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Gadoury Auction of World Gold Coins set for Monaco on Dec 3, 2016

Gold: from Ancient Times to the Present Day and included large selection of $20 US Gold In the upcoming Gadoury Auction on December 3, 2016 a large collection of world gold coins will be auctioned off. Thematically, the spectrum ranges from Republican aurei to an almost complete series of Chinese Gold Pandas. Gold coins from […]

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Strange $180k Theft from Royal Canadian Mint

By Everett Millman – Gainesville Coins ……. The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) is alleging that one of its former employees gradually smuggled $180,000 CAD (approximately $136,000 USD) worth of gold out of the mint. The strange part is how they say he did it: by hiding the gold in his anal cavity. Leston Lawrence, a […]

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A World of Gold Coins – The Japanese Gold Oban

The  Japanese Gold Oban is a large oval gold plate coin, minted in Japan as part of the Tokugawa coinage system. The Oban was the largest denomination coin, valued at 10 Ryos or 10 Koban plate coins. The Tensho Oban was the first type of Oban minted, foreshadowing the full implementation of Tokugawa coinage in […]

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A World of Gold Coins – The Japanese Gold Oban

The  Japanese Gold Oban is a large oval gold plate coin, minted in Japan as part of the Tokugawa coinage system. The Oban was the largest denomination coin, valued at 10 Ryos or 10 Koban plate coins. The Tensho Oban was the first type of Oban minted, foreshadowing the full implementation of Tokugawa coinage in […]

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Rare World Coins Excite Bidders in the Stack’s Bowers ANA Money Auction

The first group of remarkable numismatic items sold in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries ANA World’s Fair of Money included world paper money, ancient coins, and world coins featured in Sessions A and B of the sale. The world paper money highlights from live Session A included five incredible items, beginning with lot 41, a rare […]

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