Precious Metals Rise Wed., Jan. 15
Precious metals futures posted gains Wednesday that ranged from 0.6% for gold to 3.9% for platinum. Palladium finished at another all-time high. Gains in gold and silver were their first in three sessions.
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NGC-Graded Ancient and World Coins Top Heritage January New York Sale
Coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC) topped the Heritage Auctions World and Ancient Coins sale held January 6-7, 2019 in New York. In all, 10 lots of NGC-certified coins realized prices greater than $100,000. This 1728 Netherlands East Indies Gold Proof Pattern Ducaton, graded NGC PF 64, brought $336,000 The sale’s highlight was the
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Silver Queen Painting made of Silver Dollars and Gold Coins
In a tavern in Virginia City, Nev., there’s a painting of a woman whose dress is decorated with 3,261 silver dollars. Her belt is made of 28 $20 gold coins, and her bracelets and necklace are silver quarters. About 900 more silver dollars are used for the border of the 8 x 15-foot picture designed by
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Straits Settlement rarities Offered by Stacks Bowers
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
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Pope Joan Coin Tells Truth of tale
A Flinders University archaeologist in South Australia is using medieval coins as evidence the otherwise debunked story of an alleged female Roman Catholic pope might actually be true. Michael Habicht is identified as being an archaeologist associated with the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, according to the university website. Habicht is also identified
The 1861 Confederate Half Dollar
After seven states seceded from the Union, beginning with South Carolina in December 1860, the Confederate States of America was formed with its capital as Montgomery, Alabama. The federal branch mint in New Orleans fell in the hands of the seceded State of Louisiana and the Confederacy. Starting in January 1861, about 5,000 double eagles
Bitcoin Drops Again Despite Record Low
Bitcoin drops in price despite the oversold conditions signaled on the technical charts for the last six days. The leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization fell to $4,200 soon before press time – a price low not seen since Oct. 5, 2017 – and was last seen trading at $4,484, according to CoinDesk’s Bitcoin Price Index (BPI). Notably,
Armstrong Artifacts Top $5.2 Million
The nearly 1,000 CAG-certified items from the collection of astronaut Neil Armstrong — the first man to walk on the moon — and his immediate family members were sold by Heritage Auctions and set numerous records. In fact, the five all-time highest prices realized for space collectibles at Heritage Auctions, a firm that has sold
PCGS Grades 40 Millionth Coin
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
US Mint Sales | Proof Palladium Eagle Coin SOLD OUT!
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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