Are all video games doomed to irrelevance? Apr 2, 2008
does well its run-and-jump action, its hidden levels, its rewarding coin collection system has since been improved upon by countless other games. We rightfully acknowledge and respect that it served as inspiration for later games, but we also understand that many of these games have inarguably surpassed their original muse. (Globe and Mail)
Man arrested in domestic assault Mar 31, 2008
- A man reported Sunday that someone entered his home in the 1700 block of Upper Fourth Avenue North and stole $300 in foreign coins, a $500 coin collection and 200 DVDs. - A Jacksonville Beach man and woman, ages 19 and 20, were arrested Sunday on burglary charges after they were seen breaking into the freezer at Philly's Finest restaurant at 1527 Third St. N.. (Florida Times-Union)
Phil TaylorTHE HOT BUTTON Mar 27, 2008
Maybe we could all chip in for a set of golf clubs, or get him started on a coin collection, because Canseco clearly has too much time on his hands, some of which he has used to write another of his steroid tell-alls, this one entitled Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars and the Battle to Save Baseball. Of course, the thing about tell-alls is that the author is supposed to tell all, but Canseco, the ex-Oakland A's slugger and admitted steroid user, apparently didn't do that in his first literary... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
EA clarifies pay-to-play weaponry in Battlefield: Bad Company Mar 26, 2008
While many claim that the micro-transactions are nothing more than an exercise in coin collecting, EA firmly added that "all weapons are balanced for gameplay. More weapons offer players more choices but does not create an advantage/disadvantage for players who do not opt to buy [the] new items.". - 24 Mar, 2008 Beta spills the beans. (PALGN)
Cashing in on Gold Mar 17, 2008
"It's human history, come to life to some degree," Kaltz said of his coin collection. "It's very fascinating for me.". (WCAX.com, VT)
Gold rush: Record high turns jewelry boxes into treasure chests Mar 15, 2008
With the price of gold at an all-time high and silver at its highest since 1980, people are raiding jewelry boxes and cashing in coin collections in a modern-day gold rush ... Helen Osley brought in her husband s coin collection and some jewelry a little bit of everything. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Weekend in New York | Street Art: To the trained eye, museum pieces lurk everywhere Mar 7, 2008
Finally, judging street art is not like judging a coin collection: just about nothing is in mint condition. But that's part of the charm. (International Herald Tribune)
'Gliding Stars' Perform Ice Show Mar 3, 2008
R News: As It Happens, Where It Happens. Monday March 03, 2008. (R News)
LeClaire couple sentenced to prison for burning foreclosed home Mar 1, 2008
Investigators also found personal items stored in the Atwoods' shed and a vehicle, including an overnight bag, two pairs of slippers, medication, family photos, a coin collection and a jewelry chest. Information from: Quad-City Times, http://www. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Mike Fuljenz, President of Universal Coin & Bullion, Helps Author Scott A Travers in Placing Values on Gold Coins in the 'Insider's Guide to U Feb 29, 2008
" In past issues Fuljenz, the President of Universal Coin & Bullion has served as the gold coin price coordinator. Mr. Fuljenz is also a well-known numismatic author who has written numerous books relating to coin collecting, such as "The Collector's Guide to Indian Head Quarter Eagles" and just recently, "The Collector's Guide to $10 Indian Head Eagles. " Mike Fuljenz is also the recipient of a 2002 NLG Book of the Year Award for his "Type II Double Eagles: 1866-1876" book. The "Insider's Guide... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Deadline for orders of Lincoln-Douglas debates anniversary coin set extended to Wednesday Feb 28, 2008
Still, she added, there have been orders from California and Nebraska, likely because a national coin collecting magazine recently featured information about the sets. The coins come in a lined cherry-finished wooden display box with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity, and a booklet explaining both the history of the debates and the background on the design of each coin. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Princeton coins are gateway to history Feb 25, 2008
