Don Cann began collecting coins with money earned from his job as a paperboy, and he's since compiled a huge collection of all sorts of money, both coins and paper — and some from materials most don't often associate with money.
When the Carolina Coin Club of Sumter hosts its show at Sumter Mall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Cann will present a program on his collection of money and objects used as money, some ancient, some contemporary and almost everything in between ...
Full Article: Coin money, paper money ... and rock money? - TheItem.com
Two new silver coins from China have been released to help celebrate the 60th Anniversary of their independence. Each coin reflects the power and artistry of a country that has grown to become one of the world's major powers.
The obverse (heads side) of each coin contains China's national emblem set in a frieze of peonies which are symbols of prosperity in the Chinese culture. The emblem itself consists of the famous monument Tiananmen under the light of five stars, framed with ears of grain and a ...
Full Article: Silver Coins Commemorate China Anniversary - SilverCoinsToday.com
A new series of coins from China picture some of the memorable characters featured in the 100 chapters of one of the great classical novels of Chinese literature, "Outlaws of the Marsh."
The Chinese saga "Outlaws of the Marsh" is must reading for Chinese high school students, and was even carried by Chairman Mao during the Long March (retreat of the Red Army from the Nationalists in 1934) as a constant reminder of the proud traditions of the Chinese people. It tells the stories of 108 outlaws who became heroes during the Song Dynasty in the years leading up to the establishment of the Southern Song regime in 1127 ...
Full Article: Chinese Outlaws of the Marsh Commemorative Coins - WorldMintCoins.com
Have you ever given much thought as to how ancient coins got to that dealer from whom you plan to buy them? Don't assume that the coins must have previously been in a collection that has since been liquidated. If this were always true, we could likely trace the pedigree on most ancient coins to some collector from the Renaissance or earlier.
In fact, many of the ancient coins on the market - be they Chinese, Indian, or in the Greco-Roman tradition - have likely been unearthed in relatively modern history. Unfortunately the sources of...
Full Article: Massive Ancient Chinese Coin Hoard Unearthed - NumisMaster
Back in the April issue of World Coin News we examined a Chinese 1914 Yuan that collectors affectionately refer to as the "Fat Man" dollar. Two of these were sent to me that were struck with dies that are so weak in detail that the owner suspected them to be counterfeits.
At first glance, both coins also appeared to be double-struck in the collar but unlike most in-collar double strikes, one of them has normal reeding while the other seems to have normal reeding in some areas and then tightly spaced "double reeding" in other places...
Full Article: 'Fat Man' Dollars Turn Out to be Counterfeit - NumisMaster
The largest public array ever assembled in the United States of huge, modern, certified Chinese gold coins, ranging in size from five ounces to one kilo (32.15 ounces) each, will be displayed at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money® convention in Los Angeles, August 5 – 9, 2009.
The presentation comes with an education lesson from the exhibitor, Nicholas Brown of Majestic Rarities in Chicago: "Protect your coins. Protect yourself!"
Many of the rare coins in the planned display at the ANA convention (at combined booths 331 and 430) have a low mintage of only 200 each or...
Full Article: Panda One-Kilo Coins Attract Attention - CoinNews
The largest public array ever assembled in the U.S. of huge, modern Chinese gold coins, ranging in size from 5 ounces to 1 kilo (32.15 ounces) each, will be displayed at the American Numismatic Association's World's Fair of Money convention in Los Angeles, August 5-9.
The presentation comes with an education lesson from the exhibitor, Nicholas Brown of Majestic Rarities in Chicago: "Protect your coins! Protect yourself!"
"There will be over 300 ounces of large, low-mintage gold," said Brown. "It will be the most amazing display of modern Chinese coins ever seen in the United States."...
Full Article: Largest Public Array of Chinese Gold at ANA Los Angeles - NumisMaster
Some 70 million visitors are expected to visit Shanghai in 2010 for the World Expo where China hopes to "bring the world at home, and for the world to feel at home."
To celebrate the occasion, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is issuing silver and gold proof World Expo Shanghai 2010 commemorative coins.
Three coins have been struck in the first series release: a 1/3 oz, 23 mm, .999 fine gold piece denominated in 150-yuan, and two 1 oz, 40 mm, .999 silver coins with a face value of 10-yuan. Each bears the same obverse World Expo logo, which depicts the image of three people...
Full Article: 2010 World Expo Coins Issued - CoinNews
