Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has reached another major milestone with the 40 millionth coin certified for authenticity and grade. That particular coin, a Kano Natsuo 1 Yen graded PCGS SP64 and now with a distinctive certification number of 40000000 on the encapsulation insert label, is part of a five-coin set of historic 1869 (Meiji […]
The United States Mint has announced the appointment of two new members to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC). They will fill vacancies created by the expiration of appointments. Samuel H. Gill was appointed to represent the interests of the general public, replacing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Robin Salmon was appointed as the member specially qualified in
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Early bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem is pushing back against an accusation that he stole 5,000 bitcoin from Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, according to recently-published court filings. In a document filed Monday with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Shrem calls the Winklevoss brothers’ assertion that he stole 5,000 bitcoin “dead
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Ran NeuNer, the host of CNBC’s CryptoTrader show, has rescinded his earlier prediction that Bitcoin (BTC) will reach $50,000 by the end of 2018, in a tweet Thursday, Nov. 1. NeuNer’s original prediction post from Feb.1, 2018 stated: “For the record, I am pinning this tweet. Bitcoin will finish 2018 at $50 000.” In his tweet today, the analyst stated the exact opposite of
Initiative Q is not, in any way, a cryptocurrency. But it might just be the new Bitcoin. In just four months, the ‘payment system of the future’ has built a network of nearly three million adopters by offering ever-decreasing sums of their future currency in exchange for an e-mail address. Despite attracting over 100,000 new users each day,
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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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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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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Australian bullion demand climbed in September for a fourth straight month for gold coins and bars and for a third month in a row for silver coins and bars, according Perth Mint figures published Oct. 3, 2018. Moreover, the Mint’s silver sales were the highest since March 2016 and its gold sales were the best since
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