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Rare Collection of New Zealand Military Medals Recovered in Operation Valour

by CoinNews.net on February 19, 2008 · 0 comments

A rare collection of medals valued in the millions but considered priceless national treasures were recovered after they were stolen from New Zealand’s Waiouru Army Museum on December 2, 2007. 96 medals that were awarded to 12 of New Zealand’s most decorated war heroes were stolen, including: Nine Victoria Crosses Two George Medals One Albert […]

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Counterfeited Dollar Coins Turn into Reality

by CoinNews.net on October 26, 2007 · 0 comments

The time, effort and expense of counterfeiting one dollar coins just doesn’t make sense. It’s easy to at least understand a criminal’s motivation in counterfeiting rare and valuable coins. But the incentive to forge a daily and common circulating coin? It defies logic. Yet, that’s exactly what happened with a New Zealand dollar coin. And […]

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