A hoarder and gold coins worth 250,000 dollars
Does anybody know Richard Burgess? This man died last year, his property was looted and thieves sold allegedly gold coins worth $250,000. Police did not know about coins at Mr Burgess’s and is looking for where he got them from.
US State Virginia considering alternative currency instead of Dollar
In the US state Virgina a bill has been passed in the House of Delegates to study the possibilities of introducing an alternative currency. Similar bills are pending in other states, too. The monetary union of the United States seems to be endangered.
Canada’s penny to be phased out
On February 4, 2013 the Royal Canadian Mint has stopped shipping out pennies and the 35 billion pennies in circulation will be collected and melted down.
India to replace 10-rupee note with coin
India plans to shift to a 10-rupee coin phasing out the banknote due to economical reasons. However the banks are not willing to support this plan since they think people prefer carrying banknotes and would refuse the new coin.
Poland to eliminate smallest denomination
The National Bank of Poland is planning to abolish the 1 and 2 grosz coins, the smallest denominations equalling around the third of a US penny and its double respectively. Due to the inflation in the last decades the production has become highly unprofitable.
Collecting coins in China based on harmony
Peter Anthony, expert on Chinese modern coins, explains why the concept of harmony applies not only to the Chinese society in general but to Chinese numismatics in particular as well.
Amera provides coin producing industry with Coin Glossary
At www.coin-glossary.info readers can find many definitions and translations of the most relevant terms from the minting industry. Amera has created this glossary in cooperation with experts from all over the world.
The New MintWorld Compendium is available!
The new MintWorld Compendium is available. It is focused on innovation. We have won major players in the coin industry to write about recent developments. Here you will find the link to download the new volume.
Technical Forum at the World Money Fair 2013
Over six hours of informative presentations and discussions with many interested listeners constituted the Technical Forum 2013 at the World Money Fair in Berlin. Laser technology, blank material and tooling security were only some of the various topics treated during this event.
Cubans not troubling themselves over fake money
In Havana counterfeit banknotes are quite common and everybody accepts them although people tend to pass them on as soon as possible. Authorities are not yet acting against that phenomenon but it is punishable and hence may soon threaten many people.