From the daily archives:

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

The Office of U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has filed a civil forfeiture complaint against 10 1933 Double Eagle gold pieces, consistent with U.S. District Court Judge Legrome D. Davis' order dated July 28, 2009.

The pieces were surrendered to the ...

Full Article: U.S. Attorney's Office Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint in Case of 10 Double Eagle Gold Pieces - PRNewswire

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The American Numismatic Association will expand its National Money Show™ from three days to four days, beginning with the spring convention in Fort Worth, TX, in March 2010, Executive Director Larry Shepherd announced.

The show, initially scheduled to be open to the public Friday through Sunday, will now be open ...

Full Article: Fort Worth ANA National Money Show Extended to Four Days - CoinNews

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Specialists in world coins and treasure items Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC has released their sixth and largest Treasure Auction, available immediately for viewing on their website, www.sedwickcoins.com.

This auction features well over $1 million in coins, ingots, artifacts and books, almost all of it opening at very reasonable levels. Because of the size of the auction this time, Sedwick has split this sale into three sessions, all closing LIVE on ...

Full Article: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC Announces Treasure Auction #6 - CoinNews

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2009 US Mint Uncirculated Coin Set

2009 US Mint Uncirculated Coin Set

WASHINGTON - Sales of the 2009 United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set will begin on October 1, 2009, at noon Eastern Time (ET).  The set includes two folders, each containing 18 coins from the United States Mint at Denver and the United States Mint at Philadelphia.

The coins include six commemorative quarter-dollar coins honoring the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories:  the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States  Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; four Presidential $1 Coins honoring former Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk and Zachary Taylor; four Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Coins recognizing the bicentennial of former President Abraham Lincoln's birth; one Native American $1 Coin; one Jefferson 5-cent coin; one Roosevelt dime; and one Kennedy half-dollar. [click to continue…]

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2009 James K. Polk $1 Coin CoverWASHINGTON - The United States Mint will accept orders for the James K. Polk $1 Coin Cover beginning noon Eastern Time (ET) October 1, 2009.

The limited-edition coin cover, priced at $14.95, includes two circulating quality James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coins from the first day of mintage at the United States Mint-June 1, 2009, for the United States Mint at Philadelphia and June 15, 2009, for the United States Mint at Denver.

The two $1 coins are mounted on a handsome display card with a 44-cent postage stamp.  The postmark of August 20, 2009, marks the day the James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coins were first released to the public. [click to continue…]

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