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Mint Director Displays 8-8-08 Double Prosperity Set

As the world prepares for the opening of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China, on August 8, 2008, United States Mint Director Ed Moy invited reporters to the United States Mint at San Francisco, where he introduced the 8-8-08 Double Prosperity Set.
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Eight-Year-Old Collector Wins 1808 Half Dollar

Out of hundreds of submissions in a coin giveaway contest aimed at youth in northern Nevada, 8-year-old Garrett Allen’s entry was drawn from a drum at Southgate Coins by Pati Falk, senior director for elementary education for the Washoe County School District.
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2011 World’s Fair of Money in Chicago

The American Numismatic Association Board of Governors has voted to hold its 2011 World’s Fair of Money® in Chicago. The decision changed a previous vote by the current Board to hold the convention in Indianapolis.
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Specimens Command Big Prices at Spink’s

Spink’s June London auction saw 1,412 lots of world paper on the block. They included many rarities and specimens. Bidders proved to be targeted, bent on obtaining specific note types.
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Juan Carlos is replaced by Homer Simpson on front of euro coin

Homer Simpson, the world’s favourite couch potato, has achieved immortality not only on the silver screen but on a nickel coin where his head has replaced that of the Spanish monarch.
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