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Australian Coins, Breaking Coin News, Gold Coins, World Coins
Sunday, October 30th, 2011

Reaffirming its position as one of the premier minting institutions of the world, the Perth Mint of Australia has struck what it claims is the “biggest, heaviest, inherently the most valuable gold bullion coin in the world” – the 1 Tonne Gold Kangaroo Coin struck from 99.99% pure gold. As the name of the strike [...]
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Breaking Coin News, Silver Coins, United States Coins
Thursday, October 27th, 2011

One of the most anticipated releases from the United States Mint this year makes it debut today, October 27, 2011 at Noon (Eastern). At that time, the US Mint will release the 25th Anniversary American Silver Eagle Set. The Anniversary Silver Eagle Set will be selling for $299.95, as previously announced. Collectors will initially be [...]
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Breaking Coin News, Silver Coins, United States Coins
Monday, October 24th, 2011

With a release date just a few days away, collectors will undoubtedly be interested to know that the 25th Anniversary Silver Eagle Set will likely sell for $299.95. That price is listed on the US Mint’s product page for the pending debut and is currently subject to change based on updated market conditions. The announcement [...]
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Australian Coins, Breaking Coin News, Silver Coins, World Coins
Friday, October 21st, 2011

The Royal Australian Mint has released two new silver coins as part of its 2012 Kangaroo Series – the 2012 Mareeba Rock-wallaby Silver Proof Coin and the 2012 Mareeba Rock-wallaby Frosted Silver Uncirculated Coin. Both contain the same image of a Mareeba Rock-wallaby, but feature different finishes resulting in a unique design on each version. [...]
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Breaking Coin News, Silver Coins, United States Coins
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

The United States Mint has added a release date of October 27, 2011 for the much anticipated 25th Anniversary American Silver Eagle Set to its Product Schedule. The publication of this date gives collectors a firm day for the release which had previously only been listed as “late October.” Details of the pending 25th Anniversary [...]
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Breaking Coin News, Silver Coins, World Coins
Saturday, October 15th, 2011

The Royal Canadian Mint has issued the next release in its $20 face value coin for $20 program – the $20 Pure Silver Canoe Commemorative Coin. This Silver Canoe Coin marks a continuation to the program which has shown a history of selling out. In fact, the last release of the series sold out in [...]
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Australian Coins, Breaking Coin News, Silver Coins, World Coins
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

The Perth Mint of Australia has issued the 2012 Year of the Dragon Gilded Silver Coin. This strike is composed of one ounce of 99.9% pure silver and features a reverse design including the mythical character of a dragon gilded in 24-karat gold. In fact, the dragon design may be a familiar one to coin [...]
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America the Beautiful Quarter, Breaking Coin News, Silver Coins, United States Coins
Saturday, October 8th, 2011

After being unavailable for more than a week, the United States Mint has returned eight silver products to availability which it had previously suspended. Four of the products have returned at their previous price points while four now feature new lower pricing. Affected products included the 2011 Proof Silver Eagle, the 2011 Uncirculated Silver Eagle, [...]
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America the Beautiful Quarter, Breaking Coin News, Silver Coins, United States Coins
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

With less than three months left in the calendar year, many might be fooled into thinking that the US Mint does not have much remaining in the way of new releases for 2011. It may be surprising to many, however, to know that the 2011 US Mint Product Schedule does indeed include at least a [...]
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America the Beautiful Quarter, Breaking Coin News, Silver Coins, United States Coins
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

The United States Mint has indicated the release dates for the 2011 Glacier 5 oz Silver Uncirculated Coin and the 2011 Olympic 5 oz Silver Uncirculated Coin. Both of these coins are struck as part of the US Mint’s America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins™ Program and mark the seventh and eighth strikes [...]