O-Score proof

CFA franc coins issued from 1958 to 1985 stop being legal tender in six Central African countries, with one year to exchange them

10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets by our publish date · See proof →

Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 2, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.

Status history (2 events, ET)

7:10 PM ET, Nov 2, 2026 O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
7:19 PM ET, Nov 2, 2026 Published

The math

Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.

Score	Meaning	Major U.S. outlets that covered it
10	Fully overlooked ← this story	0 of 13 outlets
8	Barely covered	1 outlet
6, 5	Lightly covered	2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5)
4, 3	Covered	4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3)
2, 1, 0	Widely covered	6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0)

Provisional: Google News (5 term variants for AP, Reuters and The Washington Post; 3 for the others) and Bing News (5 variants, outlet domain only) were both used. AP, Reuters and CBS News block direct site search, and the other 10 outlets’ site search only loads in a live browser. A single search engine can miss articles, so this score may go down on recheck.

Checked Nov 2, 2026, 7:10 PM ET · search window: 40 days back from the check.

Every outlet

Outlet	Result	Searches run
AP apnews.com	Not found	google-news:"CFA franc coins" google-news:"BEAC coins" google-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" google-news:"Central Africa coins withdrawn" google-news:"CFA coins demonetized" bing-news:"CFA franc coins" bing-news:"BEAC coins" bing-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"Central Africa coins withdrawn" bing-news:"CFA coins demonetized" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story A longtime Oregon drug treatment center is shuttering as similar programs for moms face trouble - AP News One Tech Tip: As Apple’s Duo phone is released, here are dos and don’ts for folding phones Amateur historian’s look into murderous pirate finds New York beach namesake may have helped Own site search: HTTP 403 (could not use)
Reuters reuters.com	Not found	google-news:"CFA franc coins" google-news:"BEAC coins" google-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" google-news:"Central Africa coins withdrawn" google-news:"CFA coins demonetized" bing-news:"CFA franc coins" bing-news:"BEAC coins" bing-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"Central Africa coins withdrawn" bing-news:"CFA coins demonetized" 71 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Senegal's debt rework poses limited risk to African banks, S&P says - Reuters Binance seeks to shore up confidence after record $6.3 billion heist - Reuters Binance says it has covered $6 billion of $6.3 billion stolen in hack - Reuters Egypt's central bank makes first rate hike since March 2024 - Reuters Analysts react as Binance freezes assets after $6.3 billion security breach - Reuters After Louvre heist and string of thefts, Europe's smaller museums are on guard - Reuters Yen set for third straight daily gain against dollar after BOJ holds rates - Reuters US weekly jobless claims hover near 57-year lows - Reuters India's FX reserves dip for seventh straight week to hit over two-month low - Reuters EU pressure on Antigua's 'golden passport' trade threatens budget cushion - Reuters EXCLUSIVE: LME plans metal tokens push tied to Hong Kong's 5-year plan, sources say - Reuters South African rand slips as weaker gold and platinum add pressure - Reuters Namibia raises key interest rate to cushion second-round effects from high fuel prices - Reuters Algeria to deploy army units to Niger to protect energy and economic interests - Reuters Who's exposed to Indonesia's market meltdown? - Reuters Japan stands ready to take decisive action in currency market, finance minister says - Reuters South African rand steady with local economic data, Fed decision in focus - Reuters Egypt's pound hits record low against dollar - Reuters South African rand supported by weaker dollar as mining output disappoints - Reuters South African rand weakens as investors assess manufacturing survey, vehicle sales - Reuters South African bonds rally on new bond buyback programme - Reuters South African rand holds steady ahead of budget, inflation data - Reuters Euro slips ahead of central bank meetings, real tumbles - Reuters Tanzania gold mine deaths at centre of case against London accreditor of refiners - Reuters Kenya central bank holds key rate, sees inflation within target despite recent rise - Reuters Australia's Firmus to allocate half of up to $5.5 billion IPO to existing investors, sources say - Reuters Prominent Guatemalan anti-corruption lawyer killed in shooting - Reuters Eritrea asks UN to intervene in