Archive for December, 2006

Five cent coin stuck in girl’s throat for years (The Australian News)

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
TRIPLET Tabitha Burgess ate her first Christmas lunch this week after doctors removed a 5c coin that had been stuck in her throat for most of her...

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Pair of Gold Coins Fetch $85,000+ at Philip Weiss Sale (News-Antique.com)

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
The original Gold Rush may have been in California, but Philip Weiss Auctions had a Gold Rush of their own during a weekend mega-sale in Oceanside,...

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ALL DOLLAR COINS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL (Yahoo! News)

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
(David Shribman has a very interesting point of view on the Presidential dollars that goes beyond the usual discussion about whether the coins will...

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Gold $20 Liberty Head Type 1 Double Eagle Hub Varieties (The Arlington Collection)

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
One of the more interesting aspects of the $20 Liberty Head Type 1 Double Eagle is that there were only two master hubs used for the entire series....

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Nigeria: ‘How Coins Will Discourage Rounding Up of Prices’ (allAfrica.com)

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
Welcome to a new world of coins for transactions long forgotten by Nigerians According to Mr Ikuseedum, coins have obvious advantage over bank...

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Lawsuit takes on ‘first strike’ coin sales (Daily Herald, IL)

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
MIAMI — To avid collectors, coins that stand out as rare or of exceptional quality are worth more than their weight in platinum, silver or...

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DelTech to auction treasure (The News Journal, DE)

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
Gold, silver coins from 1622 Spanish galleon worth about $400 million GEORGETOWN, Del. -- For almost 20 years, Delaware Technical & Community...

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CENTRAL BANK ISSUED FOUR COINS WITHIN A DAY (A1+, Armenia)

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
Today RA Central Bank has issued four coins. One of them is designated to the Armenian chess players’ victory in the Chess 37th Olympiad. The coin is...

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