Coin
When was the date added to the coins?
Those who collect modern coins might smile if you asked them about the minting date of a particular piece. What you consider a 2020 issue, Ethiopians consider 2013, Israelis consider 5781, and Saudis consider 1442! The first to add dates to ancient coins were the Seleucids in 312 BC, when they began marking their coins to indicate when they were minted, starting from the date of their recapture of Babylon.
January 29, 2021B. Max Mehl, the doyen of currency traders in the United States in the first half of the 20th century
In July 1906, a local Texas newspaper published a small advertisement announcing that B. Max Mehl was retiring from his shoe repair business and would devote himself entirely to the coin trade due to his recent success. The ad urged Texans to find a new shoemaker! Thus began Mehl's serious journey with coins… Benjamin Max Mehl was born in Lithuania (when it was…
October 22, 2020