standoff with Ethiopia - Reuters Private credit roundup: Blue Owl redemptions ease, tech and refinancing risks persist - Reuters Iran's central bank governor dismisses claims of economic collapse amid US blockade - Reuters Morning Bid: Let the doves sing - Reuters Portugal housing protesters return to squares, vow to press on - Reuters World Bank sees Nigeria growth averaging 4.4% through 2028 - Reuters Gold hits one-week high, heads for weekly gain on bargain-hunting - Reuters Kennedy says Trump administration aims for regulated market for peptides - Reuters EXCLUSIVE: India markets regulator to partly reverse derivative settlement rules after pushback, sources say - Reuters Australian central banker says inflation outlook worse, unsure about November rate hike - Reuters Ukrainian strike on enterprise in Russia's Oryol kills three, governor says - Reuters South African court overturns government's Black empowerment code for legal sector - Reuters Indian rupee FX premiums jump after RBI policy leaves traders bracing for more sell/buy swaps - Reuters India rupee posts weekly fall despite rate hike amid adverse flows, weak sentiment - Reuters EXCLUSIVE: France's urea supply from Algeria under threat as diplomatic tensions persist, sources say - Reuters Mali forces, Russian backers kill scores of civilians in drone strikes, report says - Reuters India to deploy thousands of security forces in Delhi for protest over poll chief - Reuters Milan police clash with protesters on second day of unrest - Reuters Albania's leader defies calls to resign as student protesters rampage in capital - Reuters Sterling treads water at 3-month low after weekly drop on dollar rally - Reuters Five missing after explosion fells building in heart of touristic Athens - Reuters Gold edges up as softer inflation data dents Fed rate-hike bets - Reuters Zimbabwe helicopter crash kills six, government spokesperson says - Reuters AFRICA-FX-Uganda shilling, Ghana cedi to weaken - Reuters Ghana bill would give state special share rights in mining firms, draft shows - Reuters Brazil central bank sees inflation near target at key horizon, trims growth outlook - Reuters Former Hungarian culture minister detained after allegations of misappropriation - Reuters Bosnia votes as foreign powers jostle for influence - Reuters Tata Motors warns of uncertainty over commodity costs as it braces for another margin hit - Reuters India considers cutting import duties on pulses to cool prices, sources say - Reuters Indonesia suffers a series of market sentiment setbacks in 2026 - Reuters Russia pledges to continue massive strikes on Kyiv, urges foreign diplomats to leave city - Reuters Rupee declines to one-week low as oil rally fans global rate hike worries - Reuters Pakistani, Saudi, Turkish chiefs discuss closer military ties - Reuters Venmo launches crypto buying, selling Crypto Weekly: Celsius goes cold How Australia's lost radioactive capsule was found J&J pause shouldn't prompt vaccine hesitancy: Fauci Argentine judge clears President Milei of wrongdoing in meme coin scandal Coinbase adds Ripple's stablecoin to its exchange Legal Industry Legal Transactional News \| Breaking Stories \| Reuters US Supreme Court Legal Litigation News \| Reuters Own site search: HTTP 401 (could not use)
The New York Times nytimes.com	Not found	google-news:"CFA franc coins" google-news:"BEAC coins" google-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"CFA franc coins" bing-news:"BEAC coins" bing-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"Central Africa coins withdrawn" bing-news:"CFA coins demonetized" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story ‘Battening Down the Hatches’ as Hurricane Isaias Approaches Gulf Coast COLUMBIAN COINS A LEGAL TENDER. Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
The Washington Post washingtonpost.com	Not found	google-news:"CFA franc coins" google-news:"BEAC coins" google-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" google-news:"Central Africa coins withdrawn" google-news:"CFA coins demonetized" bing-news:"CFA franc coins" bing-news:"BEAC coins" bing-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"Central Africa coins withdrawn" bing-news:"CFA coins demonetized" Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
The Wall Street Journal wsj.com	Not found	google-news:"CFA franc coins" google-news:"BEAC coins" google-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"CFA franc coins" bing-news:"BEAC coins" bing-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"Central Africa coins withdrawn" bing-news:"CFA coins demonetized" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Swiss Franc Slides on Prospect of Rate Rises Outside of Switzerland Dollar Falls After Weak U.S. Jobs Data, Boosting Swiss Franc Further Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
