3 December 2022 - THE COIN CABINET of DRESDEN

 

THE COIN CABINET

 of 

DRESDEN

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Known as the "Coin Cabinet of Dresden," this museum houses over 300,000 currency-related artifacts.  

The hobby of coin collecting has been practiced since antiquity. This type of collecting was not only to accumulate great wealth but also to display an appreciation of the intricacies of engraving art. These collections of coins were often stored in large wooden cabinets during the post-Renaissance years, and many national collections in Europe are still referred to as “coin cabinets” by modern numismatists.

 

Founded circa 1530, the Münzkabinett, or Coin Cabinet of Dresden is one of Europe’s largest-scale numismatic collections, as well as one of the oldest museums in Germany. Currently, over 300,000 items call the cabinet home—from ancient coinage to minting equipment and historic documents, only a tenth of which are on permanent display.

The public portion of the coin cabinet is housed in the museum at Dresden Castle and consists of coins, banknotes, medals, seals, counterfeits, primitive forms of money, and minting equipment from the ancient Greco-Roman world to the modern European Union. These exhibits focus especially on the monetary history of Saxony and Germany in general.

 

In addition to research facilities and five centuries’ worth of artifacts, the Münzkabinett also possesses legal claim to any hoard of coins excavated on the Saxon territory, whose soil is rich in such hidden treasure. Coin hoards are now worth more than their bullion values when melted down, as they provide a good glimpse into the past. 

8 November 2021 - MAN FINDS GUNS AND MONEY IN BASEMENT

 

MAN FINDS GUNS AND 

MONEY IN BASEMENT

 

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This young man was stepping into the realm of first time home ownership, but what did he find in the basement?

 What he didn’t anticipate was what he would find inside his new home once he started getting settled. Scroll down and see what this guy found that had him in complete shock!

The new owner bought this house pretty cheap. The previous owner had passed way. The basement was chock full of junk when he first toured the house. The previous owner had not moved anything out.

 In the process of cleaning out the basement, the new owner noticed something odd. A piece of plywood that fit into the wall in a peculiar way. He decided to investigate the strange piece of wood further. When he tried to move it, it wouldn’t budge. Finally after some prying, he got the piece of wood to break away from the staircase and the wall. What he saw shocked, and even scared him a little. Inside the wall was a small room that measures about 4 x 4. Inside were many gun cases, military ammo crates and a big grey metal container. Also inside was a large safe.

Then there was the matter of this giant metal crate in the room. This whole crate was filled to the brim with pennies.

 

Clancy's comment: The previous owner must have been expecting a war.

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16 October 2021 - SPANISH WORKERS DISCOVER ROMAN COINS

 

SPANISH WORKERS 

DISCOVER ROMAN COINS 

 

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 Making a great archaeological find would be one of the most exciting things to happen to anyone. Unearthing a piece of our amazing planet’s past would be enough to fill almost anyone with a sense of joy and accomplishment. Well that’s precisely what happened to these construction workers in Spain. They were going about their day as if it was any other, when all of a sudden they made an absolutely incredible discovery. A discovery so big they couldn’t even unearth the whole thing! Check out what they found below.

 

 

 The workers were digging a ditch to run electricity to a park when they came across these old-looking pots. These pots are actually called amphoras, and they were made during the time when Rome ruled much of Europe. There actually turned out to be 19 of these amphoras in the area. All of them were full to the brim with bronze Roman Empire coins.

 The coins date back to around the 3rd or 4th century A.D. The surprising thing is that researchers say that these coins were never in actual circulation. The coins feature emperors Maximian and Constantine and are worth at least several million euros!

 

 

Clancy's comment: Wow, what a find, eh?

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