$185,000 in nickels scattered on I-95 after crash
Florida Times Union - AP
Portions of Interstate 95 were closed - and sparkling in the morning sun - Wednesday after a tractor trailer carrying $187,000 worth of nickels crashed, scattering the coins across the road and killing one person.
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Collecting Old British Coins
By Informative Post
A coin collection would make a wonderful hobby, especially when that collection contains ancient coins that have been changed after years of development. Collecting old British coins is a specialized hobby for some people because of the grand history of Britain’s pennies, pence and pounds.
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Other Errors on Jackson $1
By Ken Potter, Numismatic News
Andrew Jackson Presidential dollars have hardly reached circulation and already I am examining coins that show shifted edge inscriptions. In the July 29 issue of Numismatic News I reported on a shifted-edge inscription error found on a George Washington Presidential dollar.
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New platinum coin to celebrate Obama
By Platinum Today
A small jewellery company in Birmingham has announced that it is producing commemorative platinum coins featuring US presidential nominee Barack Obama. The Democrat candidate will go head-to-head with Republican rivals John McCain and Sarah Palin as he bids to become the world’s most powerful man on November 4th.
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New Gold Coin Type Discovered in Kent
By World Coin News
A previously unpublished gold quarter stater was unearthed in July by a metal detectorist in east Kent in England, according to Chris Rudd of Celtic Coins. The coin was struck 2,000 years ago by a king of the Cantiaci tribe, whose name means “people of the corner land,” Rudd said. It was issued by Eppillus, Celtic for “little horse,”
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Shipwreck coins stole the spotlight
By Mario Cywinski - Canadian Coin News
The Royal Canadian Numismatic Association’s (RCNA) convention done for another year, and for The Canadian Numismatic Company (TCNC), the time to send out and invoice collectors has come. As the official auctioneer for the RCNA, TCNC had over 2,700 lots available in its three session auction.
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How To Remove PVC Residue From Coins
By Susan Headley - About.com
PVC damage is caused by storing coins in soft plastic flips that contain polyvinyl chloride (PVC.) PVC most commonly manifests as a light-to-dark greenish residue, although it can appear as milky or light grey in color. It has a distinctive “plastic” odor which can range from subtle to strong.
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