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Welcome to Coin Update!
First up, a few articles on retail level buying reactions to the decline in the price of gold. Also, a preliminary mintage figure for the 2008-W Silver Eagle Reverse of 2007, placeholder coins, “hot lips” Morgan Dollar collection, a video conversation between the founder of eBay and the current CEO, colorized [...]

Tomorrow, May 1, is apparently RSS Awareness Day.
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and is a format for delivering information from websites that are updated regularly. RSS actually plays a big part in helping me manage and keep up to date with the dozens of sources I track to create each daily post for [...]

Welcome to Coin Update!
Once again, we are rounding up the latest coin collecting news from around the internet for your reading pleasure! First, looking for a vacation idea? Also, a hoard of medieval silver coins discovered in Sweden, the Canadian Mint’s most profitable year ever, two potential upcoming Commemorative Coins, Burnished Gold Eagles, the [...]

Welcome back to Coin Update!
Here comes your Monday and weekend edition. First a few stories on gold including some remarks from the recent GATA conference “Anybody Seen Our Gold?” Also an element collector offers element coins, some rarities of the Buffalo Nickel series, the Carson City mint, new technology makes new coins possible, revisiting [...]

Welcome to your Friday edition of Coin Update!
A look at the recent decline in gold and the future prospects for platinum. Also, eBay’s Kijiji, what’s hot in the coin market, elusive circulating 2008 coins, dollar coin usage, a fun Friday coin video, the perfect error coin, and notable auctions.

Has the price of gold really [...]

Welcome to Coin Update!
Gold is slipping, but it’s not stopping the news stories about people cashing in anything gold. Also, CAC’s new website and new stickers, US coin series that remain affordable despite precious metals prices, a National Coin Week video, a tale of dealer ethics, and notable auctions. On to the links…

As [...]

Welcome back to Coin Update!
Two options for selling gold- go to a licensed dealer or go to your friend’s gold party! Also, it’s national coin week, take a brief video tour of the Royal British Mint, the City Carson Mint, Dr. DeBakey receives a Congressional Gold Medal, factors potentially weighing on the coin market, [...]

Welcome to Coin Update!
The main story is the surprising rise in price for the 2008-W Silver Eagles with Reverse of 2007. Also, eBay’s revenue breakdown, “In God We Trust” on US coins, highlights and important sales from the CSNS, the co-founder of PCGS, buried treasure, damaged coins you might mistake for errors, and notable [...]

Welcome back to Coin Update!
As gold fluctuates, some speculate about whether the recent highs were the top. Also, a blogger takes a look at the gold kit, rising platinum sparks a new crime, Inflation Calculator, Bald Eagle Commemoratives, and notable auctions.

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Happy Friday from Coin Update!
Once again, we have a round up of some of the most interesting or important coin related stories from around the web. First up, one article each on gold and silver. Also, some follow up pieces regarding eBay’s first quarter results, NGC confirms two reverse types for the 2008-W [...]