident in stability of EC currency
Cayman Net - 03-01-2006
BASSETERRE, St Kitts: Ministers of Finance from the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) have expressed continued confidence in the strength and stability of the EC dollar..

Police issue warning over 'Liberty Dollars'
Bonner County Bee - 03-02-2006
PONDERAY -- They may look like the real thing, but Liberty Dollars now circulating in the greater Sandpoint area are neither legal tender, nor can they be accepted at banks or deposited in savings and checking accounts. That means you can stuck holding a bundle of worthless currency the way the Co-op Country Store did when it recently accepted eight silver Liberty Dollar coins for $160 worth of merchandise..

Vietnam’s 1 kg gold bars sell like hotcakes
Thanhnien - 03-02-2006
One-hundred of the first-ever 1 kg gold bars have sold out in six days after a Ho Chi Minh City-based jewelry company debuted them as a unit of measure more common to global bullion trade. At present, in all domestic transactions, Vietnam still measures its gold in the “tael”, with 1 tael equaling 1.25 of an ounce..

China Leads From The Front By Doubling Its Gold Reserves This Year
Minesite - 03-02-2006
Interesting to read that the National Development and Reform Commission has stated that China intends to more than double its gold reserves to 1,270 tonnes this year. According to figures released recently by the World Gold Council on official gold holdings this will put it on a par with Switzerland in 6th position. In 2005 China increased its gold reserves by 20 per cent to 620 tonnes and now it is going to add a further 650 tonnes..

Consumer gold demand soft: Scotiabank
CBC News - 03-02-2006
The rising price of gold has left traditional consumer demand for the precious metal "stagnant," Scotiabank said Wednesday. In its quarterly report on precious metals, the bank said the increased demand, which has pushed gold prices to a 25-year high, has come from professional and retail investors. .

Jeff Isaac Joins NGC
NGC - 03-02-2006
Jeff Isaac has joined NGC as a Grading Finalizer and relocated to the Sarasota area. A numismatist with over 25-years of professional experience, Isaac is also widely recognized as one of the premier coin graders in the industry..

The Spink- John Kenney Coin Sale 30 March 2006
Spink News - 03-02-2006
A small personal collection formed by the late John Kenney is offered on the 30th March. John’s main interest was in portraiture, and the history behind them, and to this end he formed a collection of coins with good portraits in attractive condition. Not necessarily rare, the coins are however uniformly pleasing and have something for every pocket..

Paging John Hancock
Smart Money - 03-03-2006
Take James Spence, one of the country's foremost sports-autograph experts. When a Fox-television news affiliate in Philadelphia asked him to verify the signatures on six baseballs signed by sports greats, he gave a firm thumbs-up to one apparently signed by former Phillies third-baseman Mike Schmidt. "Very, very typical of the way he would sign," he told the station's reporter. "Good speed, good letter formation, and reflects authority and spontaneity." Informed that the station's resident graphic artist had forged Schmidt's signature the day before, Spence could only reply: "He did a fine job.".

Scotsman auction generates total nearing $1.3 million
Coin Values - 03-03-2006
Scotsman Auction Co. realized a total $1,297,699 in an offering of nearly 1,300 lots of U.S. coins and paper money in its Midwest Winter Sale Feb. 17 in St. Louis..

North American Palladium Ltd. Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2005 Financial Results
Press Release - 03-03-2006
The Company realized a net loss for the year ended December 31, 2005 of $53,611,000 or $1.03 per share on revenues of $92,606,000 compared to a net loss of $92,110,000 or $1.79 per share on revenues of $185,204,000 for the corresponding period a year earlier. .

New, More Colorful $10 Bill to Debut
Yahoo News - 03-03-2006
WASHINGTON - Just in time for spring, the government infused a little color into the $10-bill Thursday. The new bill — featuring shades of orange, yellow and red — joined colorized versions of the $20 bill and the $50 bill as the Bureau of Engraving and Printing attempts to stay ahead of counterfeiters and ever-more sophisticated copying machines..

