KPIX in San Francisco reported on Sept. 3 about an 18-ounce gold nugget that was discovered in central California. There’s gold in ‘dem der hills! A prospector in the Sierra found a gold nugget the size of a T-bone steak. Now local businesses in the town of Jamestown, about 60 east of Stockton, are banking … Read more
The United States Mint today announced the five new designs that will appear on the reverses (tails) of the 2017-dated coins in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. The honorees are Effigy Mounds National Monument (Iowa), Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (DC), Ozark National Scenic Riverways (MO), Ellis Island (Statue of Liberty National Monument) (NJ), … Read more
Whitman Publishing announces the release of the updated and revised third edition of the Guide Book of Peace Dollars, by award-winning numismatic researcher Roger W. Burdette. The 288-page book will be available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide on September 27, 2016, for $19.95. Before then it is available for preorder (including online at www.Whitman.com). … Read more
This year’s annual Holiday-Christmas party will be at the Hudson Grille in Sandy Springs. We will have a private room reserved from 6 p.m.-9:00 p.m., Sunday, December 4. The date is one week earlier than usual to avoid the large crowds at the restaurant for the 4:15 pm Atlanta Falcon’s game on December 11. Hudson … Read more
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMRK), a full-service precious metals trading company and an official distributor for all the major sovereign mints, has acquired a majority ownership stake in Indiana-based SilverTowne Mint and entered into an exclusive supplier agreement with Asahi Refining USA Inc. a subsidiary of Asahi Holdings (TSE: 5857), a global refiner and producer … Read more
Whitman Publishing announces the release of the new fifth edition of A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars, by Q. David Bowers. The 304-page book will be available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide on September 27, 2016, for $19.95. Before then it is available for preorder (including online at www.Whitman.com). The pricing, text, and … Read more