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Medal in Numismatica Ars Classica auction marks Venetian victory over pirates

A silver medallic coin being offered in Dec. 5 auction recalls the ongoing threat of piracy to the Venetian economy. The silver osella (which weighs 9.77 grams and was equal to 78 soldi) depicts a Venetian warship on the obverse, cannon firing at a vessel flying the Turkish flag. This was a not-so-subtle reference to the Barbary Pirates who dominated the Mediterranean Sea for centuries.

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US Mint Sales: American Legion Coins Debut

The U.S. Mint released updated sales figures for its collection of American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coins. CoinNews photos of a 2019-W $5 Proof American Legion 100th Anniversary Gold Coin Released last Thursday at prices ranging from $25.95 to $418.75, the seven commemorative products realized first-day sales of 39,671 coins for $3,629,464.25. Orders through the

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The MacCoin | McDonald’s is Giving Away FREE Burgers

McDonald’s is celebrating the 50th birthday of the Big Mac by giving away free burgers.  McDonald’s is giving away more than 6 million “MacCoins” today at 14,000 locations around the U.S. The coins are only available as supplies last but can be redeemed for a free Big Mac from Aug. 3 through the end of the

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ADD IT TO THE COLLECTION! $1 Blue Seal Silver Certificate

Let’s talk about the common ones first.  Any silver certificate from 1957 or 1935 is extremely common.  That also goes for any combination of letters like 1957B or 1935F.  They are all worth around $1.50 in circulated condition and about $5 in perfect condition.  These can be bought by the 100s at shows or coin

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Police Charged and Fired after Stealing Merovingian Tremissis Gold Coins

A policeman who found £15,000 of gold coins with his metal detector has been sacked for cheating the landowner out of a share of the treasure. PC David Cockle last month admitted theft and keeping the proceeds of the sale of coins found in a Norfolk field. A misconduct hearing was told Cockle had agreed

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Top 10 Most Expensive Banknotes In The World | USA UK AUS Africa

 1918 Alexander Hamilton $1,000 bill, USA The 1918 Alexander Hamilton $1,000 bill easily sells for between $7500 and $10,000 at auction depending on the condition of the note. That’s up to ten times their printed value. 1929 Bank of New Zealand £100 bill, New Zealand You might not know this but New Zealand had

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Bitcoin’s Theoretical Price Ceiling Is Now $100k Per Coin

Oct. 8, 2018 10:51 AM ET  It is possible to identify a theoretical price ceiling for Bitcoin simply by measuring the maximum throughput of the network. The soft limit and the hard limit differ, but each tells a similar story. By comparing the price today to the theoretical maximum price, we can limit downside exposure.

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