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Cash: Who needs it? Britons mull over the potential disappearance of physical money

by Stephen Beard
Sep 15, 2022
Digital payment methods may render notes and coins obsolete in the United Kingdom and turn it into a cashless economy.
As many as 8 million Britons are thought to depend on physical money because they don’t have an internet connection, a smartphone or digital skills.
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Coin collecting is big business on social media

by Yvonne zum Tobel
May 2, 2022
A new generation of coin enthusiasts is bringing renewed interest to the hobby.
We might not want to rush and throw away all our trinkets, argues journalist Rob Walker.
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COVID-19 sparked a U.S. coin shortage, but a U.K. surplus

by Victoria Craig
Oct 2, 2020
Technology has made the transition to digital payments quicker in the U.K.
"It's absolutely certain that coronavirus will accelerate the shift to digital," says Natalie Ceeney, chair of Innovate Finance. But the virus has also shown a spotlight on vulnerability and people who are getting excluded by the shift to digital.
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Where did all the coins go?

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Jul 22, 2020
The Federal Reserve is hoping a task force can solve the shortage of change in the economy.
A number of economic factors, including lower-than-normal labor force participation, declining immigration, and retirements among Baby Boomer-aged workers means that labor shortages may persist well into the future.
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Why are countries so afraid of bitcoin?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Sep 22, 2017
The cryptocurrency has been blocked by a handful of countries.
In an age of encryption, one of the major innovations of Bitcoin is their block-chain technology, which allows for transaction to be encrypted and tracked.
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A U.S. coin will feature an African-American Lady Liberty for the first time

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 17, 2017
The occasion marks the U.S. Mint's 225th birthday.
Courtesy United States Mint
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We lost $100 million making pennies and nickels

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 15, 2014
Dreadful penny and nickel news, but cheaper copper shaves millions off the loss.
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It won't be easy for ISIS to create its own currency

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 14, 2014
Establishing a gold-and-silver system creates problems in a modern global economy.
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How much would it cost us to eliminate the penny?

by Kai Ryssdal
May 21, 2014
Kai Ryssdal thinks it makes cents to say goodbye.
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Coins and stamps now more profitable than art and wine

by Mark Garrison
Sep 23, 2013
New trends in luxury investing. But while collecting rare collectibles may be fun, don't give up on stocks and bonds -- these 'passion investments' don't add too much heft to your portfolio.
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