CNN cnn.com	Not found	google-news:"CFA franc coins" google-news:"BEAC coins" google-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"CFA franc coins" bing-news:"BEAC coins" bing-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"Central Africa coins withdrawn" bing-news:"CFA coins demonetized" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Coinbase Global, Inc. Class A Record Israeli election turnout as Netanyahu fights to remain in power Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
Fox News foxnews.com	Not found	google-news:"CFA franc coins" google-news:"BEAC coins" google-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"CFA franc coins" bing-news:"BEAC coins" bing-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"Central Africa coins withdrawn" bing-news:"CFA coins demonetized" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Federal authorities charge 15 in massive $1.8B Southern California medical fraud sweep Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
NBC News nbcnews.com	Not found	google-news:"CFA franc coins" google-news:"BEAC coins" google-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"CFA franc coins" bing-news:"BEAC coins" bing-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"Central Africa coins withdrawn" bing-news:"CFA coins demonetized" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Transgender woman deported to Central African Republic in hiding and worried Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
CBS News cbsnews.com	Not found	google-news:"CFA franc coins" google-news:"BEAC coins" google-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"CFA franc coins" bing-news:"BEAC coins" bing-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"Central Africa coins withdrawn" bing-news:"CFA coins demonetized" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Where to buy gold bars and coins Own site search: HTTP 406 (could not use)
ABC News abcnews.go.com	Not found	google-news:"CFA franc coins" google-news:"BEAC coins" google-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"CFA franc coins" bing-news:"BEAC coins" bing-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"Central Africa coins withdrawn" bing-news:"CFA coins demonetized" Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
NPR npr.org	Not found	google-news:"CFA franc coins" google-news:"BEAC coins" google-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"CFA franc coins" bing-news:"BEAC coins" bing-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"Central Africa coins withdrawn" bing-news:"CFA coins demonetized" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story How to dress like a gentleman, according to author John Berendt In Central African Republic, deported immigrants find themselves in limbo Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
USA Today usatoday.com	Not found	google-news:"CFA franc coins" google-news:"BEAC coins" google-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"CFA franc coins" bing-news:"BEAC coins" bing-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"Central Africa coins withdrawn" bing-news:"CFA coins demonetized" 6 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story UCF football upsets No. 2 BYU, 39-31, in 2OT Why Mar-a-Lago Halloween bash might hurt Trump case on affordability Trump says everybody is profiting. Why Democrat Jamie Raskin disagrees UCF football trounced by Baylor in Space Game; Alonza Barnett III returns The best toys of 2026, according to USA TODAY staff (and all our kids) Wayne doubles for South Beach on production set of 'Miami Vice' reboot Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
Bloomberg bloomberg.com	Not found	google-news:"CFA franc coins" google-news:"BEAC coins" google-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"CFA franc coins" bing-news:"BEAC coins" bing-news:"CEMAC coins legal tender" bing-news:"Central Africa coins withdrawn" bing-news:"CFA coins demonetized" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story South Africa to Establish Commission to Oversee State Firms Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)

Pickups

We published: Nov 2, 2026 (ET).

No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.

Check history

Checked (ET)	Check	O-Score	Confirmed outlets	What changed
Nov 2, 2026, 7:10 PM ET	initial	10 Fully overlooked	0	No change

Search terms

“CFA franc coins”, “BEAC coins”, “CEMAC coins legal tender”, “Central Africa coins withdrawn”, “CFA coins demonetized”

Method

bing-news site: (5 term variants per outlet)
google-news site: tried once per outlet; partly available
direct open of every possible match on the outlet’s site
extra Bing News headline searches for wire copies on other outlets
editor read of every candidate headline

A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.