Streisand Effect, numismatic edition.
SCOOP— Trump wants a 24k gold coin w/ his face on it for America 250, but an official at a late February coin advisory committee meeting called it something only done by "nations ruled by kings or dictators." After NYT reported the criticism, US Mint yanked online vid of the meeting w/o explanation.
US Mint takes down video of meeting criticizing proposed Trump 24K gold coin
A coin advisory committee called the design for the America 250 coin something only produced by "kings or dictators."
www.thehandbasket.co
March 18, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Streisand Effect, numismatic edition.
Stater of Corinth, between 350 and 338 BCE, Greece
Silver, 13/16 inches (2.1 cm)
#silver #coin #archeology #numismatic
Silver, 13/16 inches (2.1 cm)
#silver #coin #archeology #numismatic
May 14, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Stater of Corinth, between 350 and 338 BCE, Greece
Silver, 13/16 inches (2.1 cm)
#silver #coin #archeology #numismatic
Silver, 13/16 inches (2.1 cm)
#silver #coin #archeology #numismatic
In sentences I never expected to type: my @clarkesworldmagazine.com story ‘Numismatic Archetypes in the Year of Five Regents’ has received an award from the Numismatic Literary Guild at the World’s Fair of Money.
Full details here:
nlgonline.org/news/numisma...
Full details here:
nlgonline.org/news/numisma...
Numismatic Writers, Content Creators, Authors and Designers Honored at 2025 Numismatic Literary Guild Awards | Numismatic Literary Guild
Each year, the Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG), founded in 1968, hosts its annual awards competition, held in conjunction with the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money. This year’s ...
nlgonline.org
August 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
In sentences I never expected to type: my @clarkesworldmagazine.com story ‘Numismatic Archetypes in the Year of Five Regents’ has received an award from the Numismatic Literary Guild at the World’s Fair of Money.
Full details here:
nlgonline.org/news/numisma...
Full details here:
nlgonline.org/news/numisma...
These are your words of the week
swat
gerrymander
numismatic
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swat
gerrymander
numismatic
seditious
asterism
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The Words of the Week - Nov. 21
Dictionary lookups from federal court, numismatics, and the night sky
www.merriam-webster.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
These are your words of the week
swat
gerrymander
numismatic
seditious
asterism
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
swat
gerrymander
numismatic
seditious
asterism
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"The medal's unexpected disappearance has raised questions within the numismatic community and among those following the historical significance of such commemorations."
Numismatic News on the U.S. Mint removing Jan. 6 medals from their website.
www.numismaticnews.net/us-coins/u-s...
Numismatic News on the U.S. Mint removing Jan. 6 medals from their website.
www.numismaticnews.net/us-coins/u-s...
U.S. Mint Removes January 6th Medal from Website Without Explanation
The U.S. Mint has quietly removed the January 6th commemorative medal from its website, leaving questions about its sudden disappearance.
www.numismaticnews.net
March 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"The medal's unexpected disappearance has raised questions within the numismatic community and among those following the historical significance of such commemorations."
Numismatic News on the U.S. Mint removing Jan. 6 medals from their website.
www.numismaticnews.net/us-coins/u-s...
Numismatic News on the U.S. Mint removing Jan. 6 medals from their website.
www.numismaticnews.net/us-coins/u-s...
æthelred the numismatic
January 11, 2024 at 11:59 PM
æthelred the numismatic
For most of numismatic history, so ~600BCE onward, counterfeit coins were mostly just seen as "[shrug] well, it's better than nothing" coins.
What’s common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
Not everything you think should be said out loud.
Not everything you think should be said out loud.
June 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
For most of numismatic history, so ~600BCE onward, counterfeit coins were mostly just seen as "[shrug] well, it's better than nothing" coins.
Numismatic glorification: Trump team wants his image on a second coin, this time in gold. But an obscure panel is blocking it. "Only those nations ruled by kings or dictators display the image of their sitting ruler on the coins of the realm.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...
For America’s 250th, Should the Coin of Trump’s Realm Be Gold?
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Numismatic glorification: Trump team wants his image on a second coin, this time in gold. But an obscure panel is blocking it. "Only those nations ruled by kings or dictators display the image of their sitting ruler on the coins of the realm.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...
The American Numismatic Society’s collections of coins will be relocating from Manhattan to the spacious campus of the Toledo Museum of Art. The $20 million plan, to be completed in 2028, would make possible its long-harbored vision of a state-of-the-art money museum.
After 167 Years in New York, a Priceless Coin Collection Heads to Toledo
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The American Numismatic Society’s collections of coins will be relocating from Manhattan to the spacious campus of the Toledo Museum of Art. The $20 million plan, to be completed in 2028, would make possible its long-harbored vision of a state-of-the-art money museum.
A long hiatus I've had from worldbuilding!
