Familiar face proves popular Maria Theresa taler is the longest-issued coin
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The proverb-writers may want to update the old saying that "familiarity breeds contempt." If this were always true, how could one explain the success of the world's longest-running coin, the Maria Theresa ...
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Although it is long enough, the question needs clarifications. The Romanian voters know, by their christening, wealth and fortune names, who the members of the group who is milking Romania are.
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The matinee idol has got two entries in this year's Limca Book of Records for the longest association with a single banner, 'Navketan', and also the longest innings as a hero, officials of the Limca Book have said here.
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At age 7, Terence Tao was taking high school math classes. At 31, he is one of the worldâs top mathematicians, tackling an unusually broad range of problems.
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Amid fanfare coverage by CNN television, Associated Press Radio and a gaggle of 35 reporters, Wolfgang Duchatczek, vice governor of the Austrian Central Bank pulled the wrapper off the 83.33 troy pound coin ...
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There's change in store for Thomas Jefferson &#151; on the nickel that is. He's getting his first makeover since being put on the coin in 1938.
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KUANTAN: Malaysiaâs âscorpion queenâ Nur Malena Hassan has broken the world record after staying in a glass enclosure at the Kuantan Parade here with 6,060 scorpions for 32 days.
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New records were set on Thursday for works by Gauguin, Modigliani and Mondrian at Sotheby's auction of Impressionist and modern art which achieved the biggest total since 1990.
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A half-century since his death, German scientist Albert Einstein is the most popular world figure in Austria.
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For the first time in history, the U.S. Mint will dedicate a series of coins to the accomplishments of women &#151; the nation's first ladies.
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LONDON  - A 1,200-year-old Anglo-Saxon penny sold for 230,000 pounds (&#36;515,000 Cdn) on Wednesday, setting what the auction house said was a new world record for the most expensive British coin.
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An Indian gold coin which is nearly 1,900 years old and shows one of the earliest depictions of Buddha is to be sold at auction where it is expected to fetch up to 15,000 pounds (&#36;27,000).
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THE late Leo Mildenberg was a world-renowned numismatist, collector and philanthropist, who had a most unusual passion.
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A 43 year-old millionaire, the charismatic Ferenc GyurcsÃ¡ny is in line to become Hungary&#39;s next prime minister. This was decided at a Hungarian Socialist Party congress on 25 August, convened to find a replacement for PÃ©ter Medgyessy.
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If you asked people strolling down Fifth Avenue to name a genius, most would probably cite Albert Einstein.     "Ask them to name another one, it would be (Isaac) Newton," said Mordechai Feingold, curator of a new exhibit about the 17th-century English mathematician and physicist who transcended science to become a lasting icon in society...
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Chicago Tribune - Thanking the woman behind the currency exchange window, Deniz Akar crouched in front of his son and showed him the crisp new bills and shiny coins. It wasn't candy or a new toy, but the 3-year-old smiled happily.
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A BASSET hound living in Germany has just made it into the 50th anniversary edition of the Guinness Book of Records for possessing the longest canine ears in the world, measuring a fine 33.