Numismatics
Numismatics is the study of currency and its history. The most common form of numismatists are students and collectors of coins.
Numismatic Blog and News Headlines for October 16, 2008
Four numismatic articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday. These articles are not authored by us, but we recommend collectors read them for their unusual or interesting content. Have you written or know of an article that should be highlighted on CoinNews? Please let us know! Here are today’s articles:
Godless Coins Real or Just an Urban Myth?
By Richard Giedroyc, World Coin News
Urban legends regarding coins and bank notes can be entertaining. I wrote about many of them in my 2004 book Superstition, Urban Legends and Our Money (PublishAmerica). Well, according to an Aug. 22 article appearing in The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Express newspaper, the recently released U.S. Andrew Jackson dollar coin has created an urban legend of its own. Some people apparently don’t understand that the legend “In God We Trust” appears on the edge rather than on the obverse or reverse.
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Sour Grapes
By Wayne Sayles, Ancient Coin Collecting Blog
My previous blog post heralded the appointment of Brent R. Benjamin to the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) as a positive step in fulfilling the intent of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act. Specifically, that is to provide a balanced perspective when evaluating requests from other nations for the imposition of import restrictions on cultural property. The eleven presidential appointments to CPAC come from diverse segments of society that are mandated by law…
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Angelina Jolie's Provocative Modeling Pics at 16
Angelina Jolie seen here at the age of 16, in a 1991 modeling shoot.
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Sexiest Twin Sister Photos Of All Time
Two is better than one, at least in this gallery.
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Top 10 Worst Celebrity Tattoos
Getting a tattoo? First take a lesson from these celebs in what NOT to get inked.
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