Banks Crumble, Wait for Physical Bullion Gets Longer
By Patrick A. Heller, Market Update
What has happened to the U.S. dollar, stocks and precious metals markets in the past week has followed almost exactly the script I wrote seven days ago. There has been so much media coverage that I won’t repeat all the details here.
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Live Long and Prosper With Gold Coins from Perth
By Kerry Rodgers, World Coin News
The human mind is a wondrous thing. My first sighting of a matched set of gold coins issued by Perth Mint in July brought immediate recall of Mr. Spock’s salutation from Star Trek. The images displayed on Perth’s coins may be tried and true traditional Chinese, yet they embody the same sentiments and philosophy implicit in that celebrated Vulcan greeting.
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The Laredo Collection of Numismatic Masterpieces
Collector News - Heritage Galleries
One of the more intriguing collections featured in our upcoming September Long Beach, CA US Coin Signature Auction, September 17-21, is the Laredo Collection. An eclectic holding of numismatic masterpieces, this small but important collection reflects the interests of a collector who chose not to specialize, but rather to buy beauty and rarity when they most appealed to him.
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Shell cards serve several purposes after Civil War’s end
By By Paul Gilkes - COIN WORLD
A year before the Civil War ended, diesinkers and manufacturers of that period’s patriotic tokens and store cards found themselves with less business because of an April 1864 act that essentially banned the issuance of the cent-size emergency money substitutes. The firms found a new vehicle and a legal alternative to the cent-sized tokens in the form of American store cards referred to as shell cards.
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COUNTERFEIT COIN NEWSLETTER
by Robert Matthews
This edition of the newsletter sees the introduction of “MY COIN DIARY”. This is an attempt to introduce a more informal and personal section that allows brief items to be mentioned that are more coin than counterfeit coin related. It is hoped it will gradually take on the tone of some of the better blogs.
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What are Presidential Oath Dollars?
By Coin Blog.org
It’s a question a lot of people seem to want to figure out lately. Earlier this month, the Home Shopping Network offered a small number of these coins for $79.95. They reportedly sold out in 30 minutes creating a lot of excitement. This post will summarize some of the information available on the coins.
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