Silver Tops $10 for 1st Time Since 1984: World's Biggest Mover
- 03-03-2006
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- Silver in New York rose above $10 an ounce for the first time since March 1984 on speculation that demand for the metal will accelerate, extending a yearlong rally. Barclays Global Investors N.A. may soon get U.S. approval for an exchange-traded fund linked to the price of silver, making it easier for investors to own the metal, said Michael Guido, director of hedge fund marketing and commodity strategy for Societe Generale SA in New York. .

Euro changeover often pushed up prices
Int. Herald - 03-03-2006
FRANKFURT Euro zone consumers have long suspected some shopkeepers of using the 2002 introduction of euro notes and coins to push up prices. New research by the European Central Bank shows some of their concerns may be justified..

Gold seen as undervalued, expected to regain glitter
Business Times - 03-05-2006
REGARDLESS of whether you view gold as a commodity, money or a store of wealth, its present price near a 25-year high is making a statement that is attracting the attention of private, corporate and hedge fund investors, and traders. The collective decision-making of all these market participants will set the future of gold prices. .

Rare Dahlonega in Heritage auction April 7-9
Numismatic News - 03-05-2006
From a mintage of 3,477 pieces comes an 1858 Dahlonega dollar that will be offered in Heritage Auction Galleries’ Signature Auction at the American Numismatic Association’s 2006 National Money Show in Atlanta..

Knight takes type, Nationals to CPMX
Bank Note Reporter - 03-05-2006
A serial No. 1 Oklahoma Territory 1902 Red Seal $10 from The State National Bank of Blackwell, bank charter 7583, highlights the Lyn Knight Currency Auctions March 10-11 sale at the Chicago Paper Money Expo. An 1882 $50 Gold Certificate that Lyn Knight said is new to the census is another highlight. .

Authentication first step toward setting price of trade dollar
Columbus Dispatch - 03-05-2006
Dear Mr. Stebinsky: The other day I was in the attic and ran across my coin collection. I hadn’t looked at it in decades. I found a U.S. trade dollar from 1877. The coin is in brilliant uncirculated condition. Even the smallest details are intact. The parts of the coin that have no decoration or stars have a mirrorlike finish. .

World collectors to meet in Chicago
Numismatic News - 03-05-2006
World and ancient coins are the focus of the 31st Annual Chicago International Coin Fair, to be held March 30-April 2 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare, 5440 North River Road, Rosemont, Ill. Ponterio & Associates will anchor the auction portion of the show, sponsored by Krause Publications, with a sale on Friday and Saturday featuring shipwreck coins and bars, paper money, ancients and other world coins. In addition, several clubs will hold meetings on Friday and Saturday..

Original, or forgery at its very best?
Daily Times - 03-05-2006
LAHORE: Gold, silver and expensive stones were man’s source for acquiring goods and services in the past, but the modern era has seen the evolution of bills and coins as a medium of exchange, which in turn has led to a problem that spells nothing but trouble – forgery..

Southern man hands over antique coinage to museum
Vietnam - 03-05-2006
A resident in southern Vietnam recently found a 50 kg hoard of antique coins, believed to date back to the 11th to 19th centuries, and handed it over to the local museum..

Fluctuation in American Eagle mintages noted
Numismatic News - 03-05-2006
As was reported in the March 7 issue of Numismatic News, mintages for the platinum series American Eagle proof coins hit rock bottom in 2005. Sales were sporadic even in the best of months, and evidently, the U.S. Mint couldn’t justify minting a whole bunch of them if it thought nobody was going to buy them – the law of supply and demand in action, folks..

Remnants of Buddhist culture found in Khorasan Razavi
MEHRNews - 03-05-2006
TEHRAN, Mar. 4 (MNA) -- A team of Iranian and Japanese experts have discovered remnants of Buddhist culture at a site near Sabzevar, Khorasan Razavi Province, the Persian service of CHN reported on Saturday. The team, which began their research work last year, believes that they will find a Buddhist temple at the site..

History retold through coins
Telegraph - Calcutta - 03-05-2006
Those who think the Euro is a mighty step forward in making money cross borders would do well to take a trip to Indian Mirror Street, off Lenin Sarani. At Kumar Singh Hall, amid many other priceless pieces of metal, is the Larin. These fish hook-like objects, which owe their name to Lar, in the Persian Gulf, where it was originally struck, were legal tender in many countries in the Indian Ocean in the late 16th Century..

