LOOSE CHANGE: FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Coronavirus Fears

Is there a risk of being infected with the new coronavirus by touching coins, bank currency notes, credit cards and other objects? The answer is yes but the possibility of such an infection is very low, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). "The risk of being infected with the new coronavirus by touching coins, banknotes, credit cards and other objects, is very low," WHO says. The WHO has busted several myths about the new coronavirus infection on its website.

"With proper hand cleaning, the risk of being infected with the new coronavirus by touching objects, including coins, banknotes or indeed credit cards, is very low," WHO suggests.

To read the complete article, see:
Coronavirus reason: Can touching Bank ATM Card, Credit Card, Currency Notes or Coins infect you? (https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/coronavirus-reason-touching-credit-card-debit-card-currency-notes-or-coins-can-infect-you/1872798/)

Giant Gold Coin Thieves Sentenced to Prison
Three men who made away with one of the world's largest gold coins from a Berlin Museum have been sentenced to prison.

Cousins Ahmed and Wissam Remmo broke into Berlin's Bode Museum on the night of March 27, 2017, with the assistance of an inside man: Denis W., a childhood friend who had been hired as a security guard at the institution earlier that month. Using a skateboard and wheelbarrow, the crafty thieves absconded with "Big Maple Leaf," a commemorative coin weighing in at a whopping 221 pounds that had been issued by the Royal Canadian Mint in 2007.

To read the complete article, see:
The Bumbling Thieves Who Stole an Enormous $4.3 Million Gold Coin From a Berlin Museum—and Probably Melted It Down—Are Heading to Prison (https://news.artnet.com/art-world/berlin-coin-theft-1783515)

Collecting Banana Labels

"I wondered how many different countries I could find on those Dole labels," Martz said. "That is when I first started paying attention to them and noticing differences. I like that they are free. I like that they are designed to capture your attention. I like that they send messages. I like that they are tiny works of art."

To read the complete article, see:
How one Florida woman amassed a collection of more than 21,000 banana labels (https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/22/us/banana-label-collector-becky-martz-trnd/index.html)

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