also in the European markets."

Al-Tamimi said the downgrade was not unexpected although its timing was earlier than anticipated. Lending support to the United States on Sunday, al-Tamimi said that there were no alternatives to investing in the US market as it was still "the most liquid and safest market". In July the UAE Central Bank announced that it does not own any US Treasury bonds or government financial instruments.

"But if the yields increase to a justified level, there is no reason why we will not invest in U.S. treasuries," al-Tamimi said. Jarmo Kotilaine, National Commercial Bank Chief Economist in Riyadh, said that the world's largest oil exporting region has an 'established culture of trust in the dollar, but we are facing a turning point that is causing peopleBy 1760 small copper coins were scarce in Ireland.

No royal Irish farthings had been issued since 1744

No royal Irish halfpennies had been issued since 1755

Issues of both denominations were scheduled to be minted in 1760 but apparently they did not arrive in Ireland until 1762. It has been speculated this was partly due to the death of George II in October of 1760. Under these circumstances underweight Voce Populi farthings and halfpence first appeared in Dublin. After the arrival of the new ‘regal’ coppers, it is thought that Dublin speculators bought the Voce Populi tokens in quantity and shipped them to America, where they circulated widely until the Revolutionary War.

Voce Populi farthings with small lettering are extremely rare and they do not appear very often at auctions. When