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The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) officially launched the 2008 issue of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Gold and Silver Maple Leaf bullion coins. These unique RCM bullion products are the world's first bullion coins promoting the spirit of the Olympic Games.

The RCM's Ottawa facility will produce up to 50,000 coins in gold for the 2008 issue and the silver version will be produced on demand. Two more annual issues (2009 and 2010) will follow.

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CoinNews has added a Canadian Silver Coin Calculator, a collector tool that determines the value of silver within Canadian coins. ...

An image of the finest known 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar, owned and frequently exhibited by Steven L. Contursi, President of Rare...

[googlemaps https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=guam&ie=UTF8&t=p&s=AARTsJo-CGRRrtTznNNtJlcWD0hgQ9zVeA&ll=13.45908,144.772339&spn=0.534228,0.549316&z=9&output=embed&w=200&h=200] Guam Governor Felix Camacho has sent two quarter design proposals to the United States Mint. While the highly successful 50 State Quarters® Program...

Gold hit many analysts expectations Friday when New York gold swung to a new record high of $1,009 an ounce. The falling value of...

James Monroe $1 Coin Covers are now available from the United States Mint. These limited edition covers include two Monroe Presidential $1 coins...

Anthony Tumonis of Tucson, Ariz., received the Best-in-Show Exhibit Award for his display, "1940 Arizona Movie Scrip," at the American Numismatic Association's 2008 National...

The CoinNews site has added an Australian Silver Coin Calculator, a collector tool that determines the value of silver content within Australian...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The first new $5 bill was issued by the Federal Reserve today during a commemorative transaction at President Lincoln's Cottage...

United States Mint Director Ed Moy announced plans to bring back Saint-Gaudens' original ultra-high relief Liberty $20 Gold Piece. (An excellent photo of the front and back of such a coin may be seen in the recent Heritage Auction press release, Proof Gold Stars at Heritage’s $10 Million Phoenix ANA Signature Auction.)

The Saint-Gaudens' designed coins are thought by many to be the most beautiful ever minted in the U.S. The collector coin will be made in 24-karat gold and launched in 2009.

 

"We want to spur the highest level of artistic excellence in American coin design," said Director Moy.  "Recreating thousands of Augustus Saint-Gaudens' ultra-high relief Double Eagles will be a defining moment in American coinage."

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