About 130 medals rusted, spotted or falling apart By CoinWeek News Staff …. A lot was made last year of the failure of host country Brazil to properly prepare for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The water in the swimming pool was green. The Olympic village had weird plumbing issues and shoddy […]
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By Reserve Bank of Fiji …… The Reserve Bank of Fiji announces that a commemorative circulation banknote and coin commemorating Fiji Rugby 7s gold medal win at the Rio 2016 Olympics was officially unveiled by Honorable Prime Minister and Minister for i-Taukei Affairs, Sugar Industry and Foreign Affairs, Rear Admiral (Retired) Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama at […]
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By Coinweek …. CoinWeek News Wire for August 19, 2016 Brain Food 1.) Rare coins in rare places While finding one or more rare coins in a totally unexpected location doesn’t happen very often, it does happen. Here are three stories about rare coins found in surprising spots… 2.) Some interesting facts about Indian currency […]
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By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for CoinWeek.com …… Collecting world coin sets is a refreshing numismatic objective for hobbyists who enjoy pursuing coins with diverse themes from myriad geographic regions. The world coin sets of 2016 offer plenty of wonderful opportunities for collectors to get their hands on fascinating coins covering interesting topics with rich designs. While […]
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By Coinweek …. CoinWeek News Wire for August 19, 2016 Brain Food 1.) Gold Is Hot This Year. So Are Fakes “If we sit and wait around for the government to take care of it, we’ll all be in real trouble,“ said Terry Hanlon, president of Dillon Gage Metals, a wholesale precious-metals trader… 2.) A […]
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1952 Finnish Olympic Coin and a Bronze Medal from the same Games in Helsinki By Littleton Coin Company ……….. Let the games begin… the 2016 Summer Olympic games – held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Excitement for the games is building as Team USA’s roster is getting finalized, and for many competitors, the games are […]
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By Royal Australian Mint ….. Limited-edition Australian Olympic Coin and Paralympic $2 coins To celebrate Rio 2016, Woolworths and the Royal Australian Mint have launched a series of limited-edition Australian Olympic and Paralympic $2 coins, and the only way to strike gold is by shopping at Woolies. Starting on July 19, one of 12 million […]
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Since the United States Mint offered the nation’s first Olympic coins honoring the XXVIII Summer Olympics in 1984 in Los Angeles, the number of U.S. coins dedicated to the quadrennial sporting events has grown a surprising amount By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for CoinWeek ……. In every sense, the modern Olympic Games are worthy of not just […]
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By Coinweek …. CoinWeek News Wire for July 29, 2016 Brain Food 1.) Deciphering history through coins Another prized possession is the one with an imprint of Alexander [the Great] on the face of the coin. “It belongs to 327 B.C. and there is also a story that Alexander married an Indian tribal woman. I […]
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By Karus Chains ….. At Karus Chains we love to write about silver and gold chains for men but even we realize that there are only so many interesting articles that can be written about gold chains. So with the Rio Olympics starting in just a few short weeks, we decided to do a little […]
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Dillon Gage Metals Talks Size, Composition and Value Dillon Gage Metals, an international precious metals wholesaler, is ready to educate the public on everything they need to know about the Olympic medals slated to be awarded at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio. And some of the facts may surprise you. For openers, there’s the […]
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By Coinweek …. CoinWeek News Wire for July 22, 2016 Brain Food 1.) The history keepers On a cool, cloudy Tuesday morning … a coin collector stops by the Laxmi Narayan temple in Basantapur, looking for a coin minted during the reign of Prithivi Narayan Shah. There he finds an old man, seated on […]
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10 Euro Silver Coin Description: The 2016 Belgium 10 Euro “Belgium at the Rio Olympics” coin is a silver-hued celebration of that European nation’s strong presence at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Belgium is slated to field 98 competitors in 17 different sports, including archery, sailing, and swimming. Belgians have participated […]
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From Left: Royal Canadian Mint Senior Communications Manager Alex Reeves, Isabelle Charest, Assistant Chef de Mission, Canadian Olympic Committee and Gaëtan Tardif, President, Canadian Paralympic Committee, unveil the 2016 Lucky Loonie at the Team Canada Beach Party in Toronto on July 1, 2016.
The Royal Canadian Mint is paying tribute to all Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes competing in this year’s Rio Summer Games by launching the 2016 “Lucky Loonie,” a commemorative circulation coin available from July 1, also known as Canada Day
The Royal Canadian Mint is paying tribute to all Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes competing in the Rio 2016 Summer Games by launching the 2016 Lucky Loonie, Canada’s latest commemorative circulation coin. The coin was part of the celebration program at the Canadian Olympic Beach Party held at Toronto’s Woodbine Beach in honour of Team […]
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