Sacagawea gold dollar coins were minted for the first time from 2000 to 2008, and since 2009 were again minted with a different reverse design. They were first minted from 2000 to 2008 and again with...
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The trial gold moon coins of the Perth Mint were much more limited in production than bullion. The Perth Mint's gold koala was introduced a year later, in 2008, and gold coins were minted only in...
The magnets in vending machines (which required copper pennies) placed to collect steel bullets also collected legitimate pennies of steel. As a result of the manufacturing process, bare steel was...
Gold coins produced in Australia are produced by the Perth Mint and the Royal Australian Mint, which guarantee a variety of sizes and designs. Australian coins are made of copper, aluminum, and...
For all readers outside the UK, the pound coin was worth a lot more than it is today, but in these turbulent economic times, it is difficult to make a firm estimate of how much this new coin will be...
A joint investigation by Planet Money and Investigations NPR found the coins were wasteful byproducts of Congress’s third failed attempt to convince Americans to use dollar coins in day to day...