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1. News - World - ECONOMY

   US debates minting US$1tr coin to help pay off its debt

   Posted Jan 10th 2013, 12:00am by BLOOM

   ... to mint a platinum coin worth US$1 trillion and deposit it at the Federal Reserve to give the US enough money to pay its debts has been advanced by Representative Jerrold Nadler, a New York ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1124008/us-debates-minting-us1tr-coin-help-pay-its-debt
2. News - World - SOUTH AFRICA

   Lonmin deal stirs more South Africa mine strife

   Posted Sep 19th 2012, 08:21pm by Reuters in Marikana

   ... News World Platinum miners Reuters in Marikana South African police fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse protesters near a mine run by top platinum producer Anglo American Platinum ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1040835/lonmin-deal-stirs-more-south-africa-mine-strife
3. News - World - SOUTH AFRICA

   South Africa police halt peaceful strikers’ march

   Posted Sep 17th 2012, 12:51pm by Associated Press in Rustenburg

   ... and that they should go home. Sunday’s protesters from Anglo American Platinum mines wanted to march to Rustenburg police station to demand an end to the violence against strikers. Some carried sticks, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1039014/south-africa-police-halt-peaceful-strikers%E2%80%99-march
4. Gold producers shoot up after bullion surges to 3-month high

   Posted Jun 02nd 2009, 12:00am by Carol Chan

   ... off a high of US$988.50. US gold futures for this month on the the New York Mercantile Exchange eased US$2.10 to US$976.70. Prices of other precious metals including silver and platinum ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/682340/gold-producers-shoot-after-bullion-surges-3-month-high
5. Money talks

   Posted Sep 22nd 2009, 12:00am by Bernard Wan

   ... Exonumia Bullion Coins Bernard Wan Investing in coins and notes can be a money-spinning business only if you have a discerning eye and patience. Collecting and trading valuable mainland ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/693171/money-talks
6. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Coining it in

   Posted Apr 02nd 2013, 12:00am by Peter Kammerer

   ... it had he found out about my latest passion. Shaking his head, he would have muttered something like: "Coins? Why are you collecting coins? Go and do something useful with your money like ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1204855/coining-it
7. News - World - SOUTH AFRICA

   Striking SA miners sign deal to end 5-week strike

   Posted Sep 19th 2012, 12:32pm by Associated Press in Mooinooi

   ... News World South Africa Platinum miners industrial action Associated Press in Mooinooi Striking platinum miners in South Africa have signed a wage ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1040528/striking-sa-miners-sign-deal-end-5-week-strike
8. News - World - IRELAND

   Ireland's central bank misquotes James Joyce on commemorative coin

   Posted Apr 13th 2013, 12:00am by GDN

   ... News World James Joyce Coin Currency The Guardian in Dublin A silver €10 coin issued by Ireland's central bank to commemorate James Joyce's Ulysses misquotes a line from the modernist masterpiece. The coin features a portrait of the author and a short quotation taken from the book's third chapter, into which an extra word has mistakenly been added. The coin ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1213364/irelands-central-bank-misquotes-james-joyce-commemorative-coin
9. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Don't let bias about China fraud get in the way of a good buy

   Posted Apr 30th 2013, 12:00am by Peter Kammerer

   ... Comment Insight & Opinion Online Auction China Coin Collecting Peter Kammerer Peter Kammerer says while a coin collector must beware of fakes, it pays to look past one's prejudice, not least about China Here's a tale of online auctions that's more about prejudice than buying stuff. As previously related, I've taken to collecting coins through the site ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1226070/dont-let-bias-about-china-fraud-get-way-good-buy
10. Business - Commodities - PRECIOUS METALS

    Gold rush sparks run on American Eagle coin

    Posted Apr 25th 2013, 12:00am by BLOOM

    ... Business Commodities Gold Coin American Eagle coin Precious Metals Gold Bloomberg in New York The US Mint ran out of its smallest American Eagle gold coin after demand surged following the biggest drop in futures in three decades. Sales of the coins weighing a 10th of an ounce were suspended after demand more than doubled last year's, the Mint said. Sales of American Eagles ...

    http://www.scmp.com/business/commodities/article/1222512/gold-rush-sparks-run-american-eagle-coin

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