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An error coin is a coin that was manufactured incorrectly by a mint. Many times called mint errors, error coins come in scores of...

The 2008 American Buffalo Coin is now available for purchase from the U.S. Mint. The coin is the first from a new program titled, the United States Mint Celebration Series.

The program will offer several coin products that are packaged and released to celebrate special gift-giving occasions and events.

The American Buffalo 2008 coin celebrates the 2008 Lunar New Year – a traditionally important gift-giving time of year for Asian-Americans. It contains one ounce of 24-karat, .9999 fine gold.

A Mint statement regarding the American Buffalo celebration coin said:

 

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The European Central Bank (ECB) said yesterday that the switch from the Cyprus pound and Maltese liri to the euro is completed. During the...

Qatar Ar-Raya newspaper reported that an Egyptian couple discovered a rare coin that could be a legendary Saint-Gaudens 1933 ...

Platinum took a mad dash upward earlier today, breaking another new record of $1,803.80 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). Investors...

Canada's destiny was in the stars as it won the 2008 Coin of the Year Award sponsored by World Coin News, a monthly...

Ottawa, Ontario – The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) added to its star-studded line up of award-winning coins when Krause Publications bestowed the Coin of the Year and Most Innovative Coin Awards on the RCM’s laser-etched $50 Palladium Big Bear and Little Bear Constellations coin series at the 2008 Coin of the Year Awards.

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Gold and platinum were in mixed moods this week. Gold had spiked Wednesday on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) after the Federal...

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Today, the historic Perth Mint reveals its new corporate identity to an international audience at the 2008 World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany. Perth Mint...