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V25 2022 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE LOOSE CHANGE: AUGUST 14, 2022Here are some additional items in the media this week that may be of interest. -Editor The American Numismatic Society published an episode of their podcast The Planchet which focuses on taking photos of coins with a Smartphone. -Editor
Total Time: 32 minutes The Planchet is available wherever you get your podcasts or listen below:
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Meanwhile, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, Library Assistant Evan McDonagh published a blog about about Lafayette medals. -Editor 
Patriotic artisans found a popular subject in the Revolutionary War hero Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. Born on 6 September 1757 in Chavaniac, France as the orphaned son of a French aristocratic family, Lafayette traveled to the rebelling American colonies in July 1777 to obtain glory as a revolutionary fighter. Despite his lack of experience, the young soldier quickly won the friendship of George Washington. Lafayette earned distinction and fame for his actions at the Battle of the Brandywine in 1777, Barren Hill in 1778, and his successful campaigns against British commanders Benedict Arnold and Lord Charles Cornwallis in 1781. By the war's end, Lafayette had attained nationwide fame, so much so that several states named him an honorary citizen during a 1784 visit. Lafayette's youth and reputation marked him as an ideal figurehead and symbol for Revolutionary War medals and tokens.
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Last month Zimbabwe issued gold coins costing about US$1,800. Having sold over 4,000 of them, they're declaring the program a success. -Editor 
Gold coins used as currency in Zimbabwe will soon be available in smaller denominations, the central bank says. The average yearly salary in Zimbabwe for a civil servant is US$2,600, and according to the state-affiliated Herald newspaper 4,475 gold coins have been sold since their introduction last month. This makes it a success in the eyes of the central bank.
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