"The funny thing is, I've never owned a personal coin collection," said Stahl, 60. The 150-year-old collection started as an assemblage of plaster casts of ancient Greek and Roman coins. (Anchorage Daily News)
GDC 2008: Prince Caspian Preview Feb 20, 2008
First, Caspian does away with some elements of the complex combo attack system employed in LWW and eliminates the process of purchasing advanced moves through coin collection. The wardrobe is that way. (IGN PS2)
Collection of rare pennies fetches $10.7 million Feb 19, 2008
Auction officials said the voracious appetite for the coins was due to the fact that Husak, a star of the coin collecting universe, had been hanging on to them so long. "These coins had been off the market for decades. People had been waiting . . . for the chance to buy some of them," Rohan said. "It was a feeding frenzy.". (Los Angeles Times)
MICHAELA GIBSON MORRIS: If I were a rich girl, Id have four piggy banks Feb 18, 2008
Shes been adding to the coin collection lately, since the tooth fairy has made frequent trips. She doesnt necessarily think the rest of the Morris family is rolling in dough. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Obituaries for Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008 Feb 12, 2008
He enjoyed the Dallas Cowboys, coin collecting, watching eagles on the river and spending time with his grandchildren. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Kennedy of La Crosse; one son, Gary Jr. (Jean) and their son, Wyatt, of La Crosse; one daughter, Nicole Berg and her children, Brandi, Summer, Jacob and Allexis of Galesville, Wis. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Builder denies murdering wife, given $1m bail Jan 24, 2008
Defence counsel, John Dailly, SC, said Haschka was forced to defend himself when Mrs Haschka came at him with a knife during a drunken and "incoherent" argument in which she accused him of stealing their son's coin collection. The court heard Haschka received cuts to his arms and chest during the altercation and that when he pushed Mrs Haschka in the chest she fell backwards and he fell on top of her, dislodging the knife in the process. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
LeClaire couple convicted of burning own home Jan 18, 2008
Investigators found personal items stored in the Atwood's shed and a vehicle, including an overnight bag, two pairs of slippers, medication, family photos, a coin collection and a jewelry chest. The Atwoods filed an insurance claim for approximately $17,000 in household items. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
News and Notes Jan 18, 2008
U. expands coin collection. The University has purchased over 800 Medieval Greek coins dating from the 13th and 14th centuries from London businessman Theo Sarmas. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Continue reading Jan 4, 2008
A recovered coin collection led police to conclude that the residential burglaries were committed by the same suspects who went to the churches. "We are very confident that the church burglaries are all related and we do believe the residential burglaries are related to the church burglaries," Dunn said. (Kingsburg Recorder, CA)
Chavez Revives Historic Coin to Reduce Latin America's Fastest Inflation Jan 2, 2008
The locha used to cover the cost of a bus ride and a loaf of bread, said Enrique Bernal, a professor at the Universidad Central de Venezuela, who has published a magazine on coin collecting for the Venezuelan Numismatic Society since 1980. It was so common that people used it to measure food, ordering cheese by the locha, he said. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Marion Ellsworth Dec 27, 2007
She enjoyed a variety of hobbies including rock-hounding, stamp and coin collecting, doing beading projects with her grandchildren, leather craft, sewing, and knitting on her knitting machine. Hunting and fishing were also passions Marion enjoyed with her family. (Grand Coulee Star, WA)
Theft of $1 million may be tied to string of burglaries Dec 26, 2007
Another safe, containing a coin collection and furs, was taken from a home in the suburb of Dublin. Police officials say the dollar amount of the most recent theft in Hilliard is unusual and suggests the thieves had expertise or inside information. (WKRC.com, OH)
Students make their coins count for needy Dec 21, 2007
The annual coin collection began Dec. 11 and ended last Friday, said Pat Sager, school social worker. The students gathered approximately $900 in coins, Sager said. (The News-Herald)
