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Archive for March, 2009

GROGAN & COMPANY ANNOUNCES APRIL AUCTION – News-antique.com (press release)


News-antique.com (press release)

GROGAN & COMPANY ANNOUNCES APRIL AUCTION
News-antique.com (press release), NY
Other items of interest include a collection of Jade objects from the macdonald Jade Collection and a Collection of Gold US Coins and South African Krugerands. Fine art offerings include a collection of paintings and miniatures descended from Frederick ...

Beating the credit crunch with gold coins – Deadline Press & Picture Agency


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Beating the credit crunch with gold coins
Deadline Press & Picture Agency, UK
By Cara Sulieman SCOTS auctioneers are beating the credit crunch by cashing in on the rising price of gold and silver. Lyon and Turnbull are getting ready for their upcoming silver and jewellery sale in May, and have already accumulated a mountain of ...

Know Your Antiques: 'Tobacciana' Are Smoking-Hot Collectibles – Hartford Courant


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Know Your Antiques: 'Tobacciana' Are Smoking-Hot Collectibles
Hartford Courant, United States
By TERRY KOVEL CIGARS stood in the holes in the center of this sterling silver cigar accessory. The urn at the top is a lighter. The piece was made by Edward Moore for Tiffany & Co. and sold for $13750 at a Sotheby's auction in New York. ...

Lincoln $1 Sellout Near – NumisMaster.com


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Lincoln $1 Sellout Near
NumisMaster.com, WI
By David C. Harper, Numismatic News What comes first, a Lincoln commemorative silver dollar sellout or this issue of Numismatic News going to press? Only 2132 coins remained in Mint hands of the 450000 pieces that were being offered to collectors ...
Mint Stats: Lincoln Birthplace Cent Roll Set Sells Well NumisMaster.com
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Mint Set to Roll Out New Products – NumisMaster.com


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Mint Set to Roll Out New Products
NumisMaster.com, WI
It contains one roll (40 coins) each from the Denver and Philadelphia Mints. Bags of 100 coins are $32.95 each and bags of 1000 coins are $309.95 each. On March 26 the Louis Braille Bicentennial silver dollar went on sale. The uncirculated version of ...

Gold rises on firm global cues – Sify


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Gold rises on firm global cues
Sify, India
Silver ready dropped further by Rs 100 to Rs 21900 per kg but silver weekly-based delivery rose by 70 to Rs 22360 per kg on speculators buying. The precious metal lost by Rs 700 in last four trading sessions. Silver coins remained unchanged at Rs 28300 ...

Mint Releases First Braille Coin – WBBM780


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Mint Releases First Braille Coin
WBBM780, IL
Surcharges from sales of the 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar are authorized to be paid to the National Federation of the Blind to further its programs to promote Braille literacy. Louis Braille was born in Coupvray, France, near Paris, ...
Braille dollar celebrated The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Fewer Than 10 Pct. of Blind Americans Read Braille ABC News
US Mint Offering First Braille Coin OfficialWire
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Braille coin – Suomen Kuvalehti


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Braille coin
Suomen Kuvalehti, Finland
This image provided by the US Treasury shows the first US coin with readable Braille characters which will be launched Thrusday March 26, 2009 _ a silver dollar commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille, the creator of the ...

One Good Ring Deserves Another – New York Times


New York Times

One Good Ring Deserves Another
New York Times, United States
... Charlotte Bjorlin D’Elia faceted silver band, $300 at Barneys. Cathy Waterman gold pyramid band, $1550 at Barneys; Charlotte Bjorlin D’Elia gold coin ring, $900 at Barneys; Cathy Waterman gold crown band with diamonds, $3100 at Barneys. ...

Braille dollar celebrated – The Star-Ledger – NJ.com


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Braille dollar celebrated
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ
Mintage is limited to 400000 coins, with both proof and uncirculated versions available. The coins are 90 percent silver. A set containing an uncirculated coin is expected to be available later this year, with a limit of 25000. ...
Mint Releases First Braille Coin WBBM780
Fewer Than 10 Pct. of Blind Americans Read Braille ABC News
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