According to the report made by the European Commission, the amount of fake euro coins increased by 29 percent in 2007 in comparison with 2006. Authorities were able to seize from circulation 211,000 counterfeit euro coins. It is worth mentioning that in 2006 authorities were able to pull off 163,800 fake coins.

More Fake Euro Coins Seized in 2007

In order to celebrate the first spouses of the United States of America the U.S. Mint decided to issue one-half ounce $10 gold coins portraying their images. The coins will include the images classified according to the order that they served as first spouse.

First Spouse Designs Coins Issued

Copy, PasteA Japanese scientist claims he was able to develop computer software that can electronically identify whether an academic paper featured passages that were copied and pasted from the Internet.

Software to Identify Copying from Internet

The Chinese calendar provides an interesting system of estimating time. This system predates all other known calendars. The "Year of the Rat" begins on February 7. It occurs once in twelve years, so if making certain calculation we come up with the following nearby years of the rat: 1984, 1996, 2008 and 2020.

"Year of the Mouse" Commemorative Coins from China and Australia

Microsoft Office 2007Microsoft's officials mentioned that the company is going to apply the Open Document Format (ODF), "sometime next year".

Microsoft to Implement Use of ODF

us double eagle gold coinAn Egyptian couple accidentally found a U.S. double eagle coin that, according to experts, may be worth $15 million. The Qatar Ar-Raya newspaper mentioned that the couple found the coin while cleaning their flat from old clothes and other needless things.

A Rare U.S. Gold Coin Valued at millions Found in a Closet

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

30 years have passed since the first spam message was sent and 15 years since for the first time it was coined. Today spam continues infecting e-mail. Joel Furr the one who came up with the term. He works as an administrator on the Usenet, which is a net discussion system. Spam served as the term that referred to spontaneous bulk messages.

The Anniversary of Spam

The Pobjoy Mint has issued new coins on behalf of the Bank of Sierra Leone to honor the ongoing Olympic range. The new design is a part of the Olympics.

Sierra Leone Coin to Celebrate Olympics

The new Presidential $1 Coins will be issued in 2008 by the United States Mint. These coins will feature the images of James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren – the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Presidents of the United States.

New 2008 Presidential $1 Coins to be Introduced into Circulation