City of Quebec, Quebec – April 30, 2008 – As it marks a century of gold craftsmanship in 2008, the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) is pleased to unveil a wealth of gold creations and artefacts as a proud participant in the Gold in the Americas exhibit of the City of Quebec’s Musée de [...]
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
DI.. Kurt Meyer Mag. Gerhard Starsich
29 April 2008, Vienna – Today, the Austrian Mint’s Supervisory Board announced that effective July 16th Kurt Meyer will become the President and Master of the Mint. In so doing he succeeds Dietmar Spranz who has led the Mint since 1998 and now enters retirement.
Born 1948 in Bavaria, Germany, Meyer [...]
Monday, April 28, 2008
Ottawa, Ontario, April 28, 2008 – In 2007, the Royal Canadian Mint recorded an unprecedented profit of $30.7 million, almost double the previous year’s figure. Throughout the year, it also leveraged its innovation advantage, strengthened strategic partnerships and positioned itself for future growth in the global marketplace.
“The past year was one of remarkable [...]
Monday, April 28, 2008
WASHINGTON – Collectors can begin purchasing shiny, new quarters honoring New Mexico directly from the United States Mint at noon (ET) on April 7, 2008. The New Mexico commemorative quarter-dollar is available for approximately 10 weeks, and options include a two-roll set priced at $32.95, and 100- and 1,000 coin bags priced at $32.95 [...]
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Hobby Friendly Legislation Supported by ANA and WhitmanMaryland Gov. Martin O’Malley today signed legislation that will exempt coindealers from the requirement to obtain a Maryland trader’s license for the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money® in Baltimore, July 30-Aug. 3.
Whitman Publishing, LLC, along with the ANA and the Industry Council for TangibleAssets, worked together [...]
Thursday, April 24, 2008
WASHINGTON – At 12:00 noon on April 28, 2008, collectors can begin purchasing 2008-dated Golden Dollar coins bearing the image of Sacagawea. The coins, available in bags and rolls, are of circulating quality and were struck on the main production floors at the United States Mint facilities at Philadelphia and Denver.
Each roll of [...]
Friday, April 18, 2008
WASHINGTON – Spring has returned and so has the United States Mint’s Spring Gift Catalog. Available by mail and online on April 18, the 2008 Spring Gift Catalog features the Presidential $1 Coins, the American Eagle Coins and the Bald Eagle Commemorative Coins.
“Spring is the time of rebirth and renewal,” said United States Mint Director [...]
Friday, April 18, 2008
President Bush to Present Nation’s Highest Civilian Honor to Cardiovascular Medicine Pioneer
WASHINGTON – The United States Capitol Rotunda will be the backdrop on April 23 when President George W. Bush presents the Congressional Gold Medal to heart surgeon Michael E. DeBakey, M.D.
Public Law 110-95, approved by President Bush on October 16, 2007, authorized [...]
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Ottawa, Ontario, April 16, 2008 – The Royal Canadian Mint is pleased to announce that adoring fans of Anne of Green Gables can now purchase the widely anticipated 25-cent collector coin bearing the colourfully painted image of the spirited heroine created by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery exactly 100 years ago. Coin collectors and gift [...]
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
OTTAWA, ONTARIO – April 16, 2008 – The Royal Canadian Mint today officially released the second Olympic 25-cent circulation coin of 2008. The sport of freestyle skiing is depicted on the coin, which is the seventh of 17 circulation coins to celebrate the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
“With less than two years before [...]
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