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The spot gold price ended the month of November almost where it had begun. This outcome perhaps discouraged many potential bullion-related coin sales in its wake. No excitement often leads to no buyers. Mint sales of gold and silver composition coins was one of the lowest totals in more than a decade, according to a … Read more
These days, rarities sprout at NYINC sales like mushrooms after autumn rain. For collectors of sought-after Asian rarities, Stack’s Bowers world paper sale on Jan. 11-12 demands their attention. Two different historic Straits Settlements $100s will be on offer. Both feature King George V along with that wonderful prowling tiger vignette. Very rare Straits Settlements … Read more
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Ten years ago, as Lehman Brothers was declaring bankruptcy and the global economy was lurching into recession, the idea for an alternative currency was being quietly built online. On October 31, 2008 bitcoin was born — and in the past ten years has evolved from an anti-establishment hobby among coders to a household name on … Read more
NEXT GENERATION BANKNOTE PROGRAM THE NEW $50 Australian Bank Note This image shows the signature side of the new $50 banknote. This image shows the serial number side of the new $50 banknote. About the new design of the Australian Bank Note The $50 banknote will be released into general circulation in October 2018. It celebrates … Read more
Daniel Malone has been an avid coin enthusiast most of his life. Check out our interview with him at the Cincinnati Coin Expo. Portsmouth Coin & Currency Co Daniel Malone 614 Chillicothe Street Portsmouth, OH 45662 740-354-2646 (Coin) Dealer # 6195
In May 2017, Bitcoin transactions could take up to four days to complete. The only way to make a transaction quicker was to pay a transaction fee, which at the end of 2017 was around $28. The delay and the need to pay fees made Bitcoin impractical for making small purchases, which led to a new … Read more
Developers define EOS as an operating system made for businesses to construct Blockchain applications as a replacement for web-apps while retaining similar structural principles. There are two main things about EOS that make this platform stand out from all the other Blockchain projects. The first is the absence of transactions fees due to an ownership … Read more
From the J.P. Morgan website: “The firm is built on the foundation of more than 1,200 predecessor institutions that have come together through the years to form today’s company. We trace our roots to 1799 in New York City, and our many well-known heritage firms include J.P. Morgan & Co., The Chase Manhattan Bank, Bank … Read more
When a new asset class resists even after facing numerous hurdles, it forces the asset managers to pay attention and recognize it. We have seen JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and a few others have already walked down that path. The latest to consider investing in cryptocurrencies is BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with about $6.3 trillion under management. … Read more