First Mint marks appear on a variety of U.S. coins
By Cindy Brake - COIN WORLD
Here’s a numismatic trivia question. What is the common link with the following coins – the Wartime 5-cent coins, Seated Liberty dime and dollar, Coronet gold eagle and double eagle, Classic Head half eagle, a commemorative coin and a centavo?
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Rotated Reverse on Korea Proof $1
By Ken Potter, Numismatic News
Are you sure you know what’s in your collection? New error finds prove that sometimes you might not. It never ceases to amaze me that there are some significantly rare and valuable errors that have been squirreled away in collections for decades that are just now being recognized by the hobby and their owners as even existing.
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Scientists study gold-laden 16th-century shipwreck in Namibia
Submitted by Sahil Nagpal
Oranjemund, Namibia - A treasure-laden 16th-century Portuguese vessel that ran aground off Namibia’s Atlantic coast was hailed Monday by archaeologists as providing a rare insight into the heyday of seafaring explorations between Europe and the Orient.”This is a cultural treasure of immense importance,” Bruno Werz told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa when offering journalists a first glimpse of the precious find at the excavation site in Namibia’s diamond-rich “sperrgebiet” or no-go zone.
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Fake pound coins in circulation doubles
inthenews.co.uk
The number of fake pound coins in circulation has doubled over the last five years, according to figures from the Royal Mint. One in 50 pound coins, or two per cent of the total in circulation, are now counterfeit, the government body admitted to the BBC.
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Sovereign Exploration announces positive early results in Nova Scotia
BYM Marine
Sovereign Exploration Associates International, Inc. (OTCBB: SVXA), a maritime asset recovery company, today announced positive early results in recovery operations off the coast of Nova Scotia. The Company received a recovery permit for this site from the appropriate Nova Scotia Government officials earlier this year.
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Coin to celebrate Charles’ birthday
The Press Association
A double-headed coin which features images of the Queen and the Prince of Wales has been launched to celebrate Charles’ 60th birthday. The Royal Mint issued the £5 crown to mark the Prince’s anniversary on November 14 and released three versions of the coin in 22 carat gold, sterling silver and an uncirculated cupro-nickel.
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‘God’ Motto Relocated on 2009 $1s
Numismatic News
If the Presidential dollars fail, it will not be because nobody is talking about them. The latest information coming from the Mint introduces the new 2009 obverse design template that includes the national motto, “In God We Trust.”
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