The first million dollar note was acquired in Noble Numismatics' November 2007 auction, when Lot 2918 - a £1,000 dated 1924 having the Kell-Collins signatures, was bought for $A1, 050,000, which equals to U.S. $945,000. After buyer paid a commission the bid had risen up to $A1, 223,250 (U.S. $1,100,925).

£1,000 - Australia's First Million-Dollar Banknote

eliasberg_1870_s_seated_liberty_dollarThe company Stanford Coins and Bullion, with its headquarters in Houston, announced that it was able to sell the extremely rare historic coin entitled 1870-S Seated Liberty Dollar Eliasberg Specimen. The buyer was Certified Acceptance Corp. (CAC) and it paid $1.3 million for the specimen. It is worth noting that this company has its headquarters located in New Jersey.

Mysterious 1870-S Seated Liberty Dollar Sold for $1.3 Million

Officials from the American vendor of computers, components, software, and IT services, Sun Microsystems, have stated that the company started a new program

aimed towards independent software developers.

A $1 Million Award for Developers of Open Source Software

On October 19 the Royal Canadian Mint produced and launched into circulation 10 new collector coins dated 2007. Among them there was a 25-cent coin, which

was nicely painted to commemorate the 60th wedding anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

The Royal Canadian Mint Issues a 2007 Line of Collector Coins

One of the most popular news websites, Yahoo Finance, on December 12, will start the distribution of its content from CNBS, a channel for business news.
According to the executives, the deal between the two parties will serve well for the video options of Yahoo as well as for the visibility of CNBC.com.

Yahoo to Use Content from CNBC

The Capitol Hill housed Dalai Lama to present him the Congressional Gold medal, which is the highest civilian honor currently given in the United States.

The honoring of Dalai Lama with Congressional Gold medal infuriated the Communist leaders of Peoples Republic of China. On Wednesday Chinese leaders outlined

that they were insulted by the fact that the United States "interfere" in the internal affairs of

New Congressional Gold Medal Offered to Dalai Lama

Recent losses of personal data held on discs, laptops and USB keys by governments and companies have highlighted the need for better security. Here Dan Simmons looks to see if biometrics can help.

How biometrics could change security

The Japan Mint is proud to release a silver medallion featuring Himeji Castle (designated as National Treasure of Japan). We have started National Treasure Medallion Series last year with the Horyuji Medallion.

National Treasure Medallion Series Himeji Castle Medallion

The United States Mint today released the four new portraits that will appear on the obverse (heads side) of Presidential $1 Coins in 2009. The coins honor former Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk and Zachary Taylor.

United States Mint Unveils 2009 Presidential $1 Coin Designs

On Monday, Sept. 15, an appealing Uncirculated 1876-CC Twenty Cent piece will be the star of an auction by Superior Galleries at The Tower Beverly Hills hotel. This coin is graded “MS-62” by the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS).

Complete Set of Twenty Cent pieces, including an 1876-CC, to be offered by Superior !