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Mint Asks Public to Return Coins to Circulation
Editor’s Note: Following is a statement from the United States Mint’s Office of Corporate Communications issued July 23. United States Mint Statement on Circulating Coins WASHINGTON – The impact of COVID-19 has resulted in the disruption … Continue reading
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Tagged circulation, coin shortage, coronavirus, covid-19, u.s. mint, united states mint
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Behind the Circulating Coin Shortage
By Patrick A. Heller By now, most Americans are aware that there is a shortage of circulating coinage in the country. A number of retailers I have visited over the past week now are pushing to take electronic payments because … Continue reading
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Tagged circulating coin, coin hoard, coin shortage, coronavirus, covid-19
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Coin Shortage to Give Market a Bump
By Richard Giedroyc First we had the coronavirus. Then we had the economic shutdown to try to stop the rapid spread of the disease. Now we have a circulating coin shortage. The first two, the disease and its economic fallout, … Continue reading
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Tagged bullion, bullion coins, coin market, coin shortage, coronavirus, gold, gold coins, silver, silver coins
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Coronavirus Leads to Coin Shortage
By Richard Giedroyc A shortage of COVID-19 respirator masks, then a shortage of toilet paper, an economic shutdown, and now a shortage of coins? We’ve been nickeled and dimed with extra expenses during the coronavirus pandemic, but now even those … Continue reading
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Tagged coin shortage, coin supply demand, coronavirus, economic shutdown, Federal Reserve Bank, supply and demand
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Summer FUN Show Canceled
The following statement, regarding the cancelation of the 2020 Summer FUN Show, was issued by the Florida United Numismatists (FUN) May 26: It is with great disappointment that the FUN board of directors is announcing Summer FUN 2020 is cancelled. … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, FUN, FUN show, Show Cancellation, Summer FUN
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Silver Coin Benefits Coronavirus Charity
The members of the National Health Service (NHS) of the U.K. have truly stood out as a dedicated and hard-working medical force during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their dignity and compassion have lent strength to people everywhere and they have earned … Continue reading
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Tagged charity, coronavirus, East India Company Bullion Ltd., National Health Service, NHS, NHS Heroes coin
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Industry Insider: COVID Business Landscape, Part II
View all installments of the five-part Industry Insider series. By Tom Michael Everyone around the globe is adapting their ways of life and work to function as well as is possible during a pandemic. We all need to do our … Continue reading
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Tagged coin business, coronavirus, covid-19, mint, mint production, world mints
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The Royal Mint Shifts Production Towards Masks
By Tom Michael The 2020 pandemic has required many people and businesses around the world to rethink their daily activities. Those folks working and living within the field of numismatics are no different. We have all adjusted our lives to … Continue reading
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Tagged british royal mint, coronavirus, masks, pandemic, production
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Industry Insider: COVID Business Landscape, Part I
View all installments of the five-part Industry Insider series. By Tom Michael Sometime in April I received a mistaken call from an old colleague at Educational Coin Company. She had dialed my number by accident and left no message, but … Continue reading
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Tagged bullion, bullion dealer, coin auction, coin business, coin dealer, coin market, coin show, coronavirus, covid, covid-19
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