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Britain Releases Futuristic New Pound Coin Just In Time For Brexit
The Royal Mint released 300 million new one pound coins into circulation on Tuesday. The money is packed with cutting edge anti-counterfeiting measures, including one that British authorities won’t even talk about. Is it a coincidence that this happened the day before British Prime Minister Teresa May triggered the UK’s exit from the European Union?…
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Here’s Three Magic Tricks You Can Easily Learn To Do With A Coin
Video: It’s more fun to believe in a world where magic can possibly exist, but then you see a different camera angle of a cool magic trick and realise it’s all just misdirection, tricks and fantastic finger dexterity. But still it’s worth it just for that brief moment where you absolutely have no idea how…
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How To Make Metal Coins Magically Float On Water
Coins are supposed to sink. When you toss ’em in a fountain, they drop right down to the bottom, right? Not always. There’s a trick that can actually make metal coins float, and it’s totally trippy to see. You carefully level the coin (which needs to be made of aluminium and not zinc) onto the…
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Farmer Discovers Priceless Trove Of Ancient Roman Coins While Removing A Molehill
A cache of over 4000 silver and bronze coins dating back to ancient Rome has been discovered by a Swiss farmer. Buried some 1700 years ago, it’s one of the largest treasures of its kind ever found in Switzerland.