After exchanging emails with Darek, I learned that I was misunderstanding his catalog and his intentions. I went to the library and got an older...
This book saved me a lot of money on the bourse floor. I attended the "World's Fair of Money" ANA convention in Dallas, Texas, March 1-5, 2016. Of...
That being as it may... I had a relatively good convention only because I managed to salvage it. I attended the convention only to have my...
The Walker/Stalker convention next door to the ANA was truly a paradigm moment. I took some snapshots.
Dallas, March 1-5, 2016. I am attending the 3rd, 4th, and 5th. This is from my article about the show on the ANA website under...
I do not know how the ANA works their Young Numismatist program, but in Michigan, the MSNS organizes the kids to work the show as pages. They run...
I will make a point of stopping by. What do you buy and sell? (The picture is 15 years old and I do not have a mustache now. It was taken in the...
Come to the prezzo! Believe me, it will not be crowded. I have given six different presentations over the years. At one, in Pittsburgh, my ex...
You will find me in the Exhibit area. I have some shopping of my own to do, of course, and I have some friends to visit, but mostly, my purpose in...
I will be at the World's Fair of Money this week the 3rd, 4th, and 5th, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The first two days, I will be judging...
The Fantastic 1804 Dollar is probably his most popular book. Early Paper Money of America is clearly second, but still widely known. I have the...
Book Review - Truthseeker: the Life of Eric P. Newman researched and written by Leonard Augsburger, Roger W. Burdette, and Joel Orosz, edited by...
Gold Ducats of the Netherlands, Vol. 1 by Dariusz F. Jasek, Knight Press, 2015. 345 pages, A4 (11.7 x 8.3 inches) €135 from www.goldducats.com....
I agree! It speaks to much, that commands from the top down are not as powerful as traditions from the bottom up. The quarter dollar, as two...
... and despite the fact that both Hamilton and Jefferson argued for the decimal system, the quarter dollar - not the fifth - was issued for the...
When a skilled workman earned 50 cents a day (1790-1860), a half cent was a loaf of bread, or a bowl of soup. Today, the average wage is $100 per...
A common mistake in writing history is to project ourselves on the past. We too easily think that people back then were just like people today....
It is not so much what we do not know, but what we know that is not so. Writers quote other writers and the false stories are passed along with...
Sweden is almost cashless now. (New York Times here:...
Nicely done, jtlee321! I can tell that you wrote that off the top of your head. You are very knowledgeable. Allow me to tweak your essay, as you...
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