SEPTEMBER EDUCATION PRESENTER
Jaden Boyd – Ancient Roman Currency

Jaden Boyd – Ancient Roman Currency

As authorized by Public Law 116-330, the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act, designs for the 2026 circulating coins will be selected in accordance with the design selection process developed by the secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the United States Semiquincentennial Commission. For one year, our nation’s coins will undergo a complete design change….
By: Jonah Scoles (YN) Money today is made with Computer Numerically Controlled mills that make the coin dies and machines that strike the coins. But back in ancient times, coin dies had to be engraved by hand. This meant hours hunched over a die creating the works of art. Only the most experienced die engravers…
By Bob Webster The bus trip to the Michigan State Numismatic Society show on November 18, was a great time. In addition to all the dealers with their wares to sell, there were numismatic displays to check out, as well as some training sessions. There was one that I personally attended, which was “Using Technology…
By: Dean Cugliotta, Jr.KNC LM 82 Collecting replacement notes, most commonly known as “Star Notes,” has excited me since I first discovered them in 2009. My first star note came from Scott’s Coin Store in Portage, MI. Most of the Star Notes in my collection I have picked out of circulation. They are heavily circulated…
By: Bryon Crowder At the KNC meeting on 8-12-2025 a couple members asked me about the possibility of cleaning up 1943 steel cents. Since this was a 1-year only type coin, I had left it out of my presentation in July. In 1943 the U.S. Mint changed the composition of the copper cent to zinc…
First attested in English in 1829, the word “numismatics” comes from the adjective “numismatic,” meaning “of coins.” It was borrowed in 1792 from French “numismatique,” itself a derivation from Late Latin “numismatis,” genitive of “numisma,” a variant of “nomisma,” meaning “coin.” “Nomisma” is a Latinization of the Greek νόμισμα (nomisma) which means “current coin/custom,” which…