Notes do well for Goldbergs
Bank Note Reporter - 03-05-2006
ra and Larry Goldberg’s Feb. 5-8 Pre-Long Beach Auction of U.S. and world coins and paper money realized $10,549,481, including 15-percent buyer’s premium. Paper money came at the end of the sale. Highlights included a Lazy Deuce from The LaCrosse National Bank, LaCrosse, Wis., charter 2344, graded Gem New-66 by Currency Grading and Certification. It realized $26,450. .

Are you buying platinum American Eagles?
Numismatic News - 03-05-2006
Are you willing to purchase platinum American Eagle coins? These can be either the standard circulation-quality bullion coins, or the proof collector versions. Deep down, have you ever wanted to own any of them?.

Numismatics always see upside of coin collecting
Texqarkana gazzette - 03-05-2006
Every coin has a story. Gary Andrews, owner of Andrews Antique Coins in Azle, Texas, said George Washington personally supplied the silver used to create the first batch of half dimes in this country. “He touched every one of the half dimes that exist today,” Andrews said. “How many hands has that coin been through? We used to make really nice coins.”.

Charges against roofers dismissed
Numismatic News - 03-05-2006
Ownership of a widely publicized “roofers’ hoard” of 1,800 primarily large-size (pre-1929) bank notes remains uncertain, but evidence against men who were charged with stealing it from a barn roof apparently was not strong..

BEP starts order period for annual intaglio cards
Numismatic News - 03-06-2006
$10 United States Notes are featured on the three intaglio print cards in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s 2006 Commemorative Intaglio Print Subscription Program. The notes depicted are the Series 1880 face design, Series 1908 face design and Series 1923 back design. .

Odyssey Marine Exploration Provides Operations Update
Press Release - 03-06-2006
The report recently submitted to Her Majesty's Government (HMG), which detailed the work completed by Odyssey to satisfy Phase 1A requirements of the Sussex project plan, has been reviewed by the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Sussex Archaeological Executive committee. HMG notified Odyssey that the work detailed in the report met or exceeded all requirements of Phase 1A of the Sussex Project plan and Odyssey is now authorized to proceed to complete Phase 1B of the project. (A public version of the project plan is available for viewing at (http://www.shipwreck.net.).

A flattened, squished and smashed souvenir
Charleston Daily - 03-06-2006
In the lobby of the sophisticated Clay Center, surrounded by valuable art, inventive displays and the impressive performance hall, a little machine sits unobtrusively waiting to crank out a rather simple souvenir...The elongated penny machine.

Banknote Auction Nets 310 Million Won
Donga.com - 03-06-2006
The Bank of Korea’s Internet auction of its new 5,000 won bills brought in more than 300 million won, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK) and the Internet auction site “Auction.” The profits generated by the bank’s online auction of new 5,000 won bills with serial numbers below 10,000 are estimated to be about 310 million won..

Survey finds most still fond of pennies
Post and Courier - 03-06-2006
Consider the penny, that copper-colored, Lincoln-mugged coin that graces clerkside change cups nationwide. Are they a fiscal nuisance? Do we like them? Let the debate rage..

THE PALM BEACH SHOW
Legend Numismatics - 03-06-2006
Palm Beach may be the ultimate play ground for the rich, but its not any play ground for coins. This show and the last one have seen very light attendance from the public. Very few retail transactions took place. We don't know why the locals don't want to come out. We certainly don't know what it would take to make it a better show. In the end, we did better than we expected..

Aussie Gold Set For Huge Production
Bernama.com - 03-06-2006
The development of new gold mines could see Australia overtaking South Africa as the world's biggest gold producer by the middle of the decade, mining consultants said. Australian gold production in 2005 rose slightly to 263 tonnes, up three tonnes in 2004, according to the Australian Gold Quarterly Review compiled by Melbourne-based mining consultants Surbiton Associates. .

