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Alex Sadler

30 Oct. 2025

10 min read

How Are Mints Planning for the Future?

In an era when physical cash is increasingly challenged by digital payments and the demand for circulating coins is shrinking in many countries, mints around the world are being compelled to rethink their business models. The decline in the traditional coinage business has resulted in many mints diversifying and finding new sources of revenue and roles beyond sheer volume production of circulating coins.

Editorial Mints

Alex Sadler

4 March 2025

6 min read

Penny for Your Thoughts? There Are Plenty

Debates surrounding low value coinage – their use, perceived usefulness, seigniorage, and so on – are hardly rare, particularly as countries such as the Bahamas, Estonia, Slovakia, and Lithuania have either previously or plan to introduce cash rounding, effectively dropping the lowest denominated coins regardless of them remaining legal tender.

Circulating Coins Editorial

Xiu Ding Chen

5 March 2024

4 min read

Gifting Money for the New Year

Many societies have a long-standing tradition of gifting money (banknotes and coins) to mark auspicious occasions – births and birthdays, weddings and other special events, where the value of the gift is as much social as it is financial.

Cash Cycle Editorial

Alex Sadler

22 Dec. 2023

8 min read

A Year (and A Bit) in Coin & Mint News

In December 2022, Coin & Mint News was still in its fledgling stages, and we published a round-up of three key trends that became ever more apparent over the course of last year – environmental sustainability, effective circulation, and industry collaboration.

Editorial Free Free

Alex Sadler

4 April 2023

3 min read

Cashless Machines: Convenient or Exclusionary?

Whilst some central banks are turning to technology to solve issues with coin distribution, the option of using coin-operated machines is steadily being replaced in many areas by those offering cashless payment options only. These options may be more convenient, but they can come at the expense of those who rely on traditional cash-accepting machines.

Editorial Free Free

Nicola Sudan

2 Feb. 2023

3 min read

The Land Where Coins are King

In this article, Nicola Sudan, Regional Director of Reconnaissance International, provides a viewpoint on the continuing usefulness of coins in South Africa.

Cash in Circulation Editorial Free Free

Alex Sadler

11 Oct. 2022

3 min read

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Penny for Your Thoughts? There Are Plenty

Gifting Money for the New Year

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Cashless Machines: Convenient or Exclusionary?

The Land Where Coins are King

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