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December’s Coinage Kids: Double Puzzle
Each of the clue words was taken directly from this month’s COINage. Unscramble each of the clue words, then place the letters in the numbered cells into the cells at right with the same number. Solve the double puzzle!
My Two Cents’ Worth: A Tribute to a Treasured Curator
Recently, the curatorial staff of the Numismatic Collection came up with the idea of freshening it, and strengthening weaker areas, by launching a new endow- ment fund in the name of Richard G. Doty, the collection’s senior curator, who died in June at the age of 71. Read Senior Editor Ed Reiter’s entire column here A […]
In the December 2013 Issue …
December 2013 Table of Contents
Coinage Kids: Happy Birthday, USMC
November 10 marks the 238th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps (USMC). Captain Samuel Nicholas formed two battalions of Continental Marines in Philadelphia as naval infantry in 1775. Complete this quiz about the U.S. Marine Corps and its commemorative coin, then send it in for a chance to win a prize. […]
In the November 2013 Issue …
November 2013 table of contents
Medal Series Continues
44th Medal in Jewish-American Hall of Fame Series Honors Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg The Jewish-American Hall of Fame series of art medals was launched in 1969, and is now the longest continuing series of art medals being produced in America. The 2013 honoree is Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sculpted by Dr. Eugene Daub. […]
New from the Austrian Mint
On October 16, the Austrian Mint will issue the fourth silver coin in its series, “Austria, by its Children.” The new coin features the area located the furthest west in Austria, the Province of Voralberg. The charming naïve depiction of Voralberg on the reverse of the coin is by 9-year-old, Alissa De Mori who lives […]
My Two Cents’ Worth: Heads You Lose, Tails You Lose
Two heads are better than one, so they say—but two heads plus two tails might turn out to be a case of subtraction by addition. That’s what I fear would happen if Congress adopted the ill-conceived and clumsily named American Liberty Coinage Program and Deficit Reduction Act recently introduced by a Kentucky congressman named Garland “Andy” Barr. Read […]
In the October 2013 Issue …
October 2013 Table of Contents
My Two Cents’ Worth: Deep in the Heart of Taxes
“The only things certain in life are death and taxes.” Benjamin Franklin is credited with penning that oft-quoted rueful lament. Read the rest of Senior Editor Ed Reiter’s column here.
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- December’s Coinage Kids: Double Puzzle
- My Two Cents’ Worth: A Tribute to a Treasured Curator
- In the December 2013 Issue …
- Coinage Kids: Happy Birthday, USMC
- In the November 2013 Issue …
- November 2013 Issue
- October 2013 Issue
- Medal Series Continues
- New from the Austrian Mint
- My Two Cents’ Worth: Heads You Lose, Tails You Lose