SILVER COIN PROPOSAL
Free Market News - 03-07-2006
In July of 2005, I first sent you the attached Silver Coin Proposal. At the time, the price of silver was about $7/oz. Today, silver is over $10/oz. Silver is up over 100% from its low of $4.15/oz. in 2003! Several state Governor’s offices have already called me to express their interest in the proposal..

Escala Group Appoints Two Senior Officers:
Press Release - 03-07-2006
NEW YORK, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Escala Group (Nasdaq: ESCL - News) today announced that it has made two new senior appointments at the company with Anthony Costa as chief technology officer and Perry Hall as senior vice president of corporate and brand communications..

Odyssey Marine's Sussex project moving forward
- 03-07-2006
Odyssey Marine Exploration has been approved to advance to the next stage in its search and salvage operation of its Sussex project. The British government reviewed a report outlining the work in its first phase and notified Odyssey that the work met or exceeded all requirements and authorized the company to proceed to the second phase..

Tale of the notorious Phila. K&A burglars
Philadelphia Inquirer - 03-07-2006
Allen Hornblum looks pretty relaxed for a guy who sleeps with a gun next to his pillow. And who's being sued for libel. By a gangster. Alleged gangster, that is. Maybe he's pleased because his new book is selling so well..

Hearing delayed in coin case
Ohio News - 03-07-2006
TOLEDO, Ohio -- A judge on Tuesday delayed a hearing involving coin dealer Tom Noe until the Ohio Supreme Court decides whether to grant Noe's request to disqualify all Lucas County judges from hearing his case..

Let the Hoarding Begin
Howe Street - 03-07-2006
"I'm proud to be out of touch," George Clooney declared last Sunday night, while accepting an Oscar for best supporting actor. "I'm proud to be part of a group of people who gave an Oscar to Hattie McDaniel in 1939, when blacks were still watching movies from the back of the theatre...I'm proud to be out of touch.".

$5 bill to get make-over matching other banknotes
Canadian Coin News - 03-07-2006
Canada's $5 bill will be getting a make-over later this year, Canadian Coin News has learned. A brief notice on the Bank of Canada website states that the lowest-denomination banknote will be reprinted with the same features as the other four banknotes. An official with the federal currency regulating and issuing agency said changes to the blue note featuring late prime minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier's portrait on the front will be officially revealed later this year in a press announcement..

New banknotes first with moving image
The Local - 03-07-2006
Sweden's Riksbank is to introduce new, safer 50 kronor and 1,000 kronor notes on March 15th. The new notes will look more or less the same as the old ones, but will contain security details which will make them harder to counterfeit, wrote the Riksbank in a press statement. The Riksbank will be the first central bank in the world to use the security feature of motion. .

Gold Prices May Reach $2,000 by 2010, U.S. Gold's McEwen Says
Bloomberg - 03-07-2006
March 6 (Bloomberg) -- Gold prices may reach $2,000 an ounce by 2010 on demand for an alternative to currencies, U.S. Gold Corp. Chief Executive Officer Robert McEwen said. ``You have much more money than there is gold, and as people see their currencies falling relative to gold, they're going to be saying.

The Royal Canadian Mint celebrates the CN Tower's 30th anniversary
Press Release - 03-07-2006
The Royal Canadian Mint will officially present its 2006 Architectural Treasures CN Tower collector coin celebrating the 30th anniversary of the national landmark. An official unveiling of the aesthetically stunning coin will be held and an official presentation will be made to Mr. Jack Robinson, CN Tower General Manager. The Mint will also host "Coin Monday" at the CN Tower, in collaboration with the Bank of Canada.

Coin mint remains idle
The Chronicle - 03-07-2006
THE coin mint that was commissioned by the Government in 2001 has become a white elephant after high inflation made redundant the use of coinage. The Reserve Bank said it planned to revive the use of coins when it unveils new currency – which is expected in June – but conceded that the mint had largely remained unused for the past three years..

Pure gold RMB miniature sold in Shanghai
Peoples Daily - 03-07-2006
Approved by People's Bank of China, China's first pure gold RMB miniature, the third edition of RMB, was sold in Shanghai yesterday. They are China's first RMB collectibles made of pure gold. A total of 8,000 sets will be issued worldwide..

