Posted in general on Sep 25th, 2008 Comments Off on Number of fake £1 coins ‘doubles’
The number of fake £1 coins in circulation has doubled in the last five years and now stands at more than 30 million, the BBC has learned. This means one in every 50 pound coins in circulation is counterfeit. Experts believe the fakes are being produced by organised criminal gangs using specialist machinery. The Royal […]
Posted in general on Jul 1st, 2008 Comments Off on Nostalgia Sells
We make it a point in our house to shut off the TV and put the iPod in its recharger caddy once a week to sit down and gather around an old fashioned board game. Last week it was Battleship played on an old Radio Shack electronic-rip on the board game . It has a […]
Posted in general on Jun 6th, 2008 Comments Off on Susan B, w/shipping Free!
Mike’s Coin Store has 15 original rolls of 1979 Brilliant Uncirculated Susan B Anthony Dollars. Just like the Ike Dollar promotions they’ve run in the past they are going o pass this on to our customers at FACE VALUE ($1) with FREE SHIPPING! These along with the Ikes are sleeper variety coins… totally unappreciated by […]
Posted in general on May 30th, 2008 Comments Off on Things we collect.
CNN has a great line up of snapshots of the “things we like to stash” submitted from their iReport affiliate staff members. It truly demonstrates in a very limited number of pictures how crazy people can get about the stuff they are passionate about collecting. It is also very interesting to see how people display […]
Posted in general on May 27th, 2008 Comments Off on Video Stamps
Lenticular visual technology isn’t just for paper money… The Netherlands first issued their lenticular “video†stamp in 2006, using a special printing process on a stamp-sized piece of plastic. Each stamp sells for €.39 (46 cents US), and before you think that’s crazy, keep in mind that these are not flat panel displays that we’re […]
Posted in general on May 20th, 2008 Comments Off on Shipwreck Yields Gold
An 1846 shipwreck 60 miles off the coast of Louisiana has yielded $1 million in sunken treasure comprised of U.S. gold coins from Southern U.S. mints and a nearly complete Capped Bust set. Recovery of the coins was announced May 13 by a group from New Iberia, La., called the Gentlemen of Fortune, which identified […]
Posted in general on May 16th, 2008 Comments Off on Things to Avoid When Buying Coins on eBay
Buying coins online has never been easier. Besides the traditional online coin store there are also ways to get coins through eBay, Craigslist, Teletrade, VCoins and Heritage – to name just a few. Catching a great example of an early 2-Cent piece in an auction that nobody found on eBay is pretty fun – score! […]
Posted in general on May 8th, 2008 Comments Off on Server/Software Upgrade
Upgraded the new packages… WordPress 2.5.1 + WP eCommerce 3.6.1 Please let us know if you run into any errors or issues with the website. Note, Product Tags are just now being implemented so they may not work…, fixed 5/9/08 Should speed things up. Thanks! Sincerely, Upper Management, Powers that be…
Posted in general on May 29th, 2007 Comments Off on 10,000 Coins
This is a commercial for the series on SkyOne in the UK called The Big Idea which pits inventors and entrepreneurs against one another for a chance to have their invention or business idea realized, and to win £100,000. Yeah, it’s for a commercial with clever editing but it’s still a pretty impressive feat to […]
Posted in general on May 5th, 2007 Comments Off on Kick It! : 3M Security Glass
3M was so sure that their Security Glass was unbreakable. They put up stacks of money in it and fitted the thing at the bus stop and ask every passerby to kick that thing.  3M was so sure their Security Glass was unbreakable, they put a large stack of cash behind it and shoved it in a bus stop. Now, […]
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