Posted from Robert Matthews Coin Authentication

Respected Celtic coin specialist dealer, Chris Rudd, has posted on the news section of his website details of fake trophy type gold quarter staters that are currently circulating. He has posted photographs of five examples of these counterfeits and details of Celtic coin expert, Dr. Philip de Jersey’s opinion of these coins.

Dr. de Jersey is quoted as saying, “A number of near-identical trophy type quarter staters have appeared on the market in recent months. All are from the same pair of dies and I am sure that they are modern forgeries.” Among the points made by Dr. de Jersey are:

An exhibition by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History which explores rare and historically significant artifacts from its National Numismatic Collection—more than half of which have never been on view or have not been displayed for many years. “Legendary Coins & Currency” draws 56 objects from this internationally acclaimed collection.

Coins, bills, medals and captivating oddities—such as pattern designs, fantasy coins and homemade, clam-shell money from the Great Depression—will be on display.

“The stunning array of coins and other objects in this exhibition reflect how much history can be learned by examining the surface of these items” said Brent D. Glass, museum director. “I am delighted to present these rarities to the American public, some for the very first time.”

Precious metals have been one of the top performing asset classes over the past six years, and investors wanting to add a precious metals component to their portfolios are often overwhelmed by the number of investment vehicles available to them today. Alternatives include precious metals futures and options contracts, government certificates, “digital gold,” exchange traded funds (ETFs), mutual funds, mining shares, as well as buying the physical bullion itself. All enable an investor to gain exposure to the precious metals markets and participate in what many investment experts foresee as a continuing multi-year secular market.

The greatest hoard of Civil War coins ever found in Wales have gone on display for the first time in the county in which they were discovered. Gold and silver coins dating back to the 1640s are the centrepiece of an exhibition at Scolton Manor Museum near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. The exhibition, entitled The Tregwynt Hoard: Coins, Cromwell and Cavaliers, highlights the importance of the hoard as well as explaining the impact on Wales and Pembrokeshire of the Civil War. The story of the Tregwynt hoard is fascinating.