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The E-Sylum: Volume 25, Number 11, March 13, 2022, Article 31

LOOSE CHANGE: MARCH 13, 2022

Here are some additional items in the media this week that may be of interest. -Editor

Mints of the Byzantine Empire

An article by Ben Wallace on the NGC site examines mints of the Byzantine Empire. -Editor

The Byzantine Empire existed for over a thousand years and controlled large tracts of land and a great many people. Many mints were needed to satisfy the monetary needs of this empire. In this article, we'll discuss those mints and enjoy some of the coins they produced.

Sicily: Syracuse

  Syracuse Constans II follis

The above follis features an excellent portrait of the emperor Constans II (A.D. 641-688). Much of the detail on this coin is weak due to it being overstruck on an earlier follis. The reverse has a large M and the mintmark SCL below.

To read the complete article, see:
NGC Ancients: Mints of the Byzantine Empire (https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/9957/NGC-Ancients-byzantine-empire/)

Simpson Selling 1865 Judd-452 Double Eagle

Leon Saryan passed along this article from Barron's. Thanks. -Editor

  1865 Judd-452 Double Eagle

Bob R. Simpson, an oilman and co-chairman of the Texas Rangers baseball team, is offering two rare gold coins from his impressive numismatic collection for sale.

A US$20 1865 Judd-452 is now available for private sale for US$5.5 million through Legend Numismatics, a New Jersey-based numismatic firm. A US$10 1863 Judd-349 gold coin will be publicly auctioned by the firm's auction arm, Legend Rare Coin Auctions, on April 28 in Schaumburg, Ill., which carries a presale estimate of US$1.25 million.

Mr. Simpson, 73, was the founder and chairman of XTO Energy, which was sold to ExxonMobil in 2009 for US$41 billion. The following year, he and another Texas oil magnate, Ray Davis, led a cohort of investors in the US$593 million purchase of the Rangers.

To read the complete article, see:
Texas Oil Billionaire Is Selling 2 Rare Gold Coins (https://www.barrons.com/articles/texas-rangers-owner-bob-r-simpson-selling-two-rare-gold-coins-01646855019)

Book Collecting for Beginners

I came across this general article on book collecting this week, but the part that stood out to me was the name of the site - BiblioLifestyle. It's a thing, apparently. I guess we numismatic bibliophiles are just an Instagram post away from becoming Influencers. -Editor

  Bookshelf

To read the complete article, see:
Book Collecting for Beginners: Practical Tips to Get You Started (https://bibliolifestyle.com/book-collecting-for-beginners/)

Why the Nickel is Worth More than a Dime

An article in Barron's examines the price of nickel. -Editor

  nickel web2

The nickel is worth more than a dime. Nickel prices, for the metal not the coin, spiked to $100,000 per metric ton on the London Metal Exchange this past week before trading was halted. The metal had traded around $25,000 a ton before the run-up, when it cost the U.S. Mint more than five cents to make a nickel.

At $100,000 a ton, a nickel, composed of 25% nickel and 75% copper, is worth about 16 cents in metal, or melt value, Barron's estimates. Each nickel weighs five grams—appropriately so—and contains 1.25 grams of nickel...

To read the complete article (subscription required), see:
Why the Nickel in a Nickel Is Worth More Than the Coin (https://www.barrons.com/articles/nickel-price-51647046615)

The Button Capital Of The World

In the Other Hobbies department, here's a piece about a Button Museum in South Carolina, including a button-covered hearse. -Editor

  button-covered hearse

Talk about unusual museums that have graced the Palmetto State over the years! We'd be remiss on this subject if we didn't include a feature here on the Button Museum, which still stands in Bishopville. Its creator, Mr. Dalton Stevens, who single-handedly earned the city the title of Button Capital of the World, was a musician and an artist. Stevens passed away in November 2016, but his Button Museum and works of button art are still in place, although the facility isn't open quite as often as it was when Stevens was still alive.

To read the complete article, see:
The Button Capital Of The World Is Hiding In Small Town South Carolina And It's As Weirdly Wonderful As You'd Expect (https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/south-carolina/button-capital-of-the-world-sc/)

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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