● Next Meeting Status:
Cancelled
● Host Society for the
BANS 2011 Congress
held in Southport
Oh Yes?
We would not like you to feel that everything about Numismatics or Coin Collecting
is prim, proper and serious. Though there are, inevitably, things which should be
regarded with respect, no hobby would be complete without its jokers, characters,
and general tongue-
This is ours! Some of it is original, though, occasionally, some of it might be borrowed! Whichever, we hope you enjoy...
Soho Mintie
● Soho Mintie is best experienced rather than described. We wonder who did the original research?
Decimall Arithmeticke
● Decimall Arithmeticke is another five minute paper, outlining the history of decimalisation in Great Britain, and proving the old adage 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it!'
Truly Worthless, Or, The Nature of Money
● Truly Worthless, Or, The Nature of Money, is a five minute paper which was given at our Society Meeting in August 2006. The Author disclaims any bias against accountants. Some of his best friends are accountants...
An Unknown Tetradrachm
● For most numismatists, the chance discovery of something unique and previously
unknown is a once-
Who Am I?
● For most numismatists, identifying a coin is simply a matter of looking at it and consulting the memory banks. But what if you only have a written description. Society Member Martin Sargeant poses a literary problem!