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The last numismatic blast of the summer of 2009 went off with an $18.4 million flourish in Heritage Auctions’ combined Long Beach U.S. Coin, Currency and World Coin events, Sept. 10-13.
The successful trio of auctions further heartened erudite collectors as the world reflects on a year ago as financial markets buckled. U.S. Coins saw solid results with a total of more than ...
Full Article: Heritage Long Beach Coin and Currency Auctions Top $18.4 Million - CoinLink
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And no, not just that the American peso has dropped historically against the euro, making trips to France and Italy half-again more costly than they used to be.
Rather, our $5, $10 and $20 bills and our coins have suffered a severe drop in quality when considered as art.
Yes, money is art, whether it's the engraving that makes up the bills or the bas-relief sculpture on our coins. There are long histories in both as art mediums, from the intricate lozenge-and-dot portraits of the 17th and 18th centuries and the commemorative medallions struck from the Renaissance on.
Entire article: The art of money
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SAN ANTONIO – The birth of Texas as a republic is often told in stirring tales of heroic battles for independence. Often lost in history, however, are the hard lessons those long-ago heroes learned:
Revolution is easy. Creating a workable government is hard – and expensive. A massive new collection of 19th-century Texas money helps trace the republic's shifting fortunes, said James Bevill, president of the Texas Numismatic Association and a principal architect of the exhibit.
Entire article: Texas' early currency offers look at young republic's shaky financial roots
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