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Monthly Archives: December 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...

Presidential $1 Coins: ‘In God We Trust’ Motto Moves in 2009....

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A flood of stories has appeared regarding the forthcoming movement of "In God We Trust" from the edge to the face of Presidential $1 Coins. They all started with President Bush's signing of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008.

A newly signed law amends old changing the location of 'In God We Trust' from the $1 coin’s edge to one its faces. (U.S. Mint images)

CoinNews wrote about the legislative scrutiny in changing the motto's location, expected the signing of the final legislation, reported about it minutes after it was signed and then surmised that the Presidential Dollar coins would not see change until 2009.

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Silver, Gold and Platinum Shined in 2007

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Rocketing fuel costs, bad housing news, inflation and recession debates, interest rate adjustments or lack of, a volatile stock market ... 2007 has been...

Look to Print for Quality Coin Articles, but Don’t Begin Your...

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CoinNews draws a large audience of new collectors who are Internet-savvy, and who have never or rarely picked up a coin or numismatic print...

Ancient Chinese Ship Arrives Home

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An ancient treasure-bestowed merchant ship settled to the bottom of the South China Sea in a bed of protective mud at least 800 years...

CoinNews is Adding Embedded Numismatic and Coin Collecting News

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We've made the decision to test the addition of content by offering aggregated articles from world-wide news organizations. These are unlike...

San Antonio Real Estate Broker has Novel Idea You Can Take...

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Making his mark with unique business card San Antonio, TX – A San Antonio man is trying his hand at the (b) billion-dollar...

U.S. Mint Responds to Law Requiring Six New Quarters

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Late last night, the United States Mint responded to the portion of the new law President Bush signed two days ago that mandates the...