Archive for November, 2008

Purchasing Obama memorabilia? Buyer beware – ABS CBN News

Purchasing Obama memorabilia? Buyer beware
ABS CBN News, Philippines -4 hours ago
At the moment she has her eye on a “Barack Obama Presidential Commemorative Coin” for $9.99. “I’ve been in this world for 78 years . …
 

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TALKING ANTIQUES, with Larry Koon – Marietta Register Online

TALKING ANTIQUES, with Larry Koon
Marietta Register Online, OH -20 hours ago
While thousands turned out with the leaf even lower, these quarters are worth $65 and up to coin collectors. For those of you with Kennedy half dollars …
 

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Bell ringers hope for gold-coin bonanza – Denver Post

Bell ringers hope for gold-coin bonanza
Denver Post, CO -1 hour ago
(Evan Semon, Special to The Denver Post ) Will a down economy this year keep a secret Santa from dropping valuable gold coins in area Salvation Army kettles …
 

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Collectible Investments: 19th century obsolete US bank notes – BloggingStocks

Collectible Investments: 19th century obsolete US bank notes
BloggingStocks -12 hours ago
The comprehensive grade and population figures available to certified coin collectors just don’t exist for the obsolete notes. The two major third-party …
 

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Salvation Army Finds Gold Coin in Metro Kettle – MyFox Kansas City

Salvation Army Finds Gold Coin in Metro Kettle
MyFox Kansas City, MO -4 hours ago
A single coin makes a $1000 difference for the Salvation Army in northeast Kansas this holiday season. An anonymous donor dropped the gold coin into a …
 

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Century Later, Gold Coin Reflects Sculptor’s Vision – New York Times

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Century Later, Gold Coin Reflects Sculptor’s Vision
New York Times, United States -9 hours ago
Edmund C. Moy, director of the mint, with the $20 gold coin, below, struck on Monday. Producing the $20 coins, initially conceived by the American sculptor …
‘Most beautiful’ gold coin struckMid-Hudson News
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Read more… – Auction Central News

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Auction Central News, NY -10 hours ago
A capped bust $2-1/2 US gold coin dated 1808 sold for $27025 at a Jewelry, Coins & Watches Auction conducted Sept. 13 by Weschler’s in Washington. …
 

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Kingdom, UAE lead gold demand increase in Q3 – Saudi Gazette

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Kingdom, UAE lead gold demand increase in Q3
Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia -9 hours ago
The gold consumption figures for the world show retail investment demand (retrial sales of gold coins and bars) rising by 121% to 232 tons in Q3, …
UPDATE: Demand For Gold Hits A Record Even As Institutions Head …CNNMoney.com
UAE third-quarter gold sales soar above previous [...]