ICTA Helps Thwart Proposal for CFTC Regulation of Coin Dealers - Coin News
ICTA recently helped defeat an 11th hour proposal that would have put precious metals dealers under the jurisdiction of the CFTC which may also have led to federal licensing and further regulation of the industry.
In late April, during Senate consideration of the 2008 farm bill (HR 2419), a section was added to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and amend the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).
Coin Grading, My Gold Party, John Qunicy Adams Dollar | Coin Update
Host a party, buy your friends' gold. Also, treasure in the news, pictures of money, a questionable quote by the US Mint Director, Britain's new coin design, Proof Gold Eagle mintages, coin grading tips, ITCA, ...
Steel Cent Proposal, First Spouse Gold Coins, Saint Gaudens $20 Gold | Coin Update
Another look at the steel cent proposal amidst the "relentless rise" in the cost of steel. Also, the rise and fall of the First Spouse Gold series, 2008 Lincoln Cents, Washington D.C. Quarter designs and motto, $20 Saint Gaudens, a humorous coin related video...
Japan's Hokkaido Commemorative Coins - Coin News
Japan will issue a new colorized Hokkaido commemorative silver coin featuring Japanese red-crowned cranes, a symbol of Hokkaido, flying above Hokkaido's Lake Toya.
Japan's Finance Minister, Fukushiro Nukaga, made the announcement Tuesday in a press conference after a cabinet meeting. Mr. Nukaga said a 1,000-yen Hokkaido commemorative coin would be issued this July in time for the Group of Eight summit, which will be held in Hokkaido.
An Introduction to Commemoratives Coins : Numismatic Articles
By Kathleen Duncan of Pinnacle-Rarities Texas Commemorative Half DollarThis is the place to start learning if you're unfamiliar with US Commemorative Coins. What are commemorative coins, you ask? Commemorative coins are coins issued by the US Mints to recognize the achievements of the Nation. The are coins, and not medals or medallions, because they are monetized, they have a face value and can be used as money, for example a half dollar coin.
$20 Saint-Gaudens Series : Numismatic Articles
By Jim Fehr of North American Certified Trading Saint Gaudens Double EaglesThe most gifted designer in the history of U.S. coinage never lived to see his magnificent $20 gold coins enter circulation. Augustus Saint-Gaudens died on August 3rd, 1907, three months before his first pieces were struck. Saint-Gaudens' pupil Henry Hering and President Theodore Roosevelt were the two people most directly responsible for the completion of Saint- Gaudens work. Roosevelt himself chose the standing liberty obverse and flying eagle reverse for the new $20 gold piece from a group of designs submitted by Saint- Gaudens.
