Notes on the 4th Birthday

7 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

7 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

8 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

8 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

8 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

8 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

8 years ago

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

Visiting the Coin Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

8 years ago

I was very much looking forward to visiting the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, where there is a coin…

National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian

8 years ago

The Smithsonian's National Numismatic Collection opened to the public last year. The National Numismatic Collection, which houses 1.6 million numismatic…

Presenting at the Chicago Coin Club

8 years ago

I sure needed some luck for things to work out just perfectly. I was scheduled to spend a few days…