CoinNews

Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas introduced coin legislation to honor five-star Generals and the United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) for its service in educating the nation's military leaders since its founding in 1881.

The newly published bill, "Five-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Act, S. 3456," authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to mint 100,000 five dollar gold coins, 500,000 one dollar silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar copper-nickel clad coins for issuance in 2013.

The 50 cent clad, $1 silver and $5 gold coins would portray Five-Star Generals George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, Henry "Hap" Arnold, and Omar Bradley — each alumni of the CGSC, which was founded in 1881 at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas.

Read the rest of this numismatic news article »

Gold snapped its longest losing streak in 8 years Friday to climb with other precious metals. The upward moves helped recover metal losses for...

The United States Mint announced in a media advisory Friday that it will reveal the 2009 Lincoln penny designs during a news conference...

Herbert fills vacancy left from death of Radford Stearns Alan Herbert of Belle Fourche, S.D., was installed as a member of the ANA Board...

October Auction Features Two Outstanding Collections, "The East Bay Collection of International Banknotes" and "The Eduard Kann Chinese Banknote Collection"

IRVINE, Calif. – Bowers and Merena Auctions, America's leading rare coin and currency auction house, will conduct an auction of exceptional international banknotes in New York City on October 27-28, 2008, with lot viewing at the auction site October 25-28.

The auction is compiled of two premier collections, "The East Bay Collection of International Banknotes" and "The Eduard Kann Chinese Banknote Collection," consisting of more than 2,000 total lots.

It will be held at the Hilton Times Square, with live auction simulcasts at the John Bull Auctions offices in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, and the Heinrich Köhler Auktionshaus offices in Wiesbaden, Germany. Pre-auction lot viewing will be available in multiple locations around the world, including California, Germany and Hong Kong, as well as at the Maastricht Paper Money Show in the Netherlands, the PCDA Paper Money Convention in St. Louis, Mo., and prior to the auction in New York.

Read the rest of this numismatic news article »

The following numismatic articles are not written for CoinNews, but we recommend collectors read them for their unusual or interesting content: Peru...

New York gold futures fell further Thursday, reaching an impressive nine-day losing streak and smashing through the mental $750 barrier. Silver and platinum faltered...

Sand from the Great Pyramid of Giza has been encapsulated within silver and gold commemorative coins featuring the Wonders of the Modern World.

The 2008 proof commemoratives were minted on behalf of the Isle of Man Government by the Pobjoy Mint, who has become known for their innovative approach to modern coin issues, and minted the world's first pyramid shaped coin in 2007.

Read the rest of this numismatic news article »

Young collectors at a museum in Arkansas can spend a day and receive tips and instructions for researching, caring for and displaying their collection...

[googlemaps https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=fiji&ie=UTF8&s=AARTsJro58D4D4Qo4D_mDbdwoJekphHqwg&ll=-17.769612,178.17627&spn=4.707071,4.943848&z=6&output=embed&w=225&h=200] The Reserve Bank of Fiji launched a national awareness campaign on Thursday promoting upcoming changes to Fiji's coinage structure. Deputy Governor Mr. Sada...