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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2014
Clearwater firm releasing new cyber currency

OmniBazaar plans to distribute 20 billion OmniCoins as part of its new peer-to-peer marketplace.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 24, 2020
Area bank on a quest for currency

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank is asking customers to turn in coins in exchange for paper currency.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2020
Company creates coin to commemorate canceled cruise

John Jordan of Sarasota-based Cruise Coins designs and creates brass coins for cruise ship guests.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2009
Merchandising of Jackson begins

Is it too early for a Michael Jackson tribute coin? We're about to find out, courtesy of St. Petersburg-based TV and Web retailer HSN.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2020
Coin certified by area company realizes nearly $4.2 million at auction

The EID MAR aureus was sold on Oct. 29 by Roma Numismatics Limited, a United Kingdom-based specialist.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 26, 2015
Coin dealer admits fraud, forfeits $3M

A Tampa coin dealer pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2012
Coin firm bolsters comics side

Certified Collectibles Group adds a comic book restoration firm to its portfolio.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 22, 2019
Collectibles spell big business for area company that grades coins, comic books and more

Mark Salzberg, chairman of Certified Collectibles Group, says the group's companies provide comfort and security to collectors.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2015
Coin dealer heads to prison in $3M fraud case

Mark Yaffe was also ordered to pay more than $3 million in restitution.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2012
Treasure to return to Spain

Odyssey will return $500 million worth of coins from a Spanish shipwreck.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 28, 2010
Game of Coins

Steve Shenbaum, founder of Game On Media in Bradenton, helps people get more out of networking.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 21, 2012
Gold Standard

A long time ago, the dollar's value was tied to that of gold. One coin dealer in Fort Myers is contemplating lending money that way.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 23, 2024
Tampa Bay Sun FC will play inaugural game in August

The Tampa pro women's soccer team will take on Dallas Trinity FC on Aug. 18 in historic first game for the USL Super League and the teams.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 6, 2023
Tampa women's soccer team unveils name, logo

The Tampa Bay Sun FC will begin play in August as part of a new league, the USL Super League.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2010
New shopping channel cancels self in first year

A Clearwater-based home shopping channel didn't make it through its first year in business.

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  • December 28, 2018
Area company certifies artifacts from Neil Armstrong collection

CAG is part of the Certified Collectibles Group of companies, which also includes certification services for coins, comic books and stamps.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • August 12, 2024
Tampa bitcoin company gets $5.6M loan to buy Texas mining facility

LM Funding, a bitcoin-mining company based in Tampa, announced a letter of intent to purchase a mining facility in Texas after securing a $5.6 million loan last week.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 12, 2023
Max Spiegel, 34

A coin-collecting president learns by doing early in his career.

  • Class of 2023
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 7, 2006
Coining Success

Oscar Horton takes a ruthless approach to running his truck dealership, demanding that all employees follow the company mantra if they want to keep their jobs. He holds himself to the same high standards, too.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2010
Hunt & Associates buys 83 condominiums

Kenmore, N.Y.-based real estate firm Kenmore Development purchased 83 units in the Windsor East Condominium in Fort Myers for $2 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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