Remembering the World Trade Center

f America and many others throughout the worldand memorial pieces of September 11, 2001. They
mourn the anniversary of September 11, 2001. Itwere taken directly to the Collector's Universe.
is safe to say that September 11, 2001, was aFrom there, they were minted, marked, and
dark day in American history that will bewrapped in special tamper-proof packaging so
remembered and talked about forever, as well asthat 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 ofcommemorative coin forever. Since all of these
those who died on that fateful day preserved incoins found at the World Trade Center Ground
America throughout time, the debate continuesZero site were organized and cataloged, they are
about whether or not to actually rebuild the areaable to always keep track of there whereabouts.
into a memorial site or to rebuild the TwoAlthough these recovered historic coins have not
Towers completely. However, without minimizingbeen 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 andcoin market and currently are prized possessions
remember the heroes that were on the groundby rare coin collectors all over the world. Indeed,
and in the airplanes that crashed. Owning one orthere were not just United States coins that
more World Trade Center coins is a great way towere 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 anythe vault that the Commodities Futures Trading
commemorative pieces of silver or gold. WhenCommission held. Some of the countries that
someone speaks of the coins from the Worldthese coins originated from include Mexico,
Trade Center and Ground Zero, he or she meansAustralia, England, and even Jamaica!
that there were actual gold and silver coinsWhen it comes to purchasing one of these
recovered from Ground Zero as firefighters andamazing pieces of history, there are several ways
volunteers worked through the wreckage tryingto go about it. For example, one will be able to
to find survivors. These coins that were foundfind these types of World Trade Center coins
beneath Ground Zero were located directly underlisted on auction sites, such as eBay, or they can
the World Trade Center Towers, and thesebe bought and sold from official coin collectors and
uncirculated gold, silver, and platinum coins weredealers all over the world.
being held by the Commodities Futures TradingThe price, however, for these Gold, Silver, or
Commission.even Platinum World Trade Center recovered
As soon as these recovered World Trade Centercoins will be anywhere between one and two
coins were found, though, they were handledthousand dollars. However, this is truly a small
very carefully and placed in a safe spot. It wasprice that an individual will pay compared with
decided that these recovered coins from thewhat great treasure they'll be able to own.
Ground Zero site should be treated as artifacts