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Daily Archives: December 31, 2007

Happy New Year!

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CoinNews would like to give our Best Wishes to Everyone for 2008. While it's tempting to relay the exploits of CoinNews in 2007 and...

The Making of U.S. Currency: Free Video Resources

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Videos, like the History Channel provides, are excellent resources and free. The one described in this article shows how paper currency is madeWe've said it before ... "The emergence of Internet on-demand videos has not only provided the excitement of action-packed movies that can be viewed straight from your computer, but the availability of interesting, educational and free video content."

However, just like it's nearly impossible to find good videos on minting coins, it's difficult to track down and find good videos on making and printing currency.

There's naturally a security component of having to hide facets of producing money and perhaps that's one reason so few videos are available. Fortunately, there are at least two videos worth recommending that cover the creation and design of currency.

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Cyprus and Malta Hours Away from Adopting Euro

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Cyprus and Malta will both adopt the Euro on Jan. 1, 2008. When that happens, a total of 15 European Union (EU) countries...