You can now look for coins of steel.
Byline: Radhika Bhalla NEW DELHI: Two rupee and five rupee coins will now be made of steel! Faced with a sudden shortage of two rupee coins, the coinage division, under the finance ministry, has decided to switch from producing nickel-based coins to steel coins. In case of...

Guide to coin collecting.
9780061341403 Guide to coin collecting. Ganz, David L. HarperCollins 2008 154 pages $19.95 Paperback CJ81 This guide for beginners or those already involved in coin collecting explains the hobby, the history...

Milestone Coins.
Milestone Coins Kenneth Bressett Whitman Publishing 3101 Clairmont Road, Suite C, Atlanta, GA 30329 0794823610, $29.95 www.whitmanbooks.com Coin collectors interested in more than just values will welcome MILESTONE COINS: A PAGEANT OF THE WORLD'S MOST SIGNIFICANT AND POPULAR MONEY....

Richard Reece. The coinage of Roman Britain.
RICHARD REECE. The coinage of Roman Britain. 160 pages, 46 figures, 44 colour photographs. 2002. Stroud & Charleston (SC): Tempus; 0-7524-2523-4 paperback 17.99 [pounds sterling] & $29.99. This book, his second general account of the subject, is written by the doyen of studies of Roman coin circulation...

Paper money and the original understanding of the coinage clause.
"The Congress shall have Power... To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin...." --Constitution of the United States (1) "Poor? Look upon his face. What call you rich? Let them coin his nose, let them coin his cheeks." --William Shakespeare...

How collectible coins stack up: a well-constructed coin program can not only generate noninterest income, but also build brand awareness, drive lobby traffic, retain customers and create cross-sell opportunities.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Them are literally 139 million reasons to consider implementing a gift-coin program. That's the number of Americans collecting coins today, according to the U.S. Mint, Nearly one person in every household has been collecting coins from the popular 50 State Quarters program. Beyond...

Mint St to coin Rs 10, take note of plastic.
Byline: Deepshikha Sikarwar NEW DELHI: Sabse bada rupaiah can move over - you could soon have the sabse bada coin: Rs 10. The high-denomination coin, in the works for long, may finally see light of the day this fiscal. The coin would be bi-metallic, on the lines...

Our deflated future? Probably not.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ALTHOUGH inflation has been America's main economic problem for the entire post-war era, a number of economists think deflation is biggest threat now. This is a measure of how severe the economic crisis has become in recent months. What, exactly, are inflation and...

Tony Goodwin. Arab-Byzantine Coinage (Study in the Khalili Collection Volume IV).
TONY GOODWIN. Arab-Byzantine Coinage (Study in the Khalili Collection Volume IV). 168 pages, numerous illustrations. 2005. London: The Nour Foundation; 1-97478-075-7 hardback 35 [pounds sterling]. This pioneering study, based on a thorough application of numismatic methods, sheds new light on early Islamic history, political geography and art,...

Reflections on cramped cabins, Fishing and loons.
I just got back from a restful Canadian vacation -- that is, if you can call a family vacation comprised of six adults and five kids in a one bathroom cabin measuring 30 by 20 feet restful. Let's just say there was lots of beer. I experienced...