2012 Year of the Dragon Stamp and Coin Cover
The Australia Post and the Perth Mint will issue a stamp and coin cover to celebrate the Year of the Dragon. The product includes an Australian legal tender coin, official Australia Post stamps, and a specially designed presentation envelope.
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Man Admits Embezzling Rare Coins From Colo. Museum
Yeager was accused of selling numerous rare coins stolen from the museum. Among the stolen items are an Australian 1813 Holey Dollar, a 1795 Half Eagle and an 1836 Gobrecht Dollar. A list of the stolen items can be found at www.money.org.
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Nation and world briefs: 1793 penny sells for .38 million
FLORIDA -- A 1-cent copper coin from the earliest days of the US Mint in 1793 sold for a record $ 1.38 million in an auction at the Florida United Numismatists coin show and convention, which ended Sunday. James Halperin of Texas-based Heritage Auctions ...
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