Silver gains new respect with mining crowd
National Post - 03-07-2006
Silver companies are basking in the glory of a new-found respect, attracting much attention amid the glitter of one of the world's largest mining conventions. The 74th annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention officially kicked off in Toronto yesterday, attracting a record crowd of at least 12,000 attendees..

Auction good reason for journey to Spain
Bank Note Reporter - 03-07-2006
Four extraordinarily rare pieces of 19th century Spanish paper set new records in an already extremely hot market in a Dec. 15 coin and paper money auction held by Cayon Subastas at Madrid’s Hotel Ritz. I attended the sale and also enjoyed other numismatic experiences..

CCAC looks at new Presidential $1 art
Numismatic News - 03-07-2006
Topping the agenda of the Feb. 28 meeting of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee was a review of new designs for the Presidential $1 obverse. At its Jan. 25 meeting, the CCAC, while going over Presidential $1 obverse design possibilities, asked for the new renditions from the U.S. Mint’s Artistic Infusion Program. .

Brasher doubloon goes to Baltimore
Numismatic News - 03-07-2006
The Brasher doubloon is coming back to Baltimore. Considered America’s first gold coin, the famed rarity – featuring the “E.B.” initials of its maker, Ephraim Brasher on the breast – will be exhibited at the March 17-19 Baltimore Coin and Currency Convention..

Land swap could save 200-year-old mint
Daily News - 03-07-2006
NEWBURYPORT — The Historical Society of Old Newbury is proposing trading a piece of land behind its Cushing House Museum headquarters for the historic mint building on Fruit Street. The swap would be the first step in a $500,000 project to renovate the former currency-printing plant and turn it into a museum honoring one of Newburyport's greatest inventors..

Heritage Palm Beach Auction Realized $6.5 Million
Press Release - 03-07-2006
Dallas, Texas: Heritage Auction Galleries held its most recent Signature Auction March 1-4, 2006 in Palm Beach, Florida. $6,593,229 was realized for 2,304 total lots, although after-auction sales are still ongoing. A separate OnLine Session, to be held Monday, March 6, 2006, is expected to raise the total even higher..

Nevada Official First Day Coin Cover Available March 13
US Mint Press Release - 03-07-2006
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint announced today that 50,000 limited-edition Nevada Official First Day Coin Covers will be available online at www.usmint.gov, beginning at noon (ET) on March 13, 2006.Priced at $19.95, the Nevada Official First Day Coin Cover features two Nevada commemorative quarter-dollar coins from January 3, 2006, the first day of mintage.

Slovenia asks to join the euro economy
Business Week - 03-08-2006
Slovenia has asked to adopt Europe's single currency, which could make it the first new EU member state to join the 12-nation euro economy next year..

Ohio chief justice allows Noe case to proceed
Columbus Dispatch - 03-08-2006
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The state's top judge today rejected a request of a coin dealer charged in a state investment scandal who wanted all Lucas County judges disqualified from hearing his case. In a four-page order, Chief Justice Thomas Moyer of the Ohio Supreme Court said he saw no reason that Judge Thomas Osowik of Lucas County Common Pleas Court could not oversee the case against coin dealer Tom Noe. .

Cents copper no more
Coin World - 03-08-2006
Copper content of cent, once 100%, now miniscule due to higher prices - Collecting a compositional type set of U.S. 1-cent coins provides a tangible look at the changing nature of coinage, as the U.S. Mint reacted to public tastes and production and metallic supply issues. Such a set could contain as few as nine cents,.

How do you say Hawaii?
statequarters.com - 03-08-2006
Hawaii may be the state that conjures up the most exotic thoughts of any of the states in our nation. If you could think of one theme that should be on that state's 2008 State quarter dollar, what would it be? Results from a recent Internet readership poll on the Honolulu Advertiser newspaper Web site may surprise you..

Central Bank to issue coins in memory of Shaikh Zayed
Khaleej Times - 03-08-2006
ABU DHABI — The Central Bank of the UAE is issuing two gold and a silver commemorative coins in memory of Late President Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founder of the UAE..