Examining The Future Of Coins
The July 26 issue of the United Arab Emirates newspaper Gulf News carries an article on a display of coins that is titled “A dying hobby gains currency.”
An article appearing in the July 25 online issue ofThisIsMoney.co.uk starts: “Why do we still use cash, when card is clearly more practical?”
On July 25, the prestigious newspaper Financial Times (London) asked the question: “Could cash end up inside a museum?”
On May 4 another prestigious London newspaper, the Times seized the other end of the debate when it announced: “Sweden, the nation that pioneered living without cash, warns: Hoard your bank notes.” (It was the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency that made this announcement.)
Sweden has been leading the charge for those countries considering replacing all cash transactions with electronic
