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April 2012's News
Another Way IN this month’s “letters” page there is a question from reader Roy Norris, regarding whether there are any “courses” that teach aspiring numismatists about coins. We wracked our brains but couldn’t think of anything formal to recommend, instead it seems that we can only suggest that he…
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The Token Team (well Phil anyway) are eagerly looking forward to the biennial OMRS North - held once again at the Holiday Inn, Runcorn, Cheshire this time on the weekend of May 12/13 (no clashes with other fairs as there was last time). This will be the sixth show held by the Northern Branch of the…
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Want to know what teh country thinks about abolishing teh penny? Tune into the One Show tonight (27/04/12) at 7.00pm to see our very own Phil with his take on the subject....!
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Are you coming to the Aldershot show at the Prince's Hall this weekend (April 29) Preview for the early birds is at 9.30am with "main" admission at 10.30am. We'll be coming along all the way from Devon so we hope to see you there too. Always remember if there's something specific you want from our…
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The press do love to bash our coinage don't they? Every time a new design is released the press criticise it; every time the number of fake £1 coins supposedly in circulation is announced the press have a field day and the introduction of the new nickel plated 5p and 10p (due in the next few…
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The 1 cent coin is no more - in Canada anyway. We reported in COIN NEWS some time ago that the Canadians were planning to do away with their smallest denomination - in line with Australia and New Zealand - and now it has finally happened with the Canadian Government officially requesting that the…
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It is a story we have covered many times both on-line and in COIN NEWS but it shows no signs of going away.... Recently a survey by the Royal Mint suggested that more than 44m pound coins (that's 3% of all £s in circulation) are fakes. Spotting a fake is relatively easy for those of us "in…
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