Here's something for the numismatic afficionado's that I thought I'd never get to design, Sanctuary's currency!
Here's something for the numismatic afficionado's that I thought I'd never get to design, Sanctuary's currency!
February 6, 2026 at 8:38 AM
A long hiatus I've had from worldbuilding!
Here's something for the numismatic afficionado's that I thought I'd never get to design, Sanctuary's currency!
Here's something for the numismatic afficionado's that I thought I'd never get to design, Sanctuary's currency!
WHOA! You are going HARDCORE numismatic takes.
April 4, 2026 at 1:32 AM
WHOA! You are going HARDCORE numismatic takes.
Yes I could have googled what they were up to but that would have deprived you of this meditative numismatic journey
July 2, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Yes I could have googled what they were up to but that would have deprived you of this meditative numismatic journey
Today was such a great day. I am going to let the big events stay quiet but, look at what i picked up at the American Numismatic Society!!
March 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Today was such a great day. I am going to let the big events stay quiet but, look at what i picked up at the American Numismatic Society!!
Event tonight at the American Numismatic Society was a big success! Thank you to the people who came out! I will have a broader discussion of what this event is when I announce the second one.
May 29, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Event tonight at the American Numismatic Society was a big success! Thank you to the people who came out! I will have a broader discussion of what this event is when I announce the second one.
Sex change? Baby, I'm a numismatic sex museum
Sex change? I’m sex liquid assets
December 27, 2023 at 9:22 PM
Sex change? Baby, I'm a numismatic sex museum
#FairyTaleTuesday #Celtic: `To lunar influence belong all thoughts and emotions that were created by the community, by the common people, by nobody knows who, and to the sun all that came from the high disciplined or individual kingly mind.
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March 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
#FairyTaleTuesday #Celtic: `To lunar influence belong all thoughts and emotions that were created by the community, by the common people, by nobody knows who, and to the sun all that came from the high disciplined or individual kingly mind.
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Schliemann’s house (now Numismatic Museum) in Athens. Rather nice … Note names of their children (Agamemnon & Andromache …).
August 12, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Schliemann’s house (now Numismatic Museum) in Athens. Rather nice … Note names of their children (Agamemnon & Andromache …).
Yeah, I use Venmo …
Verdigris
Engraved
Numismatic
Money
Only
Verdigris
Engraved
Numismatic
Money
Only
April 7, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Yeah, I use Venmo …
Verdigris
Engraved
Numismatic
Money
Only
Verdigris
Engraved
Numismatic
Money
Only
so to clarify, under my new harsh regime of numismatic chaos, US currency will consist of the following monetary units:
5 cent coin
quarter (25 cent coin)
dollar (coin)
10 dollar coin
20 dollar bill
100 dollar bill
5 cent coin
quarter (25 cent coin)
dollar (coin)
10 dollar coin
20 dollar bill
100 dollar bill
June 23, 2026 at 4:09 AM
so to clarify, under my new harsh regime of numismatic chaos, US currency will consist of the following monetary units:
5 cent coin
quarter (25 cent coin)
dollar (coin)
10 dollar coin
20 dollar bill
100 dollar bill
5 cent coin
quarter (25 cent coin)
dollar (coin)
10 dollar coin
20 dollar bill
100 dollar bill
A very nice numismatic programme from Numisma (Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies). Times are all Australian Sydney time. 👍
September 18, 2026 at 6:58 AM
A very nice numismatic programme from Numisma (Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies). Times are all Australian Sydney time. 👍
The 2024 Numismatic Chronicle is off to print! Lots of numismatic gems within. :-)
January 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The 2024 Numismatic Chronicle is off to print! Lots of numismatic gems within. :-)
It is almost time,,,
December 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
It is almost time,,,
Spending some time in the card catalogue collection of the numismatic institute in Vienna. Where numismatic die and specimen dreams can come true 😂
November 21, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Spending some time in the card catalogue collection of the numismatic institute in Vienna. Where numismatic die and specimen dreams can come true 😂
Llegó el primer billete de 20000. Como casi único numismático argentino en el cielito (?) creo que tengo la autoridad para dar mi opinión experta: son una poronga. El color no se nota pero es feo, está incluso más vacío que el de 10 y la elección de lugar hace parecer que ese es el nombre de Alberdi
December 17, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Llegó el primer billete de 20000. Como casi único numismático argentino en el cielito (?) creo que tengo la autoridad para dar mi opinión experta: son una poronga. El color no se nota pero es feo, está incluso más vacío que el de 10 y la elección de lugar hace parecer que ese es el nombre de Alberdi
Good luck. No one could replicate my amazing ability to find a 4 syllable word such as numismatic and write "eating a numismatic McChicken"
January 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Good luck. No one could replicate my amazing ability to find a 4 syllable word such as numismatic and write "eating a numismatic McChicken"