Rare Gold Coins Displayed Before Auction
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Rare gold coins - the last treasures of a fabled collector known as the King of Coins - went on pre-auction display Thursday after sitting undisturbed in a Baltimore bank vault for nearly a half-century.
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Gold hit another record high on Monday before losing some strength, but turmoil in financial markets and expectations of aggressive U.S. rate cuts may help the metal touch the psychological level of $900 an ounce soon.
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A rare set of eight letters written by  George Washington to one of his generals in 1776 during the  Revolutionary War will be auctioned this month in New York,  Sotheby's said on Wednesday.
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Pearls that Marie Antoinette purportedly gave to a British countess for safekeeping after the French queen was imprisoned will go up for auction, Christie's said Thursday.
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Golden dollars America is braced for a nationwide treasure hunt as the Philadelphia mint confirmed it had made a mistake when minting some of a new batch of dollar coins.â¦
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In New York, the auction of Johnny and June Cash&#39;s belongings brought more than twice the pre-sale estimate, bringing in nearly $4 million.
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Gold and other 17th century artifacts treasure salvagers say they recovered from a shipwrecked Spanish galleon off Key West were brought ashore Thursday. Some estimate the findings could be worth more than $1 million.
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George Washington's birthday celebration will have a golden tinge this year. Millions of new gold-colored dollar coins bearing the first president's likeness are being introduced in time for the festivities.
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An ounce of gold has passed $880 for the first time. Here are some questions and answers about what the metal's record high means for individual investors.
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Gold, benefiting from a weak dollar, peaked at $444.60 an ounce in Europe on Wednesday, and traders said the metal could rise higher still.
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The price of gold hits another record high, touching $899.90 an ounce, as  investors seek havens.
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ATHENS -- Many of Greece's most valued ancient statues are wearing chains and padded vests, ready for a rare outing.
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The Austrian Mint on Tuesday unveiled its new coin - a 68-pound, 24-carat gleaming gold disc worth about $500,000 - touting it as the world's largest and a powerful investment tool.
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LONDON  - A 1,200-year-old Anglo-Saxon penny sold for 230,000 pounds (&#36;515,000 Cdn) on Wednesday, setting what the auction house said was a new world record for the most expensive British coin.
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Gold may top a 15-year high of $435 an ounce on speculation the re-election of US President George W. Bush will erode the dollar&#39;s value and make precious metals more appealing than US stocks and bonds, a survey showed.
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Collectors have consigned hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of art for the November sales in New York.