Circulating Gold and the First Numis Publication.

This article from World Coin News provides information on various topics related to circulating gold and the first numismatic publication. It highlights that several countries, including Ecuador, use the U.S. dollar as their legal tender currency, and lists 11 independent countries that officially use the U.S. dollar as their currency. The article also mentions countries where U.S. dollars are used alongside domestic currency, primarily due to the tourist trade. It briefly discusses the advantages of slabbing commemorative coins and the history of coin collecting magazines. Additionally, the article mentions that there is no definitive data on whether coin collectors are more introverted or extroverted. The document accompanying the article appears to be a list of coins available for purchase, categorized by country and denomination. The prices, conditions, and coin identification numbers are provided, and the seller, John Ferm, is an experienced coin dealer and a life member of the A.N.A. Instructions for ordering and contact information for the seller are also included. [Extracted from the article]