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How does a 20p become worth £50...

How great would it be if you had a twenty pence peice in your purse or pocket and it turned out it was worth £50... Well you could have if you live in the UK. The Royal Mint, who creates the coins made a mistake...

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created by mudricky | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago
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"Archaeological sites in Israel looted by Palestinians"

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"Archaeological sites in Israel looted by Palestinians"

Hundreds of archaeological sites still lay untouched by Archaeologists in Israel due to lack of funding. This situation leaves an oppertunity open for Palestinian grave robbers and looters to step in and...

created by Orenrosenfeld | 43 wks ago | updated 43 wks ago
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German Pays Fine With 62 Kilos of Coins

A man in Wuppertal, Germany paid a €292.92 fine in one-cent coins. The man, who was fined for smuggling letters for a prisoner, placed 62 kilograms worth the coins into a local mailbox. "A local bank counted the...

created by Jon Azpiri | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Michael McDonough

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China to issue commemorative coins for successful space walk

Celebrating the China's first space walk, People's Bank of China has announced the issue of commemorative coins. "The People's Bank of China, the central bank, said on Monday that it would issue a set of gold and...

created by jessica.lam | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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US stops selling gold coins, running out « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

" Here is an Associated Press report highlighting the reality of the precious metals market - while the spot price is controlled by the futures guys the coin market is going bananas as the retail crowd buy up supplies…"

created by arabianmoney | 1 year ago
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Amsterdam Police sweep up artwork (to coin a phrase)

When an artist and a team of volunteers placed thousands of Euro one-cent coins on a walkway, they didn't expect them all to last the night.They didn't expect them all to disappear overnight, and not at thehands of those who took them." After waking up a bit groggy from...

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created by dunkelberg | 1 year ago
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scare story from the UK: There are more than £30m fake pound coins in circul...

LONDON (AFP) - The number of counterfeit one pound coins in circulation has doubled in the last five years, a report by the BBC revealed on Monday. (Advertisement) More than 30 million pound coins -- one in...

created by nike6 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Ambism

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Spare Change

opinion by Ambism | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Spanish shopkeeper finds Homer Simpson Euro

S.A.L.

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Homer Simpson replaces King Juan Carlos on Spanish coins

Homer Simpson's head on Euros? Well at least on one and already speculation as to who did it is rife because this is a very carefully crafted detournement of the Spanish Euro - some say a real work of art. After...

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created by LotusFlower | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Police recover some artwork stolen from UBC museum

Some of the artwork stolen from UBC last month has been recovered, though police are releasing few details at this time. No word on whether any of the recovered art is that of artist Bill Reid.The original story can be found here."Police in B.C. say some of the artwork stolen...

created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Silver my top tip for 2008 as ABBA returns! « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

Silver is often over looked. Consider last week’s gain in the gold price which hit the headlines, up two per cent. Silver was up five per cent in the same week but you will not see that in a newspaper headline.

created by arabianmoney | 1 year ago
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Celebrating 10 years of the euro?

"When the euro was launched there were plenty of people who thought it would crash and burn.Ten years on, its role as a global currency is secure, even if it hasn't achieved everything its founders hoped.Wednesday...

created by Zlender | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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The Duh Report: AL Man Takes Pot to Probation Evaluation

Hmmm. On parole for a felony charge. Have to meet with probation officer. How best to impress?Bring bags of pot to dump out at the metal detector check-in station. Warning: do not try this at home, gentle...

created by PEP | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Dispute over coins lands ex-boyfriend in jail

"An ex-boyfriend was arrested on misdemeanor battery charges following an argument that started over 50 cents. "

created by nk | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Australian Heatwave a Once in 3,000 Year Occurence

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Australian Heatwave a Once in 3,000 Year Occurrence

" Adelaide's 15-day heatwave was A ONCE IN 3,000 YEAR OCCURRENCE, an atmospheric scientist says. "The odds are about the same as tossing 12 coins and getting all heads or all tails." "This heat wave is close to...

created by steve468 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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