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American Silver Eagle Coins Rally in March, Capping U.S. Mint Quarterly Sales Record, CoinNews.net
2010 American Silver Eagle bullion coins surged during the start and toward the end of March, capping the best United States Mint quarterly sales since the coin series debuted in 1986. The latest sales figures, however, do not bode well for 2010-dated collector proof and uncirculated versions of the Silver Eagles. Collector coins carry the "W" mint mark, which is unlike the bullion versions that are available now and must be produced by the U.S. Mint in quantities to meet public demand. As long as that demand ... Click to read coin article
Queen Hands Out Coins on 'Maundy Thursday', The New York Times
Queen Elizabeth II distributed "Maundy money" to deserving subjects Thursday in a long-standing Holy Week tradition. Accompanied by her husband Prince Philip, she handed out specially minted silver coins to recognize the work of elderly church and community volunteers at Derby Cathedral in central England. The source of the coins, the honor of receiving them, and their silver probably make them more valuable than their face value: a few pennies ... Click to read coin article
Large coins taken out of circulation in Costa Rica, TicoTimes.net
Beginning today, banks in Costa Rica will no longer accept large, silver-colored ₡ 5, ₡ 10 and ₡ 20 coins. The only place to exchange them for value will be on the first floor of the Central Bank of Costa Rica in downtown San José. Most merchants stopped accepting the larger coins at the end of December, but commercial banks continued to accept them until March 31 st of this year. Roughly 40 million of these coins had been collected as of Friday, representing just 19.5 percent of the 205 million in circulation ... Click to read coin article
Macedonian Archaeologists Discover Ancient Coins near Ohrid, BalkanTravellers.com
Around 20 coins with the image of the father of Alexander the Great, Philip II of Macedon, and "other ancient Macedonian rulers" were found by archaeologists during excavations along the road between the south-western Macedonian towns of Ohrid and Struga, national media reported today. In addition to the coins, a space with around 1,000 arrows was also discovered, Director of the Cultural Heritage Protection Office Pasko Kuzman told the Alsat-M television station. The archaeological find was made in the ... Click to read coin article
PM releases Commemorative Coin Set, Blog.Taragana.com
(Below remarks from the ceremony) The Government of India has issued a set of five commemorative coins in the denominations of Re.1, Rs.2, Rs.5, Rs.10 and Rs.75 to mark the occasion of Platinum Jubilee of the Reserve Bank of India. The coins in the denomination of Re.1, Rs.2, Rs.5, Rs.10 will also be issued as circulation coins. In a set of five coins where the Re.1 and Rs.2 will be of Ferritic Stainless Steel, Rs.5 coin will be Nickel Brass, Rs.10 will be bimetallic and Rs.75 coin will be a Silver Alloy ... Click to read coin article
Coin Profile: The 1920-S Saint-Gaudens Gold Double Eagle, CoinLink.com
The 1920-S double eagle is a prized rarity in the Saint-Gaudens series, and it holds a unique historical position in that assemblage. Before the United States entered the First World War, gold twenties actually circulated in the western part of the country. Coins from that early period are more available today than later dates such as the 1920-S. The war brought inflation, with consequent rising prices in gold and other metals. Double eagle production in San Francisco was halted in 1916 and did not resume until 1920. A ... Click to read coin article
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