Book review – Money Talks : British Monarchs and History in Coins

9 years ago

It is hard to talk about coin collecting without understanding the history that surrounds coins. Often, the way it happens…

Visiting the ANS

9 years ago

I have been to New York several times during the past year, but for some reason, I could never arrange…

The Money Museum in Chicago and Primitive Money

9 years ago

Just a few days after visiting the Money Museum in Cleveland, we traveled to Chicago with my daughter. Amongst many…

Notes on the 4th Birthday

9 years ago

I can't believe this blog has existed for 4 years already. With many ideas, expectations, unfulfilled desires, and many many…

The Holy Grail of Coin Recognition – The BeSpecular App

9 years ago

When people are looking for coin identifier apps, often they end up on this page. This post is only slightly…

The Ottawa Mint, Checking Off A Bucket List Item

9 years ago

I still have a few things on my bucket list, one of them was visiting a mint. Until recently. A…

Vienna Coin Collection at the Kunsthistorisches Museum

9 years ago

It was rather unusual that after my last trip I knew where I would be going in a month. This…

The Biggest Thing I Got from My Blog

9 years ago

Over the last few years, great things happened through my blog. I got to meet people, had interesting conversations, and…

Dublin Museum Visit

9 years ago

I was happy to find out that I had to go to Dublin for a few days. You guessed it…

An Inspiration – The Numismatourist

9 years ago

A couple of years ago I have read about an interesting book, the Numismatourist, by Howard Berlin. The author is…