| f America and many others throughout the world | | | | and memorial pieces of September 11, 2001. They |
| mourn the anniversary of September 11, 2001. It | | | | were taken directly to the Collector's Universe. |
| is safe to say that September 11, 2001, was a | | | | From there, they were minted, marked, and |
| dark day in American history that will be | | | | wrapped in special tamper-proof packaging so |
| remembered and talked about forever, as well as | | | | that they would never be circulated as any dime |
| written in history books until the end of the world. | | | | or quarter is, but would be protected as a |
| As many people fight to have the memory of | | | | commemorative coin forever. Since all of these |
| those who died on that fateful day preserved in | | | | coins found at the World Trade Center Ground |
| America throughout time, the debate continues | | | | Zero site were organized and cataloged, they are |
| about whether or not to actually rebuild the area | | | | able to always keep track of there whereabouts. |
| into a memorial site or to rebuild the Two | | | | Although these recovered historic coins have not |
| Towers completely. However, without minimizing | | | | been circulated through the general population of |
| the severity of the day or anyone's memory, | | | | coins at large, they have been added to the rare |
| there are plenty of ways to commemorate and | | | | coin market and currently are prized possessions |
| remember the heroes that were on the ground | | | | by rare coin collectors all over the world. Indeed, |
| and in the airplanes that crashed. Owning one or | | | | there were not just United States coins that |
| more World Trade Center coins is a great way to | | | | were found underneath the wreckage at Ground |
| serve the memory of September 11, 2001. | | | | Zero, but coins from all over the world were in |
| World Trade Center coins are not just any | | | | the vault that the Commodities Futures Trading |
| commemorative pieces of silver or gold. When | | | | Commission held. Some of the countries that |
| someone speaks of the coins from the World | | | | these coins originated from include Mexico, |
| Trade Center and Ground Zero, he or she means | | | | Australia, England, and even Jamaica! |
| that there were actual gold and silver coins | | | | When it comes to purchasing one of these |
| recovered from Ground Zero as firefighters and | | | | amazing pieces of history, there are several ways |
| volunteers worked through the wreckage trying | | | | to go about it. For example, one will be able to |
| to find survivors. These coins that were found | | | | find these types of World Trade Center coins |
| beneath Ground Zero were located directly under | | | | listed on auction sites, such as eBay, or they can |
| the World Trade Center Towers, and these | | | | be bought and sold from official coin collectors and |
| uncirculated gold, silver, and platinum coins were | | | | dealers all over the world. |
| being held by the Commodities Futures Trading | | | | The price, however, for these Gold, Silver, or |
| Commission. | | | | even Platinum World Trade Center recovered |
| As soon as these recovered World Trade Center | | | | coins will be anywhere between one and two |
| coins were found, though, they were handled | | | | thousand dollars. However, this is truly a small |
| very carefully and placed in a safe spot. It was | | | | price that an individual will pay compared with |
| decided that these recovered coins from the | | | | what great treasure they'll be able to own. |
| Ground Zero site should be treated as artifacts | | | | |