Fort Worth Coin Club

Fort Worth Coin Club Founded in 1954 The Fort Worth Coin Club advocates education through programs of coin and currency.

FACT China is the world’s largest gold producer, mining over 10% of the planet’s gold supply each year. It has held that...
05/29/2026

FACT

China is the world’s largest gold producer, mining over 10% of the planet’s gold supply each year. It has held that position since 2007. Despite producing so much gold, China also imports huge amounts because gold is deeply valued there for jewelry, investing, gifts, and cultural traditions.
Another interesting fact: the Shanghai Gold Exchange is one of the largest physical gold exchanges in the world, and it plays a major role in global gold pricing and trade.

05/21/2026

Here are 10 lesser-known facts about money:

1. The word salary comes from salt Ancient Roman workers were sometimes associated with payments or allowances involving salt, a valuable commodity. The Latin word salarium is where "salary" originated.

2. Paper money started in China over 1,000 years ago
During the Song Dynasty, people used paper notes long before most of the world considered the idea.
U.S. paper money isn’t actually paper

3. Modern U.S. bills are made from roughly 75% cotton and 25% linen, which makes them more durable.

4. There used to be a U.S. $100,000 bill
It featured Woodrow Wilson and was only used for transactions between Federal Reserve banks, not for public spending.

5. Coins can survive far longer than paper currency
A penny may stay in circulation for decades, while many bills wear out in just a few years.

6. People once used giant stone money on the island of Yap, huge limestone disks called Rai stones served as money. Some were so large they never moved—the ownership changed instead.

7. Money has traces of many substances on it
Studies have found that circulated cash can carry tiny amounts of substances picked up through everyday handling.

8. The "$" symbol has uncertain origins
Historians debate whether it evolved from the Spanish peso abbreviation or other older symbols.

9. The ridges on coin edges were an anti-theft feature
People used to shave tiny amounts of precious metal from gold and silver coins. Ridges made tampering easier to detect.

10. Some countries have money made of plastic
Nations including Australia and Canada use polymer banknotes, which last longer and are harder to counterfeit.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL OUR FORT WORTH CLUB MOTHER'S, FRIENDS AND PET PARENTS!
05/10/2026

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL OUR FORT WORTH CLUB MOTHER'S, FRIENDS AND PET PARENTS!

Thank you to all of those to help make this year Show a wonderful success!
04/20/2026

Thank you to all of those to help make this year Show a wonderful success!

TOMORROW JOIN US!
04/16/2026

TOMORROW JOIN US!

04/16/2026

FACT
Facts about the dime

Here are some key facts about the U.S. dime:

Value: 10 cents, or one-tenth of a U.S. dollar.
Composition: Modern dimes (minted since 1965) are made of 91.67% copper and 8.33% nickel (a copper-nickel clad). Older dimes (pre-1965) were 90% silver and 10% copper.
Diameter: 17.91 mm — the smallest coin in current U.S. circulation.
Thickness: 1.35 mm.
Weight: 2.268 grams.
Edge: Reeded (118 ridges).
Designer: The current design, known as the Roosevelt dime, was introduced in 1946 to honor President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Obverse (front): Features Roosevelt’s profile.
Reverse (back): Shows a torch, olive branch, and oak branch, symbolizing liberty, peace, and strength.
Mint marks: Can include P (Philadelphia), D (Denver), S (San Francisco), and occasionally W (West Point).
Fun fact: The dime’s small size compared to its value dates back to when silver coins were worth their metal content — less silver was needed for ten cents than for other denominations.

Join us for our Fort Worth Coin Show later this month. Can't wait to see you there!
04/06/2026

Join us for our Fort Worth Coin Show later this month. Can't wait to see you there!

HAPPY EASTER FROM US AT THE FORT WORTH COIN CLUB TO YOU!
04/05/2026

HAPPY EASTER FROM US AT THE FORT WORTH COIN CLUB TO YOU!

Join us tomorrow at the Botanic at Gardens. For a wonderful night of show and tell with a dinner of Frito Pie/ Chili fol...
04/01/2026

Join us tomorrow at the Botanic at Gardens. For a wonderful night of show and tell with a dinner of Frito Pie/ Chili followed by dessert. See you at 630pm

03/13/2026

FACT
SPACE AND MONEY GO TOGETHER 🚀💰.

1. Satellites Make a Lot of Money

A huge part of the space

Weather forecasting

Internet and communications

Earth observation

For example:

SpaceX launches satellites for its Starlink internet system.

Governments and companies pay billions to launch and operate satellites.

The global space economy is already worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

2. Space Launch Services
Launching rockets into space is a major business.

Companies like:

SpaceX

Blue Origin

Rocket Lab

make money by sending satellites, cargo, and sometimes people into orbit.

3. Space Tourism
Some companies are trying to make money by sending wealthy people to space for short trips.

Examples:

Blue Origin offers suborbital flights.

Virgin Galactic sells tickets for space tourism.

Tickets can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

4. Future Space Resources
In the future, companies may try to make money from:

Asteroid mining (rare metals like platinum)

Moon resources such as water ice

Building space stations for research or tourism

Organizations like NASA and private companies are already researching this.

5. National Competition
Countries also spend huge amounts of money on space programs because space technology helps with:

defense

communication

scientific research

Major players include:

NASA (United States)

European Space Agency

China National Space Administration

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