LOOSE CHANGE: MAY 31, 2026

One of the most remarkable, and least widely known, Anglo-Saxon treasure discoveries in Sussex began with a group of farm labourers clearing a hedge on Chancton Farm in 1866.

As they worked, the men uncovered an old earthenware pot and, upon breaking it open, discovered 3,000 silver coins.

Initially accepted as payment at a local pub, the coins were later transferred to the British Museum after being declared treasure trove.

The hoard consisted of Anglo-Saxon silver pennies from the reigns of Edward the Confessor and Harold II, with none minted after the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

To read the complete article, see:
The hedge that hid 3,000 ancient silver coins (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9we07g1w75o)

For the first time in its 11-year history, the Slovakian-based Pressburg Mint is offering a copper product, 1-ounce bullion rounds in its flagship Chronos series. Available in 20-, 100-, and 500-round quantities, the rounds are measured in troy ounces rather than the avoirdupois ounces traditionally used for copper rounds. The addition of a copper offering and the weight selected reflect a growing interest in copper as the red metal's price hits record highs, according to the Pressburg Mint's promotional materials.

The rounds' obverse design is a clock face with a textured inner circle surrounding gears. A stylized border circles the clock face. The date appears to the right of the gears, and a Latin motto, "EX CURPO ARGENTUM, EX ARGENTUM AURUM," which translates to "FROM COPPER, SILVER, FROM SILVER, GOLD."

To read the complete article, see:
Coin Profile: Pressburg Mint Produces First Copper Product (https://www.numismaticnews.net/coin-profile-pressburg-mint-produces-first-copper-product)

 

Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, is a small borough in Allegheny County, roughly 12 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. The Westinghouse Air Brake Company (WABCO) founded the community as a model company town. Organized in 1869, WABCO produced a new style air brake that improved performance and increased speed on the nation's railways. Later, the company expanded into Westinghouse Electric Corporation with facilities around the country. My father spent over 30 years of his career in management at the Westinghouse plant next to Baltimore's BWI Airport.

George Westinghouse purchased land in the Turtle Creek Valley of Allegheny County in 1887 and 1888 as a site for his Westinghouse Air Brake Company and related facilities. Westinghouse then sold the land to the East Pittsburgh Improvement Company, incorporated in December 1888 to develop the site, and it began the sale of lots in June 1889, when the town of Wilmerding was founded. The community was named for Joanna Wilmerding Negley, wife of William B. Negley, a local landowner from whom much of the land for the town was purchased.

Naturally, a growing community tied to such a successful corporation would be an ideal site for a national bank or two. Accordingly, the East Pittsburg National Bank of Wilmerding was chartered in 1895 and received charter #5000. At the time of its founding, the official spelling of the nearby city was Pittsburg, the result of a national effort to standardize geographical spellings in the United States. This spelling was in use from 1890 to 1911, when the "h" was restored to the end of Pittsburgh. As such, early notes of this bank utilize the "h"-less spelling.

To read the complete article, see:
Hotz off the Press: Castle Views and Bank News in Wilmerding (https://www.numismaticnews.net/hotz-off-the-press-castle-views-and-bank-news-in-wilmerding)

To watch the complete video, see:
What are National Bank Note Bank Title Blocks?! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrUQ6NBK8CI)

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