Posted in general on Aug 20th, 2010 Comments Off on Rebrand the US Dollar – Dollar ReDe$ign Project
the Dollar ReDe$sign Project is advocating a redesign of U.S. paper currency to make it more, um, current. The design firm Dowling Duncan created a whole set of bills, coded by color and size (click for a larger view): The folks at Dowling Duncan write: We wanted a concept behind the imagery so that the […]
Posted in general on Jul 21st, 2010 Comments Off on Coin Dealers Flipping
Starting Jan. 1, 2012, Form 1099s will become a means of reporting to the Internal Revenue Service the purchases of all goods and services by small businesses and self-employed people that exceed $600 during a calendar year. Precious metals such as coins and bullion fall into this category and coin dealers have been among those […]
Posted in general on Jun 25th, 2010 Comments Off on You say Rupee, I say Rupee
The Rupee (abbreviated as ₨, Re.(Singular), Rs. (Plural) or रू.) was originally an Indian silver coin. Today, it is the name for the monetary unit of account in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Mauritius, Seychelles, Indonesia, Maldives, formerly Burma and Hyrule (a fictional land from the video game “The Legend of Zelda”) – gotta’ love […]
Posted in general on May 27th, 2010 Comments Off on Harry Eccleston: artist and banknote designer
Harry Eccleston worked for more than 25 years as a banknote designer at the Bank of England and was best known for the series D notes, issued in 1978 and the first fully pictorial series. Eccleston’s portrait of the Queen was on the front of the notes and his drawings of Isaac Newton (£1), the […]
Posted in general on May 19th, 2010 Comments Off on Thrilling Adventures in Stamps!
It’s the best of all worlds, part Illustrated Classics part comic book collecting and part stamp collecting all wrapped in up nicely drawn comics and stories… If you’re lucky you can find a few online through Golden Age Comics (UK). 1952 Thrilling Adventures in Stamps Comics depicting the Hindenburg story; these comics looked to a […]
Posted in general on May 18th, 2010 Comments Off on Piles and piles…
Piles of paper money… papercraft money for printing. Canadian banknotes are the banknotes of Canada, denominated in Canadian dollars (CAD). In common everyday usage, they are called bills. Currently, they are issued in five, ten, twenty, fifty, and hundred dollar denominations. All current notes are issued by the Bank of Canada, which released its first […]
Posted in general on Mar 30th, 2010 Comments Off on Stamps as a long term investment!?
Besides ETF, index funds and gold/silver… check out the new collection investment outside of traditional fine art… Just wonder what happens to stamp prices after the post office issues the forever stamp for good and abandons all other stamp endeavors as it shutters its doors over the next few years. Not to mention the slow […]
Posted in general on Mar 26th, 2010 Comments Off on A Green Reason to Collect Stamps – Federal Duck Stamps
A great + green reason to bring back stamp collecting as a national hobby – The Fish and Wildlife Service uses revenue from Duck Stamps to purchase or lease waterfowl habitat. During it’s nearly 80 year history, the Duck Stamp Program has generated over $750 million, which has been used to protect over 5.3 million […]
Posted in general on Mar 18th, 2010 Comments Off on The Spy Coin
MicroNickel will completely encapsulate the Micro SD memory card, having capacities of up to 16 gigs. This device is precision manufactured from actual coins, and is indistinguishable from a solid coin to the naked eye! Starting with authentic US and foreign coinage, these items can encapsulate and store the Micro SD memory card. When snapped […]
Posted in general on Mar 17th, 2010 Comments Off on Shamrock Coin
Print your own ABS 3D Coin. It’s a coin with a shamrock on it. Happy St.Patty’s Day. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2006 Perfect for printing in green ABS!
The US Mint