Chatelaine Goes Home to Korea
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The sale of a ceremonial Korean wedding chatelaine was among the near 3,000 lots that contributed to the $1,510,300 total realized by Ponterio & Associates' official Chicago International Coin Fair auction April 23-25 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare in Rosemont, Ill.
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Rare Coin Investment Fraud Happens
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"Boiler Room meets Antiques Road Show." That's the way Elliot Spitzer, former New York attorney general, described a $25 million dollar rare coin sales scam that defrauded over 1,000 customers a few years ago.
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Is U.S. Buying Back its Own Gold?
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On April 16, U.S. President Obama wrote a letter to congressional leadership seeking support for the U.S. government to loan the International Monetary Fund $100 billion. This is part of a plan for the IMF to expand its New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB) program from $50 billion to $500 billion.
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British Royal Mint Up for Sale
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The British government, motivated by the need to raise cash to fund a bailout of banks in financial trouble, is looking to sell off just about everything short of the Brooklyn Bridge. The only reason the Brooklyn Bridge is not on a short list is that the bridge is in the United States, where charlatans have been selling it off for years. It wasn't immediately clear if perhaps the London Bridge might be under consideration.
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Gold coin with Egyptian tomb sand for sale
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A pyramid-shaped gold coin containing sand from the tomb of Tutankhamun has gone on sale, it has been announced.
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Market Up And Market Down
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Our numismatist was trying on a new role as a coin market analyst. With all of the "downs" in the economy, he would conduct his own independent review and analysis of the coin market. He was fortunate in that he had three coin shows within weeks of each other. This might be his new career path, as a coin market analyst.
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Royal Mint Celebrates 50 Years of Mini Popularity
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Fifty years after the Mini first took to the roads of Britain, the icon of British design and the Swinging '60s is the first car to be represented across a complete series of Royal Mint commemorative coins.
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Bullion Coin Supply Up, Premiums Down
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The U.S. Mint is catching up with demand for its one-ounce gold and silver American Eagle coins if the market experience of Greencastle, Ind., wholesaler Julian Jarvis is any guide.
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ForgeryNetwork.com
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Mark Naber, founder of ForgeryNetwork.com, answers a few questions about collectable coin forgeries and the purpose of ForgeryNetwork.com. |
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Unique Items: The Largest Silver Coin Known of the Roman Empire
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Ira & Larry Goldberg will be hosting their Pre-Long Beach Auction #53 on May 24-26th at the Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills CA 90212. The auction consists of a great selection of US coins along with World Coins and Ancients. |
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