Pocket Change
Collectively branded as Pocket Change, the ANS publishes new content frequently on its blog, in The Planchet podcast, as well as videos. Back-issues of ANS Magazine are also available.
The Newman Numismatic Portal (NNP) is now live and open to the general public at NewmanPortal.org. Funded by the Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society (EPNNES), NNP is administered through Washington University in St. Louis, and aims to provide the most comprehensive numismatic resources available on the Internet. “I have long wanted to make the literature and images of numismatics, particularly American numismatics, available to everyone on a free and forever basis,” said Eric P. Newman, president of EPNNES. “Today’s digital technologies, combined with the funds recently assembled from auctions of some of our foundation’s holdings, now make this possible.”
The…
Brasher dubloon (ANS 1969.62.1)
When thinking about the collection of the American Numismatic Society, the mind often leaps first to the…
Jesus, as a practicing Jew, was aware of his annual financial obligation to the Jerusalem Temple. This annual tribute is…
Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (photo: commons.wikimedia.org)
On a visit to Rome, we sought out the church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme….
Husam al-Din Timurtash. ANS 1917.215.1394
One of the really wonderful things about numismatic study is the way that coin types frequently…
John Graffeo works the controls of the Table Top Scribe at the ANS.
In December 2015, the American Numismatic Society began a…
There was a significant “Third Revolt” of the Jews during the reign of the emperor Trajan (98–117 AD). This war…
ANS 2016.9.1
The ANS recently acquired a £10 “Di-faced” banknote created by the street artist Banksy (active 1992–). The note was…
United States Mint
The United States Mint today issued a press release regarding a new coin design competition, and we at…
Why the American Numismatic Society is Open Access . . . and why your institution, learned society, publisher, etc., should…
ANS, 0000.999.16549
As Powerball mania sweeps the nation, I thought it would be interesting to explore the longer history of lotteries in…
Detail of Morse from the reverse of an 1896 $2 silver certificate, ANS 1980.67.17
On January 6, 1838, American polymath Samuel…
The dawning of a new year has long been an occasion for celebration, but at least in numismatic terms, it…