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September 2009's News
Are you coming to Coinex this weekend (Friday 2 - Saturday 3 October)? Taking place at the Millennium Mayfair Hotel, Grosvenor Square, the BNTA's premier Coin Fair regularly attracts dealers and collectors from across the globe - see this month's COIN NEWS for a full list of dealers attending. …
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Following the success of the "Totnes" and Lewes £s it seems that other areas are cottoning on to the idea of making money in the recession.... Brixton, an area not immediately associated with private banking has produced its own "Brixton pounds" in an attempt to keep money within the local…
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Stratford's a lovely town, if you haven't been before you really should get along there - and what better excuse than combining your trip with a visit to the Stratford Medal Fair held at the leisure centre in the very heart of the town? As with all of Mark Carter's fairs it starts at 9.30am for the…
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Our "local" show is one we always try to attend and the one on October 4 will be the first with the BRAND NEW MEDAL YEARBOOK 2010! Mark Carter's fairs are always well attended by both dealers and collectors alike and are always a pleasure to go to - as always it's being held in the Yate Leisure…
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Those who missed Phil's BBC Radio 4 programme on the "Missing Penny" - the story of the 1933 penny - when it was brodacast last year - well now's your chance to "listen again". It's being repeated on Radio 4 on Wednesday September 9 at 9.30am!
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THERE was a time when the medal fair was, apart from a visit to a specialist shop or an auction, the only way a collector could add to their collection. It was also an ideal way to dispose of unwanted items and boost your cash reserves (although invariably the ready cash you’d just pocketed…
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