Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NASDAQ:OMEX) was granted two of the three Motions for an Extension of Time to file its responses to the Kingdom of Spain’s Motions for More Definite Statements in the three admiralty arrests which Odyssey currently has pending at the U.S. District Court that has assumed jurisdiction over the sites. The third Motion has not yet been ruled on as the presiding Judge is currently in trial for several more days. The Company’s responses to the first two Motions are now due on August 6, 2007.

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THIS is one of the largest collections of Roman coins ever found in the UK. And today a metal detectorist is waiting to hear how much he will receive for unearthing the 1,900-year-old piggy bank in a field between Chepstow and Newport. Brian Stephens found the collection, which dates back to between 54AD and 161AD, in a greyware pot in Llanvaches in June last year, after four hours’ digging. The haul was declared treasure at an inquest in Newport yesterday.

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Dallas, TX: Heritage’s 36th Official ANA Auction at the 2007 Milwaukee “World’s Fair of Money” is featuring a Platinum Night session containing the highlight coins of the 3,500 lot auction. The Signature Auction sessions will be held August 8-10, and Platinum Night will take place on August 9, 2007. All sessions are currently posted at www.HA.com . All auction sessions will take place at the Midwest Airlines Center; lot exhibition begins there Sunday, August 5 in Room 201 B-D, 400 West Wisconsin Ave in Milwaukee.

“Heritage’s Official ANA Auction will be an incredibly exciting event,” predicted Heritage President Greg Rohan. “Approximately 350 consignors are participating in this event, and they have entrusted us with $25-$30 million of their numismatic treasures. As you can easily see from our list of highlights, the number of truly important coins in this auction seems almost limitless. I predict that many Registry collections will pick up their most important coins at out Milwaukee Platinum Night Session.”

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A wide range of exhibits will be on display at the American Numismatic Association’s 2007 World’s Fair of Money Aug. 8-12 in Milwaukee, Wis. “The convention’s theme is ‘Collecting Coins Captures Time  Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,’ said Clifford Mishler, the event’s general chairman. “The planned exhibits certainly will capture that theme.” One of the Marquee exhibits is the Bebee specimen 1913 Liberty Head nickel. The display is a 40th anniversary homecoming for the coin that was sold for $46,000 in 1967 by the widow of its long-time owner, Milwaukee collector, J.V. “Mac” McDermott. Buyers at that sale, Aubrey and Adeline Bebee of Omaha, Neb., later donated the famous coin to the ANA museum in 1989.

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