Coin

Ireland's central bank misquotes James Joyce on commemorative coin

13 Apr 2013

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...

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Money changes over time

20 Apr 2012

Until 77 years ago, Hongkongers used silver ingots and copper coins to buy things. Hong Kong had no currency of its own when it first became a British colony; it was using foreign currencies, such...

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A fistful of cents ... good for the piggy bank but not much else

12 Oct 2010

The smallest things in life are always the most overlooked. While we're ignoring them, we don't realise how much they're costing us. The face value of our 10- and 20-cent coins is less than what...

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Antique silver dollar poised to smash the US$1m barrier

22 Aug 2010

Michael Chou is fairly sure this is the one.

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Gold loses lustre as investors' favourite

29 Mar 2010

Almost three months into the year, and it is abundantly clear that 2010 isn't following the script that investment analysts had written out for it.

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letters

25 Mar 2009

Your future is in your hands

I am writing about the important things youngsters should consider when choosing a career.

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Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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quiz time

Choose the right answers

1 During the gold standard:

a) banknotes contained gold

b) only gold coins were used

c) banknotes could be...

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HK coins worth a mint

A set of rare Victorian-era Hong Kong coins will be auctioned in London this month.

The five silver coins - a dollar, half-dollar, and 20, 10 and 5 cent coins - form a unique proof...

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Price-sensitive HK not ready to part with cents

We are accustomed to the ubiquitous Octopus card's tentacles reaching ever further into our daily lives, allowing us to pay for almost any form of public transport and shopping at supermarkets,...

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Coins were valued once

Ten and 20-cent coins may be of little value these days, but there was a time when people were desperate for them. Back in the 1970s there was a shortage of the tiny coins because people hoarded...

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Fake coin trade lands pair in jail

A jobless chef and a shopkeeper were yesterday jailed for dealing in counterfeit coins bought in a Shenzhen shopping centre.

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What's on

LIVE GIG

One-man-band Ketchup will play the acoustic pop folk repertoires from his latest album Sweet Dream is Over in a mini-concert today at 9.30pm at Hard Rock Cafe.

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