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United States 1908 No Motto Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle $20 Gold Coin (Mon, 18 Oct 2021)
Acclaimed as one of the most beautiful and artistic numismatic designs ever realized in the United States, the Saint-Gaudens $20 gold double eagle is also one of the most famous of all American coin types. Its existence came only at the insistence of President Theodore Roosevelt, who, over Mint objections, sought for years to beautify […] The post United States 1908 No Motto Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle $20 Gold Coin appeared first on CoinWeek.
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A Brief History of the Latin Monetary Union and Its Coins (Mon, 18 Oct 2021)
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek …..   For many, the Euro Zone is the first single currency union in Europe. But in 1865, Napoleon III introduced the Latin Monetary Union or LMU in an attempt to make the world’s “strongest” currency. His uncle, Napoleon Bonaparte, had tried to unite Europe by military force, but Napoleon […] The post A Brief History of the Latin Monetary Union and Its Coins appeared first on CoinWeek.
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Heritage Offering Inco & Gould Pattern Coins in Showcase Auction (Mon, 18 Oct 2021)
Private patterns have been floating around for many years, with private individuals attempting to secure contracts for either coin manufacture or for a privately produced alloy. In US coin history, the Feuchtwanger cents and three-cent pieces may be the best known private patterns. The current Inco & Gould Pattern Showcase auction from Heritage Auctions, with […] The post Heritage Offering Inco & Gould Pattern Coins in Showcase Auction appeared first on CoinWeek.
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A Coin Fit for a Tsar: The 37 Rubles 50 Kopeks Russian Gold Coin (Mon, 18 Oct 2021)
By Nicholas Fritz – Numismatist, World and Ancient Coins, Stack’s Bowers Galleries ……   At the turn of the 20th century, pre-Revolution Russia was in a delicate place economically, rapidly industrializing yet falling behind Western Europe and Japan. To advance economic interests in the Tsardom, Russia was forced to appeal to external capital, which resulted […] The post A Coin Fit for a Tsar: The 37 Rubles 50 Kopeks Russian Gold Coin appeared first on CoinWeek.
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