Friday, July 29, 2011

Keyboard with new Rupee symbol


We have previously blogged about the new Rupee symbol.

Indian Express.com reported today that Lenovo India is the first manufacturer with a Rupee-ready keyboard.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

New US platinum coin denomination?

Is the mint preparing a new US coin denomination? A law professor at Yale suggests minting two $1,000,000,000,000 coins to cover our national obligations if the debt ceiling is not raised.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

CoinForgeryEbay


Flickr user CoinForgeryEbay has posted 1700 photos of fake coins on eBay, including this Chinese coin in fake PCGS holder.

I haven't seen ancient coins in CoinForgeryEbay's stream.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Shastri’s Introduction To Indian Coin Forgeries

Shastri JC Philip’s eBook Shastri’s Introduction To Indian Coin Forgeries (2nd edition) is available for free under a Creative Commons license at IndianCoins.Org. 26 pages. Covers ancient Indian coins through modern coins. Includes bibliography.