News Archive (2008)

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Colombian Pillar Dollar Discovery
Heritage Auctions

Until three years ago, no one even knew that the 1770 Nuevo Reino Pillar Dollar existed. That changed quickly, however, when an amazing stash of 14 coins was found during the bulldozing of a parking lot in Bogota that was being razed for a new building. Buried beneath the dirt and the decades was the old foundations of the Nuestra Senora del Pilar church.

Royal Mint privatisation closer
BBC

The government is to move ahead with plans which will pave the way for the Royal Mint to be privatised.

The Mint, which produces all UK coins, is based in Llantrisant in South Wales.

The Treasury said it was being given company status in preparation for an injection of private cash to "pursue further commercial opportunities".

Abritus, just 1km from the Bulgarian town of Razgrad, is an ancient Roman military town located in north-eastern Bulgaria, once a key stronghold in the region known as Lower Moesia, bounded to the south by Stara Planina, to the west by the river Drina, in Serbia, to the east by the Black Sea and to the north by the Danube.

The third and final part of this stunning collection of the coins of the British Empire from Asia & Europe will be sold by Baldwin’s auction department on the 5th May this year as the first part of a two day auction to be held at the CIPFA Council Chamber in London.

Stack’s April 22-23, 2009 Rosemont, Illinois Sale

Stack’s is proud to present the Firth of Clyde Collection of Scottish Coins for public auction on April 23, 2009 in Rosemont, Illinois. This extensive collection provides a fascinating cross section of Scottish history that spans the 13th through the 18th centuries, with a nicely balanced selection of both gold and silver issues.

WASHINGTON - The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the District of Columbia Official First Day Coin Cover on April 24, 2009, at noon Eastern Time (ET). Production is limited to 25,000 units.

It is said to be the most impregnable vault on Earth: built out of granite, sealed behind a 22-tonne door, located on a US military base and watched over day and night by army units with tanks, heavy artillery and Apache helicopter gunships at their disposal.

There likely aren't many readers who collect the base metal composition coins of the Peoples' Republic of China, but these low-denomination coins occasionally appear at coin shows. They are of low enough value both in denomination and collector value it is relatively easy to build a set on a very modest budget.

The process of finding a new reverse design for the 2010 Lincoln cent has entered a public phase with the submission by the U.S. Mint of 18 different design possibilities to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts.

The number of fake pound coins in circulation may be twice Royal Mint estimates, the BBC has learned.

Official figures suggest around 2.5% - or one in 40 - are copies, but coin testing companies say it is one in 20.