Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has authenticated and graded a 1915 Panama-Pacific "Double Set." The set, one of the rarest and most remarkable items in all of American numismatics,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
AbraPlata Resource (TSX.V:ABRA) (OTCQB:ABBRF) (Frankfurt:1AH) (“AbraPlata” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that PhotoSat has completed satellite surveying of the Ag-Au Diablillos Project in the Salta Province and delivered all the data to the company. The surveying was carried out using stereo photos from the high-resolution DigitalGlobe WorldView-3 imaging satellite. The satellite survey consists of an elevation point every meter, contours with 1m elevation intervals, and the review and verification of the survey coordinates of 245 drill holes on the property. AbraPlata's Chairman, Hernan Zaballa said: “We are pleased to have had access to the world's highest quality image satellites [...]
Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) (TSX: EDR) announces that exploration drilling on the Parral property in Chihuahua State, Mexico has discovered potential bulk tonnage silver mineralization within the Palmilla-Capuzaya-La Luz veins in the Palmilla mine area. Palmilla was an historic high grade silver mine which provided silver to the Mexican mint in the late 1800's. While most of the narrow, high grade ores were mined out from underground workings located on and immediately south of the Parral property, Endeavour drilling has outlined lower grade, bulk tonnage mineralization above and along strike of the old workings that may be amenable to open pit [...]
The combined Heritage Dallas Signature sale and the Newman Collection Part IX realized more than $14.5 million. The currency from the Newman Collection contributed another nearly $2 million. The Newman sessions realized more than $4.5 million from just 440 lots, resulting in an impressive average of more than $10,000 per lot. The clear standout lot was the original 1861 Confederate half dollar, graded NGC PF40 which sold for $960,000. While these historically significant coins do not sell often, the price realized is in line with the PF30 Ford-Partrick example which brought $881,250 in January of 2015. While not quite as [...]
Liberty Silver (CSE:LSL) (“Liberty” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on its progress regarding the Bunker Hill Zinc, Lead, and Silver Mine (“Bunker Hill”). The Bunker Hill Mine was the largest producing mine in the Coeur D'Alene zinc, lead and silver mining district in northern Idaho. Historically, the mine produced over 35M tonnes of ore grading on average 8.76% lead, 3.67% zinc, and 155 g/t silver (Bunker Hill Mines Annual Report 1980). President and CEO, Bruce Reid, stated: “I am pleased with our progress in undertaking Bunker Hill Mine development activities. The size and scope of this [...]
Hannan Metals Limited (“Hannan” or the “Company”) (TSXV:HAN) (OTCPK:HANNF) is pleased to announce the commencement of a 40.6 line kilometre 2D seismic survey at the 100%-owned County Clare exploration license, which hosts the Kilbricken zinc-lead-silver deposit, Ireland. The survey will cover the most prospective areas within the 32,223 Ha prospecting licence area, and is designed to identify and map the geological structures that host and control base metal mineralization. Figure 1: Seismic survey (CNW Group/Hannan Metals Ltd.) Photo 1: Two Vibroseis trucks, which stop every few metres for half a minute or so to produce the source vibrations. (CNW Group/Hannan Metals Ltd.) Photo 2: Wifi [...]
SARASOTA, FLA. (November 9, 2017) - The Certified Collectibles Group® (CCG®) has appointed Trigometric Sdn. Bhd. an Official Submission Center in Malaysia for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®), Numismatic Conservation Services® (NCS®) and Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®). Trigometric-based in Petaling Jaya, just west of Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia-is one of the most respected numismatic firms in that Southeast Asian nation. Trigometric was founded by KN Boon, an expert who has written several important reference books about the coins and paper money of Malaysia, Hong Kong and Macao. In addition to its retail operations, the company holds a couple [...]
One series that has received an extensive update this week is certified American Silver Eagles (ASE's). Over the past decade or more, the ASE has become one of the most-heavily collected series in America, and the competition to build the finest known set was pursued by multiple collectors. This is not unlike many other modern issue, where registry set building has revealed the condition rarity of certain issues that was not previously recognized outside of specialists. Two examples which come immediately to mind are the 1970-D Kennedy half dollar in MS67 and the 1985-P quarter in MS67. In these examples [...]
– Deepening Crisis In Hyper-inflationary Venezuela and Zimbabwe – Real inflation in Zimbabwe is 313 percent annually and 112 percent on a monthly basis – Venezuela's new 100,000-bolivar note is worth less than USD 2.50 – Maduro announces plans to eliminate all physical cash – Gold rises in response to ongoing crises A military coup-de-grace in Zimbabwe and a bankrupt Venezuela. Both countries have extreme hyperinflation, citizens are starving and basic medical treatment is near impossible to find. These are the real world problems 47.5 million people are currently facing. Presidents Robert Mugabe and Nicolas Maduro both deny the crises in their [...]
– UK debt crisis is here – consumer spending, employment and sterling fall while inflation takes off – Personal debt crisis coming to fore – litigation cases go beyond 2008 levels – October consumer spending fell by 2% in October, the fastest year-on-year decline in four years – Britons 'face expensive Christmas dinner' as food price inflation soars – Gold investors buying physical gold due to precarious UK and US outlook Editor: Mark O'Byrne The long heralded UK debt crisis is here and data released in the U.K. this week clearly shows this. This is seen in UK retail sales and consumer spending [...]