News from January 2012
1 cent US sold for 1.38 million in Florida
Thursday, January 12, 2012
The 1793 1 cent coin minted in Philadelphia and also called Chain Cent was sold for a record $1.38 million at an auction in Florida. The buyer of this coin is a major collector in the United States, but his name has not been confirmed.
Falsehoods in an advertisement for the Royal Canadian Mint
Thursday, January 12, 2012
The Royal Canadian Mint has launched an ad before the holidays to promote the new $ 2 coin in circulation. This coin is intended to commemorate the boreal forest in northern Ontarion, Quebec and other provinces.
The problem raised by many naturalists is that advertising shows several specimens (owl, sycamores, ...) that are only present in the southern Canada.
The Royal Canadian Mint responds that it is serving as an artistic representation and the ad was not intended to be realistic.
Introduction of the 25-cent coin Wood Bison
Thursday, January 12, 2012
The introduction of the 25-cent coin Wood Bison announced in October 2011 will be Monday, January 16, 2012. The Royal Canadian Mint has added color to half of the 12.5 million units produced.
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