05/18/2024
US professor hoping to learn more about coin hoard
A professor from the US has visited Jersey to find out more about a coin hoard discovered in the island 12 years ago. Dr Alan Stahl travelled from Princeton University in New Jersey to learn more about the ancient collection. The hoard was found in 2012 in a field in the parish of Grouville by Reg Mead and Richard Miles.
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05/19/2024
Japan's 5 yen coin costs almost face value on pricey copper, zinc
TOKYO -- Japan's 5 yen coin is becoming more expensive to produce amid higher materials prices and an unfavorable exchange rate, raising the possibility that the per-coin production cost will eventually surpass its face value. The 5 yen coin weighs 3.75 ...
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