LOOSE CHANGE: FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Late Roman Reverse Types

It’s worth keeping in mind that these columns illustrate only a small percentage of reverse designs created at the mints of the Roman Empire.

We’ll start with some basic types associated with the Roman army and its victories. Below are four billon coins depicting the Roman goddess Victory.

To read the complete article, see:
NGC Ancients: Late Roman Reverse Types - Part One (https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/7178/ancient-roman-coins/)

McCulloch Wax Portrait by William Barber

The wax portrait is of the nation’s first comptroller of the currency, Hugh McCulloch, who later served as Treasury secretary in the administrations of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, from March 9, 1865, through March 9, 1869, and again at the close of President Chester A. Arthur’ term, in 1884 and 1885.

The Feb. 6 auction by the auction firm in Randolph, Maine, was an estate sale of items consigned by McCulloch’s heirs, which had been removed from the Gardiner, Maine, property previously owned by the McCulloch family.

To read the complete article, see:
Wax portrait work of U.S. Mint Chief Engraver William Barber (https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2019/02/william-barber-wax-portrait-in-main-auction.html)

Is That A Real-Fake or a Fake-Fake?

Tom Hockenhull, the museum’s curator of modern money, had been trying to acquire one for years to add to its collection of parody notes, but he kept on running into the real fake versus fake fake issue. Finally, he encountered a donor close enough to the artist that he could trust the provenance - the artist’s sales representative, an entity known as Pest Control.

To read the complete article, see:
British Museum collection obtains Banksy ‘£10 note (https://www.coinworld.com/news/paper-money/2019/02/the-british-museum-collection-obtains-a-banksy-10-note-art.html)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
BRITISH MUSEUM ACQUIRES BANKSY '£10 NOTE (https://www.coinbooks.org/v22/esylum_v22n05a33.html)

Video: Florida Father-Daughter Coin Dealers

John and Alexandrea Zieman aren’t your typical coin dealers. This dynamic father-daughter duo work out of their weekend storefront, Z-Man’s Coins, at a Brooksville, Florida, shopping center, and their lucky star never seems to go dim. Some of the most impressive finds walk into their shop, including two authentic 1943 bronze cents and the personal family collection of historic relics from the family of Robert Patterson, a Philadelphian who served as a United States Mint director in the early 1800s.

More recently, they made a tremendous - and long-awaited - discovery at the Florida United Numismatists 2019 Convention, where they found a rare, early coin slab. It was at the 2019 FUN Show in Orlando in January 2019 where I caught up with these two noteworthy coin experts for a fun chat about rare coins, numismatic passions, and their desire to spread the love of the hobby to the next generation.

To read the complete article, see:
Father-Daughter Coin Dealers In Florida Spread Love Of Numismatics To The Next Generation (http://blog.greysheet.com/father-daughter-coin-dealers-in-florida-spread-love-of-numismatics-to-the-next-generation/)

Los Angeles: The Last Bookstore

More than a few bibliophiles would prefer that their prized possessions be kept in a bank vault as opposed to a bookshelf, but few actually get to see their dream in action.

Enter The Last Bookstore, an iconic LA bookstore with a not-so-subtly symbolic name housed in the grand atrium of what was once a bank.

The marble pillars and mile-high ceiling remain from the old bank, but in place of patrons and guarded stacks of cash, bookshelves line the walls and artful displays of books abound.

To read the complete article, see:
The Last Bookstore (https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/last-bookstore)

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