I have always thought that coin forgery was not worth while doing, but evidently not and at a guess others are making their own money. Coins are in fact easier to forge than paper money. I expect it was the weight...
As the ‘surge’ in Afghanistan gets underway two tragic incidents are noteworthy. The US air attack in Afghanistan’s Farah province on civilians a few weeks ago and the latest drone delivered missile attack in Pakistan’s South Waziristan area on a funeral procession....
THE AMERO COIN. THE UNITED STATES IS GOING TO SWITCH THE USA CURRENCY WITH A NEW FORM OF CURRENCY, "THE AMERO COIN". THIS WILL COMBINE THE CURRENCY OF THE USA, MEXICO, & CANADA. THE GOVERNMENT ALLEGEDLY IS...
created by soullone | 50 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago 159 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
I'm sure you've seen them - commercials promising a "genuine" US Inaugural Presidential Dollar, showing a picture of President-elect Barack Obama, depicted in full color, for $9.95 plus shipping and handling. ...
One year after her assassination former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is coming to the pockets of her citizens. Her big portraits have been hanging on the government buildings, billboards,...
created by Sanjay Jha | 51 wks ago | updated 51 wks ago 435 views | 1 recommendation | 2 comments
A Salvation Army volunteer emptying kettles in southwest Florida recently glanced something that stood out from the piles of spare change and crumpled bills: a 1911 Liberty Eagle gold coin worth about...
" Retail investors have been a bit quicker to jump ship than many experts on Wall Street who will now gradually see the logic of investment in precious metals during a period of reflation. So there is going to be big money in owning a coin shop where retail clients can buy...
created by arabianmoney | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 247 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
A one euro coin has turned up in Spain bearing the face of cartoon couch potato Homer Simpson instead of that of the country's king, Juan Carlos. " The comical carver had not taken his tools to the other side of...
created by Criticom | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 255 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
It's "all change" in the currency world today, in what some might read as a commentary on political popularity."China's greatest Communist icon, Chairman Mao Zedong, will be dropped from new 10 yuan (75p)...
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Rapper 50 "Fiddy" Cent can't seem to make up his mind who is is supporting for president. Maybe he should flip a coin?" Just weeks ago, America knew where 50 Cent stood in this year's presidential...
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AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...
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The following article is accompanied by excellent photos, so well worth clicking through to the original. But first, let me share a couple of my favourite quotes on how the PICTS dealt with the Roman incursions....
created by Maireid Sullivan | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 1402 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
It is called the Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination, or Quid. With this in hand you can go to this intergalactic shopping center and buy without limits...
An article many Americans should read."Sept. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Canada's dollar traded equal to the U.S. currency for the first time in three decades, capping a five-year run on the back of booming demand for the...
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"There may be more to this than we’d like to think. Twenty-two members of Congress are now getting involved as they have sent a letter to President Bush as a warning to “back off” the agreement of 2005...
created by merrie | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 608 views | 1 recommendation | 1 comment