The Treasury has revealed that no new 1p or 2p
coins were produced last year - amid renewed calls for the UK's two smallest denomination
coins to be scrapped.
No new 1p or 2p coins were made last year - here's why; There have been calls for both coins to be scrapped altogether
To facilitate trade and commerce Menander issued a large number of
coins. These
coins were struck in the well-established Indo-Greek fashion with elaborate details.
Menander's coin
Diokno also noted that the Philippines has a lot of
coin denominations compared to other countries and it should be utilized as intended.
BSP to put coin-counting machines in groceries
The designer of the commemorative
coin is Peter Valach."The NBS will exchange valid euro banknotes and
coins for commemorative Pound 2
coins in a limited amount of 50 pieces per person," said spokesperson for the NBS, Martina Vrablik Solanyiova, as quoted by TASR.
Special coins minted to commemorate Stefanik's death
Japan's Ministry of Finance issued nearly thirty types of
coins in celebration of the 2020 Olympic games.
Bank of Taiwan to sell Tokyo 2020 Olympic commemorative coins
| Royal Navy PS2: This Navy
coin as a mintage of only 650,500 and one is on sale on eBay for over PS200, while others have a more conservative estimate of PS5.99.
The rare PS2 coins that could make you a mint
There are four types of
coins; the gold
coins weigh five and ten grammes while the silver ones weigh 25 and 50 grammes.
Special gold and silver coins now available
Summary: The Numismatics Gallery at New Delhi's National Museum has more than 1,500 rare
coins on display
A museum tracing the journey of Indian coinage
The reasons for collecting
coins can vary enormously; for some, it is motivated by investment, and is intended to accumulate worth largely based on the metal value of the
coins.
The currency of the collector
He was given the
coin by a barman in the Bottle of Sack pub in his change after buying a pint of beer.
Customer handed "extremely valuable" [pounds sterling]1 coin in pub - and there could be many more of them out there; The pound coin is believed to have been struck incorrectly - and experts say he could be sitting on a fortune
'Quite common'This
coin in particular has at least two minting errors, making it even more valuable to
coin collectors.
Could you be coining it in?
In the listing on the popular auction website, the description read: "In 2012, the Royal Mint issued a [pounds sterling]2
coin to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles, one of Britain's finest writers, with a unique [pounds sterling]2
coin that incorporates the titles of Dickens' famous works on its highly inventive reverse."
Two rare [pounds sterling]2 coins have just sold on eBay for [pounds sterling]3,500 - do you have one? The Charles Dickens [pounds sterling]2 coins sold on eBay for [pounds sterling]3,500 this Tuesday; The Charles Dickens [pounds sterling]2 coins sold on eBay for [pounds sterling]3,500 this Tuesday
The BSP first released the new look for the P5
coin last year.
Julia Montes' confusion on new PH coins: 'Kailangan mong makitang maigi'
A mix-up at the Royal Mint could mean an incredibly rare
coin that's worth a lot more than its face value.
Rare [pounds sterling]1 coins could be worth more than [pounds sterling]200 due to Royal Mint 'mistake'; The mix up means some of then are already selling for hundreds on eBay