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Doug Winter has provided a great profile on the 1818 Capped Bust Large Diameter Half Eagle along with descriptions and insight into the three known varieties of the date.

Bowers and Merena Auctions premieres its first of two official American Numismatic Association auctions for 2009 this March. The auction will take place at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland with a two-session auction March 12-13. Auction Highlights include the Pittman Specimen of the Proof 1854 Type II Gold Dollar graded Proof-64 Deep Cameo by PCGS, one of only 4 known to exist.

The Board of Directors of the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) is praising the American Numismatic Association for making significant progress in resolving the association’s cash problems, and urging ANA members to “Vote Wisely” when considering the qualifications of candidates running in this year’s elections.

Looking to put Gold into an IRA? First State Depository Company, LLC, a private coin and precious metals depository company, announced that it has developed a relationship with Entrust New Direction IRA, a self-directed IRA administrator, to provide depository services for clients interested in holding gold and other precious metals in their self-directed IRA and other tax-sheltered plans.

Coinworks has just sold the Australian Proof 1923 Halfpenny for a world record price of $500,000. The only proof example of Australia’s rarest halfpenny available to collectors, the iconic copper was quickly snapped up by a prominent Sydney family. They are also offering the Le Souef Specimen of The 1930 Australian penny, considered the best of the proofs and one that was originally handpicked by the mint’s deputy master, A M Le Souef, for his private collection.

CoinLink offers another Unique Item Profile. This one is from the Fun sale and is the 1865 50C Half Dollar, Judd-431, Pollock-504 pattern, a one of a kind aluminum half dollar with an interesting story.

Tim Shuck has added 5 new coin profiles in the Coin Guide Section of Coinlink as follows:

• Barber Dime, 1892-1916
• Liberty Seated Dime, Obverse Legend, 1860-1891
• Liberty Seated Dime, Obverse Legend, Arrows 1873-1874
• Lincoln Cent, Bronze, Wheat Ears Reverse, 1909-1958
• Lincoln Cent, Steel, Wheat Ears Reverse, 1943

Continuing with News across the web, we have a new posting of – Coin News Daily – providing short excerpts and links to other news across the web that we have found, and which you may find of interest. We also provide Daily Updates on Precious Metals in The Bullion Report, with Charts, Video Headlines and News.

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