Harvester: copy information about coins from Numista into Excel

6 years ago

Introduction My primary coin collection is cataloged in Excel. I like to record all kinds of information about my coins,…

Reflections on the fifth birthday of the blog

6 years ago

It has been five years that I started this blog. It feels like it was just now. First, I have…

Dora de Pedery-Hunt

6 years ago

Dora de Pedery-Hunt is known to be the first Canadian designing the effigy of the queen, but it is a…

The Silver Hungarian 200 Forint

7 years ago

In 1992, an exciting new coin showed up in Hungary, a 200 Forint, KM #689. Such a denomination didn't exist…

The Currency Museum in Ottawa

7 years ago

Another dream coming true. I guess I don't have big dreams, or I'm just way too lucky. I had to…

Back to Chicago

7 years ago

Back to Chicago It is always a treat when I get to visit a great coin club. The Chicago Coin…

Some Background Info

7 years ago

It was September, 2016 on a Sunday afternoon when I was sitting on a flight from Cleveland to Toronto, and…

Collecting in India

7 years ago

It started about a year ago when I was first asked to do some work in India. After much preparation,…

Back to Columbus

7 years ago

I was fortunate to get back to Columbus one more time, and while there, I visited the CONA club again.…

Variants in Coins

7 years ago

About ten years ago, when I got back to collecting more seriously, I met Ole Sjoelund, who is an expert…