Archive for October, 2009
Chocolate Coins – Minting Chocolate Coins!
Did you know that Jewish kids were presented with chocolate coins on religious days in olden times? During the onset of winter, many candy stores have jars of silver and gold coins even today in some parts of the world. These chocolate coins were the earliest treats for little children. For the rest of the [...]
The Late Roman Gold and Silver Coins from the Hoxne Treasure
Product DescriptionDiscovered in 1992, the Hoxne Treasure is perhaps the richest cache of gold and silver coins, jewellery and tableware from the entire Roman world. The core of this volume is the catalogue of the 15,000 late 4th- and early 5th-century gold and silver coins, together with an in-depth discussion of the production and supply [...]
Why Collecting World Coins Adds Fascination to Your Coin Collecting
Collecting World Coins is one of the most fascinating aspects of coin collecting; as well as it brings people self satisfaction.Coin collecting has been going on since ancient times. The history of coin collecting can be recorded as far back as the Roman and Mesopotamia. Ancient coin collections were kept for the amount of bullion [...]
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What Kinds of Coins Do Collectors Adore?
Simplicity is not the best policy when it comes to coin collecting. Oftentimes it is the rareness, the history, or the mother country of the coins that collectors value most.
Here is a wide array of the variety of coins that “coinophiles” are obsessed with:
National Coins: Patriotism in Coins
Usually, national Coin collectors are interested in collecting [...]
Ragdoll Cats…Old Blue Eyes
Its Origin Clouded In Intrigue And Controversy
The fact that this breed of cat has beautiful blue eyes and highly recognizable color point coat is no accident or result of evolution. If we believe the breeder, Ann Baker, the original Ragdoll cats were the consequence of a government experiment back in the 1960’s. It seems that [...]
