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Houston Coin Dealer Robbed of $500,000 in Hostage Situation

Wednesday, 21 December 2011 19:40 | Print | Email

: Created: Wednesday, 21 December 2011 19:40

Source: Coin Crimes - December 5, 2011

RICHMOND, Texas

Two men attacked a family at a Fort Bend County home Thursday, investigators said.

Fort Bend County sheriff’s deputies said two masked men accosted the family as they returned to their home in the 10100 block of Hidden Lake Lane near FM 723 in the Richmond area about 7 p.m.

A man in the gold exchange business, his pregnant wife and two children were tied up and held at gunpoint, detectives said.

Foundation Praises 11th Hour Medal of Honor Coins Purchase

Monday, 28 November 2011 21:14 | Print | Email

: Created: Monday, 28 November 2011 21:14

Source (PRWEB) November 15, 2011

The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation is praising Michael Fuljenz for helping to boost fund-raising sales of the United States Mint's Medal of Honor silver dollars.

With the United States Mint's mid-December sales cutoff deadline approaching, the President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation (http://www.cmohfoundation.org) is praising an 11th hour effort by a prominent Texas coin dealer to boost lower-than-anticipated sales of the commemorative 2011 Medal of Honor uncirculated silver dollars. By law, the South Carolina-based foundation receives a $10 surcharge for each coin sold, and sales of the uncirculated dollar coins have lagged behind the proof version by over two-to-one.

Benefit of Collecting Coins Adds Up

Tuesday, 15 November 2011 18:21 | Print | Email

: Created: Tuesday, 15 November 2011 18:21

The Chicago Tribune

Imagine a hobby that enhances your appreciation of art, expands your knowledge of history, geography and politics, helps you gain and strengthen organizational skills and provides opportunities for socializing.

Would it be wise to embrace such a hobby as you head into your golden years? You bet your bottom silver dollar it would, say avid coin collectors.

Appealing to all

Coin collecting is a terrific hobby for both older and younger people because it involves one's intellect, says Gilles Bransbourg, assistant curator of Roman coins at The American Numismatic Society in New York City, a museum and research institute devoted to the study of coins and currency. "Being intellectually active is a good thing, whether you're 30 or 70," he asserts.

Vigilance vs. Vigilante Legislation: How staying alert in the state legislature averted potential company-killer legislation

Friday, 09 September 2011 07:05 | Print | Email

: Created: Friday, 09 September 2011 07:05

by Michael Fuljenz

Mike Fuljenz is a Board member of the Industry Council
for Tangible Assets and the Gold & Silver Political Action Committee.

If significant changes had not been made before the final vote, a new Texas law aimed at protecting consumers from some questionable, out-of-state "hotel gold buyers" probably also would have killed the legitimate business of many Texas numismatic companies. That legislation, HB2490, now has been signed into law by Texas Governor Rick Perry, but without the potentially devastating requirements for coin dealers and customers that earlier were contained in the bill.

The elimination of burdensome, ruinous language from the bill was the result of constant monitoring of proposed legislation that could affect numismatic transactions, one-on-one relationships with supportive legislators and the assistance of an experienced lobbyist. These actions averted the potential company-killer mandates while still protecting the public when they sell precious metals in Texas. It's a lesson in vigilance that every dealer in every state should learn.

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