FROM: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/01/05/Florida_coin_auction_could_net_50_million/UPI-50641231179843/ UPI.com Top News - Florida coin auction could net $50 million Published: Jan. 5, 2009 at 1:24 PM ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 5 (UPI) -- An auction in Orlando, Fla., that

I recently purchased a set of 1950 Proof coins. The coins were individually slabbed by PCGS and assigned grades from PF65 to PF67. This was to be my birth year proof set. When the set arrived and I was better able to inspect the coins, I was quite dismayed to see the surfaces. I could agree...

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Has anyone here, heard or read anything on when the new $100 bill will be unveiled? It was supposed to be issued in late 2008, and now, in 2009, it has not even been unveiled yet. I'm guessing that this is because of Barack Obama taking office, and choosing a Treasury Secretary. But how much longer...

FROM: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123111629554952657.html The Wall Street Journal JANUARY 5, 2009 Argentina Is Short of Cash - Literally Spare some change?

FROM: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2009/0102/1230842350536.html Irish Times Friday, January 2, 2009 Irish cling to 'old money' as ?372m still unaccounted for MARIE O'HALLORANSEVEN YEARS after the

It seems to me that pennies turn red due to one of two possible reasons - skin oil or oxidation. If the former, just putting them in a coin album or a ziploc bag or whatever should be sufficient to keep them red. If the latter... would placing them in a bottle of distilled water do the trick? ...

Hello Interesting photos on the link below. -------------------------------------- FROM: http://hubpages.com/hub/A-Texan-looks-at-Lincoln-on-the-200th-anniversary-of-his-birth A Texan looks at Lincoln on the 200th anniversary of his birth

I know people hate when I ask these questions, but I must ask, when would be a good time to send my coin and currency redesign issues to the 2009 Congress? Am I supposed to wait until Barack Obama takes office? I'm thinking I should, but I want to be 100% sure.

From 1/4/08 Ann Arbor News: "Money and the Human Experience: Emil Berendt's Collection of Money from Around the World" on display at Ann Arbor District Library. The article indicates some of the highlights are ""American pre-Columbian and colonial era money, Asian traditional money, consumable...

I'm looking at a 2007 Adams dollar (double edge lettering, inverted) in a PCGS holder. One side of the slab has the standard PCGS grade, coin description, PCGS number and bar code. The other side of the slab just shows the colorful PCGS sticker; there is no "Presidential Series" label. Does...

Hello On the story below. I don't think the United States Treasury will stop printing replacement one-dollar bills. In the history of congress, it is very rare to have them go back and make a change to a "public law" in regards to currency production. I hope 2009 will be a much better year for...

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I note that within the past few weeks, the newsstand price of USAToday went from $0.75 to $1.00 (Grrrr...). Just for the h*** of it, I tried it. Yepper, even though they don't say it, their vending boxes do accept $1 coins. :-) -- ___________________________________________ ____ ...

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I love them being up there, it does feel GREAT. Do you shove coins up your anus,too???

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Hello Your not even safe on United States Territory. It may be hard to pawn off rare coins with the local pawn shop on Guam. ---------------------------------------- FROM: http://www.guampdn.com/article/20090103/NEWS01/901030317/1002