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Gold Coin News

• Gold Standard Redux: Swiss Parliament Debates Creating ‘Gold Franc’
  The Swiss parliament debated Tuesday whether to create a gold-backed national coin to float in parallel with the Swiss franc, becoming the first national legislature in decades to consider issuing a currency based on a commodity. […]
• Coin Company Acquires Rare Gold Collection of $2.50 Indian Head Coins
  The American Eagle Reserve announces the recent acquisition of a private rare gold collection of authentic and genuine $2.50 Indian Head Quarter Eagle gold coins.Port Arthur, Texas (PRWEB) May 22, 2012 The American Eagle Reserve announces the recent acquisition of a private rare gold collection of authentic and genuine $2.50 Indian Head Quarter Eagle gold co […]
• This ultra-rare $3 gold coin could sell for $4 million at auction
  Is this the most expensive $3 coin in the world? It very well may be if it sells for its estimated price of $4 million when it goes up for auction. It's not even the fact that it's made of gold … Continue reading → […]
• Rare gold coin may fetch up to $4M at Georgia auction
  An auction gallery in Georgia is selling what’s believed to be one of the rarest coins ever made in the United States — a three-dollar gold coin estimated to be worth up to $4 million. […]
• Investors rush to buy Kate Middleton's gold engagement coin to counter the euro volatility
  The value of the gold coin that commemorated the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's engagement has risen in value by 70pc. […]
• Investors rush to buy Kate Middleton's engagement coin to counter the euro volatility
  The value of the gold coin that commemorated the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's engagement has risen in value by 70pc. […]
• Gold sales soar at post offices
  Jewellery showrooms do not seem to be the only places where people flock to buy gold. Post offices too, have emerged as hubs of gold coin sales in the recent months.On April 24, Akshaya Trit... […]
• Man accused of stealing valuable 1885 coin
  Franklin police said they are looking for a man who stole a very valuable 1885 $20 gold coin. […]
• Homeshop18.com sells one gold coin each minute
  Homeshop18.com, an online shopping store, has said it was selling one gold coin every minute and that demand for the jewellery category was only getting stronger by the day. […]
• How Much Gold Would You Need to Recreate Scrooge McDuck's Gold Coin Swim?
  Scrooge McDuck, the miserly Scottish business tycoon in Disney's "Duck universe", regularly appeared in the late-1980s Saturday morning cartoon "Duck Tales" taking leisurely swims through the sea of gold he kept in a private vault. It is surely the secret hope of us all that we, too, will someday amass enough gold to partake in this […]