Gold Breaks Eight Day Losing Streak, Silver and Platinum Gain
Royal Canadian Mint Participates in Beijing’s Olympic Expo 2008
Royal Mint Issues 2008 UK £5 Gold Brilliant Uncirculated Coin
The British Royal Mint launched brilliant uncirculated 2008 United Kingdom £5 Gold Coins this week and announced that they would have an extremely low mintage of 750. The annual issued coins are struck in 22 carat gold with each measuring an impressive 36.02 millimetres in diameter.
It's the largest coin of the gold sovereign family and weighs 39.94 grammes and contains 1.1771 ounces of gold, which is five times the amount within a single sovereign.
The obverse of heads side of the coins bears Her Majesty The Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS. The reverse or tails side depicts Benedetto Pistrucci's dramatic portrayal of St George and the dragon.
Gold Nears $800, Platinum Below $1,500
ANA Recognizes Exhibitors at World’s Fair of Money in Baltimore
Jackson Presidential Coins in Bags and Rolls
Odyssey Marine Reports Slower Sales of Shipwreck Coins
U.S. Mint at Denver Closed During DNC Convention
Gold Marks Lowest Point Since Dec. 2007
$5 Million+ Jupiter Collection to be Featured at Long Beach
Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries' upcoming Long Beach Currency Signature Auction, to be held September 17-19, 2008, will be anchored by the impressive Jupiter Collection.
"The collection contains a total of fifty-nine Large Size Type Notes and 11 Small Size High Denomination Notes, as well as a partial pack of twenty-five Large Size Federal Reserve Notes," said Dustin Johnston, Consignment Director for Dallas-based Heritage.
"It was assembled by a collector with astute attention to quality and rarity. No note was added to the collection unless it was fully Gem in quality, one of the finest available for the type, or exceedingly rare."
