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ANA’s New eLearning Program “NumismaTalks” Debuts in April

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The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is unveiling a new webinar series, NumismaTalks, which will be presented by a rotating array of top industry experts. Debuting April 13 under the umbrella of the ANA eLearning Academy, NumismaTalks consist of hour-long presentations, 12-1 pm MT (2-3 pm ET), on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. […]

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ANA Awards Membership Boosters, Numismatic Author, Club Publications & Medallic Artist

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At this year’s World’s Fair of Money, August 16-20, several hobby supporters were honored for encouraging coin enthusiasts to join the American Numismatic Association (ANA). The recruitment period was November 1, 2020, to October 31, 2021. The John and Nancy Wilson Booster Award (named after the duo who have recruited more than 2,000 new members) […]

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Get a Signed Copy of David Hendin’s Guide to Biblical Coins, 6th Edition

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By David Hendin ….. Dear Friends: I am proud to announce the Sixth Edition of Guide to Biblical Coins, published this month by the American Numismatic Society (ANS). You can find the complete description here. As a special promotion, the ANS is printing 100 books that I will personally hand-number and sign – and the […]

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Tempest Over a “Cheater’s Weight”

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By David Hendin for CoinWeek ….. A scientist need not be chastised for every error. Neither should every archaeologist, numismatist, or historian. But when the error leads to lots of publicity and an internationally noticed erroneous report, it at least needs to be corrected. This is the case regarding a Judahite First Temple Period limestone […]

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American Numismatic Society to Honor David Hendin at 2022 Gala

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The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to announce that on Thursday, January 13, 2022, it will honor ANS Vice President and Adjunct Curator David Hendin with the Trustees’ Award at the Annual Gala, which will be held at the Harvard Club in New York City. David Hendin, of New York, NY, holds a B.S. […]

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Helena, the First Christian Pilgrim

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By David Hendin for CoinWeek ….. Some years ago, on a visit to Rome, my wife and I searched out the church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. My guidebook said it was “One of the seven pilgrim churches of Rome, it is said to have been built to house the precious relics of the True […]

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Ancient Gold Coin Hoard Pinpoints Persian Destruction of Jerusalem

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By David Hendin for CoinWeek ….. If a hoard of 264 Byzantine gold solidi suddenly appeared and careful examination showed that every coin in the hoard was struck from the SAME dies–a die set never before identified–experts would be quick to suggest the possibility of forgery. (Photo 1) Real life, however, can be stranger than […]

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Coinage in the Roman Provinces: ANS Conference Highlights, Part 1

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By Lucia Carbone for American Numismatic Society (ANS) …… The American Numismatic Society (ANS) and the PhD Program in History at the Graduate Center, CUNY, had the pleasure of hosting a three-day conference (March 23–25, 2021) focusing on the coinage produced in the Roman Provinces in the second and first centuries BCE (i.e., before the […]

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David Hendin – Coins Tell the Story of Ancient Sepphoris

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By David Hendin for CoinWeek ….. Over the years I have spent three seasons as numismatist at excavations of Sepphoris in the Galilee, sponsored by Duke and Hebrew Universities. This is one of the reasons I’ve become so fond of the city the ancient historian Josephus dubbed “the ornament of all Galilee.” The coins of […]

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Ancient Coins Depict First Fruits for Shavout

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By David Hendin for CoinWeek ….. This year the Jewish Holiday of Shavout, also called Weeks or Pentecost, begins the evening of Sunday, May 16. In ancient times Shavout was one of the three pilgrimage festivals, in Hebrew called “shalosh regalim” (three [using one’s] legs [days]). These were the principal occasions when Jewish people from […]

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Christianity and Christian Symbols Appear on Ancient Coins

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By David Hendin for CoinWeek ….. The cross has been the most recognizable symbol of Christianity for more than 1,600 years. But this was not the case in the first few hundred years after Jesus died. When Jesus was crucified in Jerusalem between around 30 and 33 CE (the exact year is not known), he […]

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Early Roman Numismatic Commentary on Judea

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By David Hendin for CoinWeek ….. Books and articles have been written about the Roman numismatic commentary on the Flavian victory over the Jews at Jerusalem in 70 CE and Masada in 73 CE. The earlier relationship between Judea, its neighbors, and Rome is memorialized by two Roman Republican denarii. I wrote about them in […]

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Questions and Answers About Coin Collecting Basics

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By David Hendin for CoinWeek ….. Dear David (from Bill K.): How do I properly display my coins in a home or school? Are there any safe methods of passing around coins so that people can actually hold them without damaging them? How should I label my coins? How do I value or appraise my […]

