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- U.S. Mint Site Crashes Nov. 5 Mint Fails to Think of Customers First Several weeks ago, the U.S. Mint announced it would issue a special U.S. silver Eagle proof coin to commemorate the end of the Second World War. Because I am enrolled as a customer to receive all silver Eagle proof coins automatically, I thought there would be no problem. ...
Tag Archives: Bank of England
Spink Slates BoE 1797 £1 #2
On Thursday, Oct. 10, Spink UK will offer Part II of the remarkable Lou Manzi and A. J. Simms Collections of British Banknotes. One note says it all as regards to the significance of Manzi’s holdings: Bank of England (BoE) … Continue reading
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Tagged 1797 BoE £1 #2, AJ Simms, Bank of England, Banknotes collection, BoE, Lou Manzi, Spink
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The Failure Of The 1960s London Gold Pool
In July 1944, close to the end of World War Two, delegates from 44 allied nations gathered in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire to recreate an international financial system and establish regulations for it. Two entities were founded in this meeting—the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank of England, gold, London Gold Pool, Pat Heller, US Federal Reserve
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BoE £100 Realizes $82,339
Spink’s sale of the remarkable Lou Manzi and A.J. Simms collections of banknotes was held in London on May 9. It has been a while since such a considerable number of rare and high-grade British notes have appeared on the … Continue reading
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Tagged A.J. Simms, Bank of England, Bank of England £100, Lou Manzi, Spink
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BoE Rarities Rule DNW Paper Results
Results from Dix Noonan Webb’s sale of British notes in late March were dominated by Bank of England rarities. There is nothing remarkable in this. Certainly, collectors of Scottish and private banks’ issue expect their moment in the sun from … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank of England, BoE, BoE rarirties, Dix Noonan Webb
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Spink slates BoE 1797 £1 #2
All those interested in British paper need to put a large red circle around Thursday, May 9. On that day Spink UK will offer two collections that epitomize the very best of English banknote collecting: those of Lou Manzi and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1797 £1 #2, Bank of England, BoE, Spink
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British Royal Mint commemoratives thrive
Perhaps the number of coins needed in circulation is declining, but as this proves to be true, the British Royal Mint is using its otherwise unused capacity to increase the number of commemorative coins it produces. There has been a … Continue reading
British penny finds some defenders
Could the credit card be making the British penny irrelevant? According to a Bank of England analysis of the lowly denomination, the answer is yes. The bank also noted there has also been a decline in the number of items … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank of England, Bank Underground, British penny, british royal mint
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