Rare Coins, Precious Metals and Paper Money Off site News and Articles this Month
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This Page on CoinWeek, – RARE COIN, BULLION & PAPER MONEY NEWS THIS Month is a compilation of Off-Site news stories with direct links to the sources of these articles. CoinWeek presents these to provide our readers with full access to as much of the news within the numismatic world as possible.
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Why are people working on alternative forms of money? It’s all about escaping a 100-year-old trend. Back in the day, the dollar was a name for gold, not just a paper ticket manufactured by a government-chartered central bank. Depression, war, and …
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The comments below have not been moderated. Newest; Oldest; Best rated; Worst rated. View all. I love the inscription on the coins “GREAT ZIMBABWE”, (no doubt a dig at GB!) Really, that Man’s half mad. – Relativity , Somerset, United Kingdom, 02/3/2013 …
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Mints plan €2 coins for 2013
Many mints are exercising their option to issue two circulating commemorative €2 coins per year (instead of the previous limit of one), after a change in eurozone regulations that took place last summer.
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For many, they are shocked at the low value of their account, not because of the recent pullback, but because they made one simple mistake, they listened to someone who told them to buy Proof American Eagle gold or silver coins. When one opens a …
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Will paper money become obsolete one day?
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Russia and Kazakhstan expanded gold reserves for a fourth straight month in January, while Azerbaijan acquired bullion for the first time in more than three years, as central banks sought to diversify their assets. Russian holdings climbed 12.2 metric …
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Like a detective working a cold case, an Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis anthropologist hopes to unravel the mystery of how a handful of coins, some dating back more than 1,000 years, wound up on a remote beach along Australia’s …
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Ron Paul spoke with Bloomberg television (see video in Commentary) and said that we are in a currency war and we have been for decades.
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According to National Post, the Canadian government has halted distributing pennies to financial institutions, bringing the tawny, maple-leaf-adorned coin one big step closer to total extinction. The Canadian Press reported last May that the country …
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Spanish police recover 867 stolen Ibero-Roman coins
Madrid, Feb 27 (EFE).- A set of 867 Ibero-Roman coins stolen from a collector in Madrid nearly a year ago has been recovered, the Spanish National Police said Wednesday.
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Gold is money, and paper (the dollar) is credit. The ratio of credit to money is not constant. Nor is the price of credit, which depends on its quality.
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican will be issuing special-edition stamps and minting special coins marking the upcoming “sede vacante,” the period when the see of Rome is vacant before the election of a new pope.
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Many crisis investors believe the ultimate portfolio protection is the physical ownership of gold bullion or gold coins. This type of wealth accumulation can weather nearly any economic storm.
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Proposed Arizona legislation could make silver, gold coins legal currency
Arizonans who fear the federal government will make their folding money worthless may soon be able to substitute privately minted gold and silver coins. The Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday took the first steps to making such coins legal tender in …
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The head of the organization committee, Professor Oğuz Tekin, said numismatics was the science of people dealing with coins in a scientific way and that the field’s practitioners contributed to historical and archaeological works with their findings …
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Brett Bogus is the owner of The Gold Exchange, Inc. and Eagle Numismatics. If you are looking to buy or sell gold, silver, coins and more, stop in to see Brett at 113 W. First Street B, Humble, TX 77338 to obtain fair prices and top dollar for your …
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Baldwin’s are delighted to announce the sale of yet another multi-million pound collection in 2013. The David Fore Collection is the most impressive collection of Coins of British India ever to be sold at public auction. Comprising coins of British …
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How a Coin Collector Got Into The Movie Business
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Because I lived in small towns, I worked on my collection by mail order. Later in the 1960s, I read of teenagers who became coin dealers. In my sophomore year in high school, we were assigned to write a term paper about our future profession. It didn’t …
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Demand for gold bullion in India, which is the world’s biggest buyer, remains high. As the World Gold Council cites, gold bullion imports in India increased 62% in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 255 tonnes. About 80% of India’s current account deficit …
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On February 10 Bloomberg reported that “Putin Turns Black Gold Into Bullion as Russia Out-Buys World,” advising that the world’s largest oil producer’s central bank has added some 570 metric tons of gold over the last several years for a total …
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Nations from Brazil to Russia are adding the metal to reserves at a time when investors are holding a near-record amount through gold-backed exchange-traded products. Bullion gained for a 12th straight year in 2012, the best run in at least nine …
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