The Coin-noisseur – Interesting Coin Trivia
The coin — we do not really notice how this small item has become an important part of how we humans live (is that the reason why in the movies, bank robbers ignore the bank canvas coin bag and take off with just the paper bills?) not just for its value as a currency that allows us to buy things, but because it is also involved in things outside of the business of being a legal tender. Think about it – if we want someone (or something) to make an arbitrary decision and settle an impasse, we flip a coin and see if it ends up heads or tails. If we want to make a wish, we toss a coin at the fountain hoping that our deepest yearning is heard and granted. If we want to impress someone with magic tricks, the coin allows the magician to wow the crowd. If we want to attract good luck, we put a pile of coins in that one part of the room. And if you want to become a pirate, you spend the rest of your life in search of gold coins. Coins are not just ubiquitous in our existence as humans, it is also literally everywhere: inside our pockets even when don’t remember putting them there, in the sofa, on the pavement, etc. Despite this, very few people have a real profound interest in coins – unless this is an old coin worth thousands or even millions of dollars! We call them Numismatists – a broad term referring to serious enthusiasts, scholars,