More News at a Glance – December 8, 2010
Pinoy’s design chosen for 2012 Olympic coin
ABS-CBN News
A Filipino graphic designer based in London has brought a rare and distinct honor for the Philippines. Roderick Enriquez could not believe to this day that his coin design would become one of the treasured mementos for the 2012 London Olympics. His sporting design was chosen to be printed on millions of 50-pence, the biggest coin circulating in Great Britain. Enriquez submitted four entries, but his design for the wrestling sport got the nod of the International Olympic Committee.
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Commentary requires discerning eye
Numismatic News
Early this morning I was reading some overseas commentaries on precious metals and one presented what appeared on the surface to be a very logical argument for the price of gold to approach infinity. Is this plausible? Well yeah, if you believe in the tooth fairy. The problem with 98 percent of those who write about precious metals is that they are in the business of selling it. They use fear and greed to promote their business. So one must sift through articles for the real and credible information. Now don’t misunderstand me.
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Coins Depict Controversial Shroud of Turin
Numismaster
The remarkable Sindone di Torino, aka Suaire de Turin, aka Shroud of Turin is on of the more controversial artifacts of Christendom. It is certainly one of the most studied. Many dismiss it as a hoax created in the Middle Ages, but millions of Christians venerate it as the burial shroud of Jesus Christ, believing it to bear the imprint of his crucified body. All four Gospels refer to Joseph of Arimathea wrapping the body of Jesus in a linen cloth before placing it in the tomb. Several pieces of cloth have been claimed to have been used in the burial, but none has gathered the religious following of the Shroud of Turin.
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2010 Proof Silver Eagles at 707,704
Mint News Blog
The total reported sales for the 2010 Proof Silver Eagle have now reached 707,704. After less than three weeks of sales, this amount has already exceeded the final mintage of the last available issue of the series. The US Mint did not provide sales data last week, so the latest report available on Coin Update News reflects two weeks worth of new sales data. The Proof Silver Eagle had debuted with sales of 273,212, so the latest total represents an increase of 434,492.
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The Story of the Truman Library Collection
The E-Sylum
In the late 1940’s Joseph B. Stack, my uncle, became friends with John W. Snyder, Truman’s Secretary of the Treasury. John W. Snyder was a coin collector and we at Stack’s assisted him in forming a collection, different than others we had help develop. The collection was in honor of all the Presidents’ and featured one coin of each denomination that might have been issued during his Presidency. For example, for George Washington, you would need a Half Cent, large Cent , Half Dime, Dime, Quarter , Half Dollar, Silver Dollar, a Quarter Eagle, Half Eagle and Eagle.
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Related posts:
- More News at a Glance – December 2, 2010
- More News at a Glance – December 3, 2010
- More News at a Glance – December 6, 2010
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