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April 3, 2008: New UK Coin Designs, Civil Rights Commemorative, eBay’s First Quarter
By admin | April 3, 2008
Welcome back to Coin Update!
The big news is the unveiling of the new designs for U.K. coins. There are a couple of links to paint the picture. Also, the U.S. Mint celebrates a birthday, its Director hosts an open forum, Civil Rights Commemoratives, Canada and the Penny, eBay’s upcoming first quarter results, and notable auctions. On to the links…
Gold pops back over the $900 mark.
The Royal British Mint unveils the new reverse designs for U.K. coins. World Coin News puts the pieces together to show the royal shield of arms. Did you know the coins were designed by a 26 year old graphic designer?
On the other side of the pond, the U.S. Mint celebrates its 216th birthday!
In Albuquerque, U.S. Mint Director Edmund Moy will hold a coin collector’s forum open to the public.
Plans for a U.S. Civil Rights Commemorative work their way through the system. CoinNews.net has more on the specifics of the bill.
Canada jumps on the anti-penny bandwagon.
Check out the NCS Conservation Coin of the Month. The coin was successfully conserved after suffering through a house fire.
After all of the drama that took place this quarter, will eBay report record results? And will they just sell Skype already?
Now for some notable auctions. If you think the price of gold is coming back, now might be the perfect time to buy 10 2006 Buffalo Gold Coins.
Or get the same design for much less. Here’s the 2001 Buffalo Commemorative NGC MS 70.
And finally, there are a number of unopened boxes of 2007-W Burnished Silver Eagles popping up on eBay. Opportunity?
That’s it for today! See you Friday!
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