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Five New Coins for Diamond Jubilee
For Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, The Royal Mint has unveiled five new precious metal variations of the only official UK £5 coin struck to mark the historic occasion. Like the Brilliant Uncirculated version released a few months ago, the coins have been designed by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS to celebrate a regal ...
Table of Contents April 2011
The Moy Years at the Mint He improved customer service and tried to better schedule new-product releases under fiscal constraints by Dom Yanchunas The Still Unfolding Saga of the “Saints” What began as a hunch has turned into a court proceeding that’s become a must-see numismatic event by John Perritano Coin Capsule: 1939 Americans spent ...
Table of Contents March 2011
What’s Hot, What’s Not? Collectors are taking advantage of many opportunities, but their interest has waned in some areas by Dom Yanchunas Profiles in Coinage: Gold Dollars One of our nation’s smallest coins came out of the California Gold Rush, but its roots went back to the Southeast by Ed Reiter The “411″ on the ...
October Quiz Answers
Explorers on U.S. Coins Prizes for the October quiz have been sent. We’ve posted the answers here anyway, just in case you were curious. 1. When did Columbus set foot in the New World, and when is his day observed? October 12, 1492; October 12 2. When did the Age of Exploration begin? The early ...
SoCal Coin & Currency Show
Straight from the organizer’s press release: Attendance is expected to be up at the SoCal Coin & Currency Show, held December 8-10 at the Ontario Convention Center, 2000 Convention Center Way, Ontario, CA 91764. The continued surge in gold and silver prices is driving new faces onto the bourse floor. Whether convention goers come to sell, invest or ...
September Quiz Answers
None of the entries received for the September quiz were valid. All were close, but none were entirely correct. The correct answers are posted here. 1) Who is the current U.S. Treasurer? Rosie Rios 2) How many planes were hijacked, and where did they ultimately crash? Four (4) planes: Two into the Twin Towers of ...
July Quiz Answers
Here are the answers to July’s quiz about Independence Day and symbols on our coins. 1. The reverse of this classic commemorative bears an accurate likeness of the Liberty Bell. 1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence 2. The portrait of the president on this coin faces right and takes up more than half of the design ...
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