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It was 1792 when our Founding Fathers decided it was time for the United States to mint its own coins. View full post on All Coin News

On Monday, Gold inched down in slow trade after stock markets firmed on optimism the U.S. economy would not fall back into recession, with a slight drop in holdings in the ETF putting additional pressure. The press release is quoted as saying: Spot gold XAU= eased 74 cents to $1,247.30 an ounce by 0043 GMT, [...]

The Walking Liberty half dollar was an exciting new design when it was introduced in 1916. It was also a coin with too high a face value for many to collect. That helped keep the survival rate for high grades fairly low. These factors make it a challenging collection especially in top grades. Many examples [...]

Do you think there should be stiffer penalties for people who knowingly sell doctored coins? View full post on All Coin News

Balmoral Resources Ltd. (CVE:BAR.H) announced that it has entered into two exclusive letters of offer to acquire five prospective gold projects located in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt of Quebec and the Hemlo Greenstone Belt in Ontario. The press release is quoted as saying: Balmoral Resources is a newly formed Vancouver-based precious metal exploration and development [...]

Many retail dealers, myself included, welcome consignments from collectors. It’s a great way to increase the size of a dealer’s inventory without laying out cash and it is often an excellent source for dealers to place useful, fresh attractive coins to new or existing clients. As a potential consignor, what are some of the questions [...]

Chet Krause resigned his seat on the American Numismatic Association board of governors July 7. View full post on All Coin News

Fire River Gold Corp. (CVE:FAU) provided this update on its 28,000 metre diamond drill program at its Nixon Fork Gold Mine. The press release is quoted as saying: Fire River Gold Corp. is a near-term production company with an experienced technical team focused on bringing its flagship project, the Nixon Fork Gold Mine, back into [...]

The worldwide launch of the bullion 2011 Australian Kangaroo Gold Coins will begin on Tuesday, September 14, 2010, The Perth Mint of Australia has announced. 2011 Australian Kangaroo Gold Coins – 1 Kilo and 1 Ounce Sizes The 99.99 percent pure gold coin series is one of the most popular offerings from the Mint, featuring [...]

Gold is $1,212. I like the sound of that number. View full post on All Coin News