County in the giving spirit, donating to 6 different agencies Dec 18, 2007
A year ago in January, she started a coin collection in a small glass jar on her office desk ... Now proceeds from the coin collection will go to Law Enforcement Youth Camp, which is operated by the Missoula County Sheriff's Office. (Missoulian, MT)
Elementary school children raise money for needy Dec 16, 2007
To get enough money to pull off the project, she came up with the idea of a coin collection ... Last week, she brought a piggy bank, a pop bottle and an ice cream cone-shaped bottle filled with coins to school to add to the coin collection. (The News-Herald)
Marion Wesley Reins Dec 11, 2007
Marion's many hobbies included gardening, coin collecting and photography. In their retirement, Marion and Eslie were well known as antique doll collectors. (Knoxville Journal Express, IA)
Man saved by ring returns to work Dec 7, 2007
Police say two men entered Register's shop, The Antique Market on North State Street, about 10 a.m. Saturday and asked to see a coin collection. When Register retrieved the coins, one of the men held him at gunpoint, and the two stole several thousand dollars in cash. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Infotainment Dec 4, 2007
Two men walked into Registers shop and asked to see a coin collection, police Sgt said. When Register retrieved the collection, one of the men pulled a gun. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Wedding Ring May Have Saved Man In Robbery Dec 4, 2007
and asked to see a coin collection. One of the men pulled a gun, police said. (Click2Houston, TX)
Wedding ring saves man's life Dec 3, 2007
Two men walked into Register's shop at The Antique Market on Saturday and asked to see a coin collection, police Sgt. Jeffery Scott said. When Register retrieved the collection, one of the men pulled a gun and demanded money. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Million dollar penny Nov 25, 2007
It has become the holy grail of the coin collecting world. In 1930 only six proof pennies were made. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Token fever: Local man’s collection goes back 30 years Nov 19, 2007
Merry calls it a poor man s coin collecting hobby. You don t have to have several hundreds in your pocket to collect tokens, and it s far more interesting than coin collecting, Merry said. (Montana Standard, MT)
Small Change Fetches High Price Nov 19, 2007
Buyer Pays $30 Million For Rare Coin Collection. (AP) TRENTON, N.J. An anonymous buyer has paid more than $30 million for a collection of rare U.S. prototype coins, some from the 1700s, that never went into circulation, according to the dealer that brokered the deal. (CBS 4, CO)
Firearms, coin set taken in burglary Nov 17, 2007
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When nerds collide Nov 17, 2007
I was not surprised to find that there were plenty of ads for laser pointers, microscopes and coin collections ... If you don't, next thing you know you'll end up housekeeping in a geodesic dome, waiting for hubby to get home from the lab so the two of you can go through his coin collection. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Scottsdale man held in girlfriend's murder Nov 13, 2007
May 14: A former New York firefighter Salvatore J. Princiotta was found shot dead in his home and his coin collection was stolen. July 3: Ian Stenhouse, a suspected drug dealer, was found shot dead in a motel after a robbery went bad. (AZCentral -- News)
Obituaries for Wednesday, November 7, 2007 Nov 7, 2007
After retiring, Jim enjoyed riding his motorcycle, flying radio-control air planes, woodworking and coin collecting. He was an active member of Sacred Heart Church (later Prince of Peace Parish) and was a 4th-degree Knights of Columbus. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Obituaries -- Nov. 1, 2007 Nov 1, 2007
In his spare time, he enjoyed photography and coin collecting. Survivors include his son, William G. Holdsworth III and his wife, Holly of Milford and one granddaughter. (Milford Mirror, CT)
Coin show shows how hobby is changing Oct 30, 2007
AUBURN With the many changes and additions being made to U.S. currency within the past few years, the popularity of coin collecting has also risen ... any people have become involved in the coin collecting hobby through the quarters, he said ... DeTomaso also gave some interesting advice for anyone thinking about getting into coin collecting. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Public pay phones face extinction Oct 28, 2007
