150th Anniversary of Alice in Wonderland coin celebrating the first publication of the Lewis Carroll classic, issued by the Perth Mint in 2016 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll and was first published in 1865. The book was an overwhelming literary and commercial success, […]
US Mint sales orders have been reconciled and the 2018-W $25 Proof American Palladium Eagle is officially gone. The U.S. Mint tagged the coin’s product page with “Sold Out.” (See photos of the proof coin.) It lasted less than five minutes from its Sept. 6 launch before becoming unavailable. The first U.S. Mint sales report following its
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The fourth known 1854 San Francisco Mint Liberty Head Half Eagle, discovered earlier this year and subsequently sold at auction this past August for more than $2 million, now is in a Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) holder. The current owner took the coin to the Baltimore Winter Expo to submit to PCGS, which was running their popular Crossover
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In 2020, the Armed Forces Silver Medal series from the United States Mint will start celebrating branches of the military with 2-inch medals struck in 2.5 ounces of .999 fine silver. These medals mark a first for the U.S. Mint as each will honor a military branch as a whole and for the entirety of
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The portfolio of obverse designs for the range of 2021-2025 coins follows: Set 1 Set 01 is tied together through its use of flora and a traditional Liberty figure. 2021-01 features Liberty surrounded by floral symbols of various religions of our world. The inscription “FREEDOM OF RELIGION” is included. 2022-01 depicts Liberty with a stylized laurel in the
US policy through Washington’s against Moscow could be a sufficient reason behind the recent fall of the dollar’s share of global central-bank reserves, according to economist at US multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs. Russia’s Central Bank has sold some $85 billion of its $150 billion holding of the US assets from April through June after
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On Wednesday, Oct. 17, the United States Mint is likely to raise prices on eighteen gold products made for collectors. The U.S. Mint’s collection of gold coins have prices that can change weekly based on the trending value of gold as compared against its 2018 pricing matrix. The agency’s current coin prices are based on an average
Coast Guard Coins – In 2020, the Armed Forces Silver Medal series from the United States Mint will start celebrating branches of the military with 2-inch medals struck in 2.5 ounces of .999 fine silver. CG-R-01 depicts an MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter coming to the aid of two flood victims on a rooftop, illustrating one of
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Today, Oct. 16, the United States Mint unveiled design concepts for 2021 to 2025 proof American Platinum Eagles. The annual collector series of .9995 fine platinum coins was introduced in 1997 and has featured several design themes such as “Vistas of Liberty,” “Foundations of Democracy,” and “Preamble to the Constitution.” The current design series, which started
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The United States Mint pulled back the curtains today to unveil information and final designs for the curved Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coins that launch on Jan. 24, 2019. An event revealing the designs kicked off minutes ago at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., featuring guest speaker Apollo 7
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