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 On May 2, 1808, Spain entered the war against the armed forces of the First French Empire. Thus the War of Independence began. This year is going to commemorate the two centuries of the war and the Royal Spanish Mint decided to join the celebration as the War of Independence represents a very important milestone for the history of the country, leading to significant changed within Spain's previous political systems.
The mint presented five new commemorative coins that come blister-packed in order to fully maintain the engraving and luster. These coins are provided in a fashionable jewel case along with the respective certificate of authenticity provided by the Spanish mint.
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Read more... [Spanish War of Independence Coins Set]
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 A new commemorative gold coin marking the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing has been released for sales and it can been purchased by anyone willing to pay $1 million. The coin weights 22 pounds. However, one question arises, and that is, why should one pay a million dollars for a coin that is not a rarity. The answer is rather simple: this numismatic item is made in solid-gold that has the weight of a one-year old toddler and such kind of gold is extremely rare.
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Read more... [Gigantic Olympic Gold Coin]
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 For the first time in about three decades the Kellogg Twenty will come back to Baltimore. The 154-year-old $20 gold coin was a unique California Gold Rush specimen, which, for a certain period of time, was owned by John Work Garrett, who was a Baltimore resident, as well as a diplomat. The Kellogg Twenty is considered by a lot of coin collectors to be one of the finest gold coins in the United States from the middle of the 19th century.
It is worth mentioning that the grandfather of John W. Garrett (1872 – 1942) was the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad executive John Work Garrett (1820 – 1884), who was also the company's president. In his turn John Work Garrett was the eldest son of T. Harrison Garrett (1849 – 1888), who started collecting coins during his life as a student at Princeton. The collecting of rare coins marked lots of new rarities when the two sons of T. Harrison, John and Robert (1875 – 1961), became passionate with numismatics.
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Read more... [The Kellogg Twenty is Coming Home]
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 Recently the People's Bank of China introduced a new 10 yuan banknote that features a design commemorating the summer Olympic Games, which will take place in Beijing this year. According to the officials of the China Central Bank, the institution looks forward to issue six million banknotes with such denomination.
News reports from China state that thousands of bank branches have already started exchanging the new banknotes to people willing to obtain them. It's interesting to note that currently there are a huge number of people who are standing in line just to obtain the new bills.
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Read more... [New Chinese Olympic Design Banknote]
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 The biggest completely automated Internet auction company for certified currency in the United States, Teletrade, has held an exclusive online auction, besides the company's usual 3 weekly auctions. The Auction 2549 featured over 200 exclusive certified coins and currency, which accounted for an impressive $1,050,000. Thus Teletrades' June auction reached a total of over $4.75 million, the highest sales mark of the company during a one-month period.
The unique Friday auction included a great collection of certified coins. All of the coins were presented in unique PCGS Green Holders. Wells Fargo $20 specimens were also presented in these original holders. These coins were auctioned together with a wide range of other exclusive that were certified by American rarities PCGS and NGC. Among the special selection of U.S. rarities, there were 5 coins that accounted over $100,000 each:
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Read more... [Teletrade Completes Another Million-dollar Auction]
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