Audio: Photographing Coins with a Smartphone

ANS photographer Alan Roche has been making coin images for the American Numismatic Society for 20 years. He brings his collected wisdom, creativity, and humor to The Planchet to offer listeners tips and tricks for creating great pictures with mobile devices of any numismatic material.

Total Time: 32 minutes

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To listen the complete podcast, see:
S3, Ep. 4. Tips for Photographing Coins with a Smartphone (with ANS Photographer Alan Roche)(https://numismatics.org/pocketchange/03-04/)

Lafayette Medals

Patriotic artisans found a popular subject in the Revolutionary War hero Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. Born on 6 September 1757 in Chavaniac, France as the orphaned son of a French aristocratic family, Lafayette traveled to the rebelling American colonies in July 1777 to obtain glory as a revolutionary fighter. Despite his lack of experience, the young soldier quickly won the friendship of George Washington. Lafayette earned distinction and fame for his actions at the Battle of the Brandywine in 1777, Barren Hill in 1778, and his successful campaigns against British commanders Benedict Arnold and Lord Charles Cornwallis in 1781.

By the war's end, Lafayette had attained nationwide fame, so much so that several states named him an honorary citizen during a 1784 visit. Lafayette's youth and reputation marked him as an ideal figurehead and symbol for Revolutionary War medals and tokens.

To read the complete article, see:
Highlight from the Collections: The Lafayette Medals(https://www.masshist.org/beehiveblog/2022/08/highlight-from-the-collections-the-lafayette-medals/)

Zimbabwe To Issue Smaller Size Gold Coins

Gold coins used as currency in Zimbabwe will soon be available in smaller denominations, the central bank says.

The average yearly salary in Zimbabwe for a civil servant is US$2,600, and according to the state-affiliated Herald newspaper 4,475 gold coins have been sold since their introduction last month.

This makes it a success in the eyes of the central bank.

To read the complete article, see:
Zimbabwe hails gold coin success and wants to issue more(https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-62520693)