2019 silver one once bullion coin of US MINT
- January 09, 2019
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- Pierre
US MINT has just launched the marketing of the first one-ounce silver investment coin with 2019 year mark. The 2018 year has been marked by record purchases of gold (mainly bullion) by the central banks of more than 20 countries in the world, without any effect on price of gold… The debt crisis, crisis of private debt (debt of household and businesses), is beginning to clearly appear.
For example, in France, households and companies have a debt representing 160% of national...
A Greek 2 euro coin from 2002 for 80,000 euros!
- January 09, 2019
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- Olivier
A Greek two euro coin from 2002 is available on Ebay Germany for an amount of 80,000 euros!!!!!! What’s supposed to make it so precious? According to the seller, it is the letter S, struck in one of the twelve stars. It is a typing error, claims the seller, who according to him, makes it a collector’s item… (sic)
Here is the text of the announcement translated:
Offer yourself a Greek 2 euro coin from the year 2002.
In the star there...
The end of the 500 euro banknote for January 2019
- January 06, 2019
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- Olivier
After 17 years of existence, the production of 500 euro banknotes will officially be closed on January 27th. The European Central Bank had made a decision in May 2016 on its outcome. 17 of the 19 european central banks will stop issuing the largest denomination in the euro banknote range.
The only left countries that will continue to print a €500 banknote are Germany and Austria, but just until April 2019! These 2 countries are still in...
2019 lithuanian BU coin set on sale the 01/10/2019
- January 03, 2019
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- Pierre
The Central Bank of Lithuania has announced the sale of the 2019 Lithuanian annual coin set from 10/01/2019, at its counters. This coin set is dedicated to the Grand Dukes of Lithuania. There are several dynasties:
Initial Grand Dukes (1236-1291) Gediminides (1291-1440) Jagellons (1440-1572) Leaders of the Republic of the Two Nations (1569-1795)
Coin description of the monetary set of circulation coins, 2019 issue, BU
Numismatic set of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 euro cent, €1 and €2 euro circulation coins, 2019 issue.
Luxembourg 2018 UNESCO coin set
- December 31, 2018
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- Pierre
Announced in the 2018 program, this coin set is on sale from january the 17th 2019.
The CBL (Central Bank of Luxembourg) is innovating and launching a new series of commemorative coins over a period of several years. Declined over a period of 3 years, this series will be dedicated to cultural, architectural or other works from Luxembourg and registered on UNESCO’s sites list.
These coins will be made of silver, copper and nickel alloy and struck on a three-part blank. They...
2019 Irish Coin Program dedicated to Dáil Éireann
- December 31, 2018
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- Pierre
The Central Bank of Ireland has communicated the highlights of its 2019 annual coin minting program. It is based on several numismatic issues dedicated to the first legislature of the Dáil Éireann, the Irish Parliament of 1919.
2019 will mark the centenary of the first sitting of Dáil Éireann, in Dublin’s Mansion House. This took place on 21 January 2019, the same day as the outbreak of the Irish War of Independence.
1919 Dáil Éireann’s members – the...