Shipwreck seeking robot diving for dubloons
By ElectricPig.com - UK
Taking a piggyback on its ship the Odyssey our robotic underwater search machine transports itself to shipwreck sites of old to seek out the booty thats sunk to the bottom of the briny.
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Early Proof Prices Soar
By Mark Ferguson - COIN VALUES
Many collectors are concentrating on obtaining high-grade modern Proof coins, mainly in the Proof 69 and 70 grades for registry sets or just to have near-perfect or perfect coins. Other collectors, however, have been seeking earlier Proof coins from the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Family Helps Bring Coin Board Titan to Life
By David W. Lange - Numismatic News
Last year I wrote an article for Numismatic News (Aug. 7, 2007) which told the story of Joseph Oberwise, a Los Angeles coin dealer and publisher of coin board premium cards during the 1930s and 1940s. Actually, it would be more correct to say that I described what little was known of him at the time. This wasn’t much, consisting mostly of what could be gleaned from federal census records, city directories, old newspapers and his advertisements in numismatic publications.
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Bank Notes of Kuwait Detailed
By Bank Note Reporter
The History of Banknotes in Kuwait by Basem Mohamed Al-Ibrahim, this year’s winner of the International Bank Note Society’s Book of the Year Award, is a fine example of how to make a lot out of a little.
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1999-W 1/10th Eagle $5.00 Gold Matte Finish - Error or Variety?
by Ken Potter - NLG
Some time ago a fellow sent in an error-variety coin with some very interesting questions. He said: “I have a 1999-W $5.00 Gold 1/10th Eagle that was struck by the Mint with an Uncirculated Matte Finish instead of the intended Proof finish for the West Point issue. Is this an error or variety — the grading service states it’s an error? Also, why is it referred to by the grading service as struck with “Unfinished Proof Die” when the die has clearly been “finished” albeit the wrong finish?
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In Defense of Gold
By Christopher Barker - Motley Fool
After recently watching so many courageous athletes give their all to the pursuit of Olympic gold, I simply must defend the honor of this legendary precious metal. I think I actually spoke aloud to myself as I read this recent article by my Foolish colleague Nick Kapur.
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Design of Puerto Rico at issue
By David L. Ganz - Numismatic News
With a choice of two designs, there is an attempt in Puerto Rico to make a third choice for its territorial quarter. With literally days to go before its 2009 territorial quarter design has to be finalized to go before the Commission of Fine Arts and the Citizens Coin Advisory Committee
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