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ANS Announces 3-Day Conference on Ancient Roman Coins of the Provinces Before Provincial Coinage

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The American Numismatic Society (ANS) announces a three-day conference, co-sponsored by the ANS and the Department of History of CUNY, on the Coinage of the Roman Provinces before Provincial Coinage, as represented by the coins in the R. B. Witschonke Collection. Dates: March 23-25, 2021 Organizers: Lucia F. Carbone (ANS) Oliver D. Hoover (ANS) Liv […]

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Graven Images and the Coins of Ancient Tyre

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By David Hendin for CoinWeek ….. Silver shekels and half-shekels of Tyre were used by Jews in ancient Jerusalem to pay the annual Temple tribute of half a shekel per year per male adult. When the First and Second Temples stood in Jerusalem, local Jews, as well as Jews from around the ancient world, made […]

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Dave Hendin – What Makes a True Collector

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By David Hendin for CoinWeek ….. Many of you are my friends and acquaintances of more than 50 years. Others will become new friends. As I begin this series of regular articles for CoinWeek I will rehash and update some thoughts I have pondered before. When I began collecting coins, I was about eight years […]

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David Hendin – What Makes a True Collector

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By David Hendin for CoinWeek ….. Many of you are my friends and acquaintances of more than 50 years. Others will become new friends. As I begin this series of regular articles for CoinWeek I will rehash and update some thoughts I have pondered before. When I began collecting coins, I was about eight years […]

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What Are Widow’s Mite Coins?

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By Bullion Shark LLC …… In the New Testament Gospels of Luke and Mark is one of the most famous passages of The Bible that has come to be known as “the lesson of the widow’s mite”. It is about a poor widow who offered two small copper coins in a church’s offering, while people […]

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Zoom Video Presentation: Travels in Judea and Samaria: Coins & Etc. (1967-1990)

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 CoinWeek is proud to present a Zoom video lecture given by numismatist David Hendin to the members of the Israel Numismatic Society on January 5, titled “Travels in Judea and Samaria, Coins & Etc. (1967-1990)”. In this program, David Hendin, Judean/Biblical coin expert and adjunct curator of the American Numismatic Society, takes his audience […]

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The American Numismatic Society 2018 Annual Gala Dinner

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On Thursday, January 11, 2018, approximately 180 friends of the American Numismatic Society (ANS) gathered to honor the Rosen Family with the Trustees’ Award at the Annual Gala Dinner, held at the Harvard Club in New York City. The Society was delighted to acknowledge the family’s exemplary devotion and commitment. The Rosens have supported the […]

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Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force Reorganizes Research, Adds Three Work Groups

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By Industry Council for Tangible Assets ….. The Industry Council for Tangible Assets’ (ICTA) Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (ACTF) has reorganized one of its original work groups and added three new groups since its early August meeting prior to the ANA World’s Fair of Money in Denver. Additionally, new members have joined the Steering Committee and […]

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Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force Reorganizes Research, Adds Three Work Groups

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By Industry Council for Tangible Assets …..   The Industry Council for Tangible Assets’ (ICTA) Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (ACTF) has reorganized one of its original work groups and added three new groups since its early August meeting prior to the ANA World’s Fair of Money in Denver. Additionally, new members have joined the Steering Committee […]

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CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: Coinage of the Jewish War

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By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek …. The other practices of the Jews are sinister and revolting, and have entrenched themselves by their very wickedness. Wretches of the most abandoned kind who had no use for the religion of their fathers took to contributing dues and free-will offerings to swell the Jewish exchequer; and other reasons […]

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CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: Modern Fakes of Ancient Coins

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By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek ….   “To declare that a forged coin is genuine is a mistake, but to declare that a genuine coin is a forgery is a crime.” –Leo Mildenberg (1913 – 2001)[1] FOR CLASSICAL NUMISMATISTS any discussion of fake ancient coins is… a delicate subject. Dealers worry that fear of fakes […]

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CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: Modern Fakes of Ancient Coins

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By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek …. “To declare that a forged coin is genuine is a mistake, but to declare that a genuine coin is a forgery is a crime.” –Leo Mildenberg (1913 – 2001)[1] FOR CLASSICAL NUMISMATISTS any discussion of fake ancient coins is… a delicate subject. Dealers worry that fear of fakes will […]

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NGC Ancient Coins: Redefining the Biblical Widow’s Mite

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The traditional, narrow definition of the biblical Widow’s Mite is in need of revision The Biblical Widow’s Mite is among the most familiar, yet most mysterious, coins of antiquity. Truth be told, we don’t know exactly what it was. The best place to start is the New Testament, where the widow’s offering is described in […]

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