$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.

Austrian Mint Issues 5 Euro Silver Coin Honoring Great Conductor : Coin Collecting News

This year Herbert von Karajan would have celebrated his 100th birthday. He was born on 5th April, 1908, in the city of Salzburg. To commemorate this great Austrian conductor the Austrian Mint in Vienna is issuing a 5 Euro silver coin on 7th May, 2008. On the occasion of his death in 1989 the New York Times characterised Karajan as "probably the world's best-known conductor and one of the most powerful figures in classical music."

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).

2009 US Territory and Washington DC Quarter Designs

Drawings of designs for the Washington, D.C., quarter as well as those for the five insular territories - Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands ...

Mint News Blog Mintage Summary

A useful summary of the latest mintage figures for the US Mint's precious metals related products from 2007 and 2008.

Is The Deep Financial Crisis Overwhelming Gold Price Manipulation? : Coin Collecting News

By Patrick Heller, Market Update for Numismaster Ben Bernanke- Federal Reserve ChairmanThere has been a constant stream of terrible financial news over the past nine months. This news makes investors leery of owing US dollars or dollar-denominated paper assets like stocks or bonds. When investors try to protect themselves by switching to other assets or currencies, the result is a decline in the values of the dollar and American stocks and bonds.