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Rare coin goes for $2.3M at Cincinnati auction – Dallas Morning News

Thursday, April 30, 2009

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Rare coin goes for $2.3M at Cincinnati auction
Dallas Morning News, TX
Albanese said he was excited to get the coin because such pieces are rarely auctioned and he'd been hankering for a "rare coin fix," though he has a couple of buyers in mind and may end up selling it. "I don't drink, I don't smoke, so I needed a coin
Silver Dollar Sells At Local Convention For $2.3 Million WLWT
Rare silver dollar fetches $2.3 million Asheville Citizen-Times
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Tweeting live now =rom CSNS in Cincinnati atTwitter.com

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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Dallas, TX – Heritage Auction Galleries Co-Founder Jim Halperin has started his own Twitter page, and will be Tweeting live from the Central States Numismatic Society coin auctions from April 29-May 3.
Jim will relay live updates from the bourse floor, as well as from the auction gallery, at Heritage’s CSNS Auctions in Cincinnati, OH, now [...]

Rare coin could get more than $2M at Ohio auction – The Associated Press

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

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The Associated Press
Rare coin could get more than $2M at Ohio auction
The Associated Press
It's the highlight of the Central States Numismatic Society Convention that runs Wednesday through Saturday in Cincinnati. Anyone registered to bid on any item in the auction may view the coin, and that could number in the thousands, said Todd Imhof of

Rare coin could get more than $2M at Ohio auction – The Associated Press

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

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The Associated Press
Rare coin could get more than $2M at Ohio auction
The Associated Press
Anyone registered to bid on any item in the auction may view the coin, and that could number in the thousands, said Todd Imhof of Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas. Joe Barrett, co-owner of three Rare Coin Gallery shops in the Cincinnati area,

Florida Collector Wins Free High Relief $20 from Heritage

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

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ALLAS, TX – Continuing an annual tradition begun in 1996, Heritage Auction Galleries has awarded a Mint State High Relief double eagle to Gregry Drajem, a collector from Florida. The valuable rare coin was the Grand Prize in an annual survey of clients undertaken by Heritage to provide continuing high levels of service. The coin [...]

Puerto Rico Official First Day Coin Cover Available May 26

Monday, April 27, 2009

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WASHINGTON – The United States Mint will accept orders for the Puerto Rico Official First Day Coin Cover beginning at noon Eastern Time (ET) on May 26, 2009. Production is limited to 25,000 units.
The Puerto Rico Official First Day Coin Cover contains two Puerto Rico commemorative quarter-dollar coins, each one bearing the mint mark [...]

Gold Seminar, Superb Morgan Dollars at May 2009 Long Beach Expo

Monday, April 27, 2009

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Gold Seminar, Superb Morgan Dollars at May 2009 Long Beach Expo
(Long Beach, California) – Award-winning numismatic author Scott Travers and veteran financial journalist Jim Kingsland will present a detailed, three-hour public educational forum about buying and selling gold on Saturday, May 30, 2009, during the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo in the Long [...]

Puerto Rico Official First Day Coin Cover Available May 26

Sunday, April 26, 2009

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(This release was revised May 1, 2009, to change the sale date of the product.)

Riyadh library acquires rare Islamic coins – Arab News

Sunday, April 26, 2009

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Riyadh library acquires rare Islamic coins
Arab News, Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The King Abdul Aziz General Library in Riyadh acquired recently a distinct collection of rare Islamic coins from different places in the Muslim world. The pieces are considered unique or extremely rare. Among the rare coins is the Abbasid

Rare Coins, Silver Ingots Returned After Robbery – NBC4i.com

Friday, April 24, 2009

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Columbus Dispatch
Rare Coins, Silver Ingots Returned After Robbery
NBC4i.com, OH
By Denise Yost COLUMBUS, Ohio—More than $1 million in rare coins, silver ingots and a $1000 bill was dropped off at the Franklin County prosecutor's office this week. The items were from a 2007 robbery at a home in Hilliard.
Lawyer turns in loot valued at $1 million-plus Columbus Dispatch
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