Megli said pay phones are being phased out due to their cost, which includes coin collection, operation and maintenance -- costs that go up in consideration of the harsh weather, salt and dust that are common in coastal areas like Dillingham. Cell phones are overtaking the public pay phone for call volume, though pay phones still frequently come in handy in a pinch, or when cell phone batteries die. (Anchorage Daily News)
Auxiliary approves donations, to bake cookies for veterans Oct 21, 2007
Tray favors were made and a coin collection was taken. Debbie McKinney provided lunch. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Coin Collecting for Kids Oct 21, 2007
Coin collecting can be a thrilling hobby for kids ... History, geography, math and many other subjects can be learned through coin collecting ... Start with a good coin collecting book. (Suite101.com)
Ray Jenkins, 101, still repairing in Vermont Oct 16, 2007
After retiring from IBM, he quickly discovered his hobbies of coin collecting, fishing, playing cards and bowling weren't nearly enough to keep his mind fully stimulated, so he began doing odd jobs. on the grounds of the. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Two local clubs mark milestones Oct 10, 2007
It has also survived because of cyclical interest in coin collecting among young and old members. t's a hobby, Totten said. (Olney Daily Mail, IL)
Theater Review: In 'Mauritius,' three thugs and a stamp collection Oct 5, 2007
In "American Buffalo," three squabbling men, one of them a raging sociopath, set out to gain possession of a rare coin collection. In "Mauritius," three squabbling men, one of them a raging sociopath, set out to gain possession of a rare stamp collection. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Finish the fight Sep 25, 2007
The Age Blogs: Screen Play. Welcome to The Age Online. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Scaling the Social Web Sep 25, 2007
Neighborhoods will enable users to find others with similar interests, say in coin collecting or Boston Red Sox memorabilia, and form communities around those hobbies [BusinessWeek, 9/19/07. Traditional print publications are also feeling the pressure. (MSNBC -- Business)
Museum fights through apathy, budget issues Sep 13, 2007
Whether museum-goers are standing in the gallery of contemporary art, staring at Jerry Kearns' 100-by-88 inch acrylic on canvas piece that looks like it popped straight out of Sin City or examining the ancient coin collection, some of which resemble clumps of dirt more than today's penny, the museum has a little something special for everyone. Today's Headlines. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Man Chases Thief Who Stole From FW Elderly Woman Sep 12, 2007
Moss thanked him by giving him a 1946 silver dollar from her coin collection. Here's What's Hot Today On CBS11TV.COM. (CBS 11, TX)
Sacrifice Sidelines Teen Soldier Sep 8, 2007
R News: As It Happens, Where It Happens. Saturday September 08, 2007. (R News)
This coin collector is no penny pincher Aug 29, 2007
Whatever one may have thought of that elusive, nickel-crazed schoolmate, it turns out that serious coin collecting isn't just a namby-pamby pastime; it's a spirited undertaking fueled by competitive zeal. Or, as Cristal puts it: "It's about owning something no one else in the world has.". (Christian Science Monitor)
Illnois Plans eBay Auction Of Unclaimed Property Aug 14, 2007
(CBS) CHICAGO Those in the market for an antique watch or looking to expand a coin collection may be in luck. The Illinois state treasurer's office is conducting an online auction next week of unclaimed state property, reports CBS station WBBM-TV in Chicago. (K-Eye News, TX)
State Plans eBay Auction Aug 14, 2007
(CBS) CHICAGO If you are in the market for an antique watch or you want to expand your coin collection you may be in luck. CBS 2s Dorothy Tucker reports, Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias' office is conducting an online auctIon next week of unclaimed state property. (CBS2Chicago.com, IL)
Orders, medals convention offers rare glimpse at historic treasures Aug 12, 2007
"But relatives often don't know the story behind the award and within a generation or two, the medals are sold or given away to collectors." According to Cawthorne, medal collecting is akin to coin collecting. Medals often include metallic disks struck with iconic images or phrases from the country or organization that issues it. (Conroe Courier, TX)
