Two more Countries weigh dropping low value coins
How to handle the problem of coins whose metal value is three times as high as their face value. Richard Giedroyc describes the Russian and the Polish solution.
Creating Coins with artistic CADCAM software
The British company Delcam has developed ArtCAM Pro, a software that makes a significant leap in the way that coins are designed according to the firm. You can see here how a coin can be designed with ArtCAM Pro.
Dillon Gage Appoints John Humphrey to Head New Digital Metals Group
Dillon Gage Metals, wholesale precious metal dealers in Dallas, have named John Humphrey to head the company’s newest division, Digital Metals. The Digital group will focus on building advanced platforms for Dillon Gage’s dealer network.
Polymer money – only longer lasting but not better?
After introducing polymer banknotes in 2011, Canada faces criticism due to supposedly weak points in the banknotes’ characteristics. And now the Bank of Canada Governor who is going to take over the same position in the UK has big plans for his new job.
Giesecke & Devrient publishes book on engagement in the payment card business
The German publisher Gietl Verlag has recently published the third volume of the detailed corporate history of Giesecke & Devrient. This part is dedicated to the payment card business and illustrates perfectly how to make one’s own achievements known by telling simply a company’s history.
IACA – Currency Hall of Fame
The Board of Directors of the International Association of Currency Affairs is now requesting nominations for candidates to be inducted into the Currency Hall of Fame™ in May in Athens.
Texas to change law about metal theft
According to a 2011 Senate Bill in Texas stealing a penny or even a sixpack of beer could be considered state jail felony. The bill was intended to curb metal thefts and is now to be mended by an additional bill.
Registration for Technical Meeting of Mints in ASEAN open
The Royal Thai Mint is going to host the 16th Technical Meeting of Mints in ASEAN. Registration is open and will close on March 31, 2013.
Bank of Israel Releases First Coins in New Views of Israel Series
The Bank of Israel has announced a new series of coins dedicated to some of the most interesting and beautiful sites of nature in Israel. The first issue in the series begins this collector’s journey in the south, at the coral reef in the Gulf of Eilat.
Hungary issues coins on UNESCO protected táncház dance method
In 2011 the UNESCO inscribed the táncház method on the register of best safeguarding practices, as a Hungarian model for the transmission of intangible cultural heritage. To the táncház the Central Bank of Hungary dedicates a series of silver collector coins.