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If last week’s US Mint coin sales report could be considered lackluster, the most recent figures for this week do nothing but continue that trend. Fortunately, a few entries did show some movement, even if that movement could not be called extraordinary ...

More than $3 million in government gold was unwittingly sold off at a fraction of its value as refinery slag, while $8 million more was miscounted and never left the Royal Canadian Mint, the Crown corporation revealed today in a full accounting of how it lost track of a fortune in gold for a year.

December 21, 2009: US Mint Product Schedule, Colonials, Saint Gaudens Gold Double Eagle Prices December 21st, 2009 We're back for a brand new round up of coin collecting news and articles from around the internet.

Posted by: Michael Z Posted in: Coin Designs The United States Mint has released the final design selections for the Next year's coins will feature Abigail Fillmore, Jane Pierce, James Buchanan's Liberty, and Mary Todd Lincoln.

Ten outstanding 2008-dated coins have been honored with Coin of the Year Awards by World Coin News magazine.

A $50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the recovery of nine, stolen SS Central America gold ingots ...

The United States Mint today told its authorized purchasers that it would begin taking orders for 2010 American Eagle Silver Bullion Coins on January 19 ...

The United States Mint today revealed the final design images of the new 2010 First Spouse Gold Coins featuring the wives of Presidents Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, and Lincoln.

Over 355 million Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, and John Tyler Presidential $1 Coins were distributed by the Federal Reserve Banks in the last accounting period, according to their annual report to Congress released earlier this year.

The Royal Canadian Mint today released findings of third party reviews which fully accounts for the difference between the Corporation's stock keeping records and the physical amount of precious metals on hand for the 2008 fiscal year.

Two United States Mint commemorative silver coins are scheduled for release in 2010. These two coins are the 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar and the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar ..4.

The United States Mint has revealed approved designs for next year's 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar that is tentatively scheduled for release in March 2010. The US Mint presented 17 obverse (heads side) and 5 reverse designs for consideration. From those, Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner approved the two designs ...

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Posted by: Michael Z Posted in: US Mint The US Mint recently released a preliminary schedule for the release of 2010 products.

December 18, 2009: 2010 Boy Scouts Silver Dollar, FUN Convention, Saint Gaudens Double Eagles December 18th, 2009 We're back to bring you another round up of coin collecting news to bring you into the weekend.

Dominic "Don" Mangano was introduced to the world of coin collecting when his uncle dragged him to a show in Boston more than 30 years ago.

The United States Mint today unveiled designs for the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar .A The Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act authorizes the United States Mint to mint and issue silver one-dollar coins to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America.

Gold prices have been declining for most of December, currently hovering at the $1,120 an ounce level as compared to the all-time highs that were seen very early in the month of around $1,200 an ounce.

The Famous Battles five coin series from The Perth Mint of Australia has proven to be extremely popular among collectors, with the first two already sold out. Closing out this collection, the Mint has released the one-ounce 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Silver Proof coin.

World currency coin handed out by Russian Pres. Medvedev at G8 meeting. Royal Mint of Belgium The announcement by the United Nations this week that it will license the minting of silver and gold bullion coins bearing the UN logo may be the button that launches metal prices into orbit.