CoinNewsToday Features a Preview of Mike Fuljenz's 'Collector's Guide to Indian Head Quarter Eagles' Aug 10, 2007
will preview the first 30 pages of Mike Fuljenz's latest addition to his popular series on coin collecting called 'The Collector's Guide to Indian Head Quarter Eagles' The book provides an insider's insight into the history, design, and details of this famous coin series ... New York, NY (PRWEB) August 10, 2007 -- announced that it would feature a preview of the first 30 pages of Mike Fuljenz's latest addition to his popular series on coin collecting. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Rare Gold Coins Return 39.4 Percent on Investment, But Timing Is Everything, Reports a New Online Service Aug 9, 2007
As George Pantela, founder of GPAnalysis explains: "Via a web browser, you can set parameters of the data set you wish to interrogate and then customize the output. This can be as simple as drilling down to see individual prices paid for a specific coin, to an overview of the market as a whole. Want to compare median prices paid this year to the previous? No problem; our online toolset allows you to do this in a cinch." Additionally, subscribers of the service can permanently annotate individual... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Collecting rare coins is priceless fun Aug 9, 2007
Coin collecting won t die with the retired men in the room ... When the mint began issuing the state quarters in 1999, young people were drawn back to coin collecting. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Collection brings brushes with fame Aug 8, 2007
He was losing interest in stamp and coin collecting and wanted another hobby, one that was more socially connected to the world. So the precocious youth rode his bike to the library where he wrote down addresses from "Who's Who in America." He sent away for signatures. (Albany Times Union)
Husband unaware of gambling woes Aug 5, 2007
Money from the sale of the house and George's coin collection enabled the Duffers to pay off their mortgage and line of credit. Enough money also remained for George to buy a manufactured home in Martin County and open a retirement account with about $30,000. (The Palm Beach Post)
Fisher earns Eagle Scout Award Aug 4, 2007
The 21 badges which are listed as going toward Fisher's Eagle award are camping, citizenship in the community, citizenship in the nation, citizenship in the world, communications, emergency preparedness, environmental science, first aid, swimming, personal management, personal fitness, family life, American cultures, archery, art, canoeing, coin collecting, cooking, fire safety, fish and wildlife management, and oceanography. The additional badges he earned are rowing, pets, shotgun, rifle, soil... (Rockport Pilot, TX)
E3 2007: George of the Jungle Hands-On Jul 13, 2007
It's your average double-jumping, coin collecting, bad guy beating platformer. Really, there shouldn't be too much to screw up with this game, so it could be one of the better titles coming from Crave this year. (IGN PS2)
South Dakota executes Elijah Page Jul 12, 2007
According to testimony, the three killed Poage so there would be no other witness to the theft of a Chevy Blazer, stereo, television, coin collection, video game and other items from Poage's home in Spearfish. The last person execution in South Dakota was April 8, 1947. (Sioux City Journal)
Protesters maintain vigil for Page at state penitentiary Jul 12, 2007
wrote on Jul 11, 2007 4:04 PM:" The three killed Poage so there would be no other witness to the theft of a Chevy Blazer, stereo, television, coin collection, video game and other items from Poage's home. As Poage begged for his life, the three men made him take off most of his clothes and forced him into an icy creek. They stabbed him repeatedly, kicked him in the head 30 to 40 times, tearing his ears off, and then bashed him with large rocks. He was also forced to drink hydrochloric acid. The... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
South Dakota to Execute First Prisoner in 60 Years Jul 7, 2007
The three killed Poage so there would be no other witness to the theft of a Chevy Blazer, stereo, television, coin collection, video game and other items from Poage's home. As Poage begged for his life, the three men made him take off most of his clothes and forced him into an icy creek. (Newsmax)
