Building an Ancient Coin Exhibit

I put on my first numismatic exhibit at the ANA World's Fair of Money in Chicago in 2015. I was pleased with the results; Sacred Images won the awards for "Best Exhibit by a First Time Exhibitor" and "First Place - Coins Before 1500."

At the ANA Awards Banquet, I found myself seated next to Larry Sekulich, who told me that he did not think that I had put on a good exhibit - he said that I had put on at least three good exhibits. My exhibit included 61 different coins covering a wide array of sub-topics, and Larry suggested that I should consider bringing more focus to my presentations.

I figured that Larry probably knew what he was talking about. Not only had he won that year's "Howland Wood Memorial Award for Best-of-Show Exhibit" (his third win of that award), but he is also the instructor for the ANA's Summer Seminar class "Creating a Winning Numismatic Exhibit".

To read the complete article, see:
The One That Got Away: The Trials and Tribulations of Building an Ancient Coin Exhibit(https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/the-one-that-got-away-the-trials-and-tribulations-of-building-an-ancient-coin-exhibit/)

Video: Tally Sticks

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Why were notched sticks so important in medieval times?(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DkyahZplFo)

Vartan Gregorian, Savior of the New York Public Library

Vartan Gregorian, the ebullient Armenian immigrant who climbed to pinnacles of academic and philanthropic achievement but took a detour in the 1980s to restore a fading New York Public Library to its place at the heart of American intellectual life, died on Thursday in Manhattan. He was 87.

Dr. Gregorian was a fighter: proud, shrewd, charming, a brilliant historian and educator who rose from humble origins to speak seven languages, win sheaves of honors and be offered the presidencies of Columbia University and the Universities of Michigan and Miami. He accepted the presidency of Brown University (1989-1997), transforming it into one of the Ivy League's hottest schools, and since then had been president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a major benefactor of education.

But he was best known for resurrecting the New York Public Library from a fiscal and morale crisis. It was a radical, midcareer change from the pastoral academic realm, and a risky plunge into the high-profile social and political wars of New York City, where the budget-cutting knives were out after decades of profligacy, neglect and a brush with municipal bankruptcy in the 1970s.

To read the complete article, see:
Vartan Gregorian, Savior of the New York Public Library, Dies at 87(https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/nyregion/vartan-gregorian-dead.html)

Singapore Dealer Builds Silver Vault

Inside a six-story high warehouse near Singapore's Changi airport, a vast hangar-like space is waiting to be filled with a precious metal that usually plays second fiddle to its more lustrous sibling.

The vault that's being built by Silver Bullion Pte Ltd. will - when completed in the first half of next year - be able to store 15,000 tons of silver. It's only holding around 400 tons of the metal at the moment, but the vacant space is an indication that silver appears to be on the cusp of a promising few years.

Demand for coins and bars is booming, fueled in part by a Reddit-induced buying frenzy in February that drove prices to an eight-year high. While the fervor has abated, retail interest is still elevated, valuations are relatively cheap and measures are being taken to meet the surge in demand. The amount of silver stored in vaults in London rose 11% in March to a record, according to the London Bullion Market Association.

To read the complete article, see:
Singapore Dealer Prepares Vault for 15,000 Tons of Silver(https://finance.yahoo.com/news/singapore-dealer-prepares-vault-15-022209368.html)