- Encourage hands-on activities for youth June 21, 2018By the time you read this, I will have again finished co-teaching a class titled “Collecting Coins For Fun & Profit” as part of 4-H Exploration Days on the Michigan State University campus near where I work. My co-teacher will again be Brett Irick, who is the current president of the Michigan State Numismatic Society, ...
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- Enjoying the opportunity to observe
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- Many of us follow 50-year rule While I wrote my blog yesterday, it occurred to me that most coin collectors unconsciously follow a 50-year rule. What can that possibly be? Well, it refers to the part of the many U.S. coin series that interests a majority of coin collectors. When I was a kid in the 1960s, most collectors were busy chasing Buffalo nickels, ...
- Community Voice Responses (July 3, 2018) From the June 8 Numismatic News E-Newsletter: Should there be a Nobel Prize for numismatic research? Here are some answers sent from our e-newsletter readers to Editor Dave Harper. For numismatics, no. Wesley Ellis Portland, Ore. You got to be kidding. How about a Nobel for auto mechanics, or sculpture? Scott Swanson Address withheld Yes, I’ll accept it anytime. Steve McGowen Address withheld For the Nobel prize, ...
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- 2019 Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 46th Edition
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- 2018 North American Coins & Prices
- 2018 Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 12th Edition
