by Ralph Benko | Jul 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
Posted on Thursday, July 3rd, 2014 Written by Ralph J. Benko Some of the standard fundamental denominations of gold by weight are grains and pennyweights. “Pennyweight” has an interesting, and significant, back story. According to Wikipedia: In the Middle...
by Ralph Benko | Jul 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
1807 British Half Penny, Reverse Originally posted on Thursday, July 3rd, 2014 Some of the standard fundamental denominations of gold by weight are grains and pennyweights. “Pennyweight” has an interesting, and significant, back story. According...
by Ralph Benko | Jun 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
Posted on Monday, June 30th, 2014 Written by Ralph J. Benko Adam Smith, in Wealth of Nations, Volume II Book II, paragraphs 100 – 103, makes a pointed critique of American colonial paper money, and praise for the Currency Act prohibiting such. Smith: The paper...
by Ralph Benko | Jun 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
Image courtesy of adamsmith.org Originally posted on Monday, June 30th, 2014 Adam Smith, in Wealth of Nations, Volume II Book II, paragraphs 100 – 103, makes a pointed critique of American colonial paper money, and praise for the Currency Act prohibiting such....
by Ralph Benko | Jun 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Posted on Thursday, June 26th, 2014 Written by Ralph J. Benko The erudite Ryan Sellars, publishing at AncientCarthage.com, recounts two variants of the once-famous legend of Dido … and her treasure. [B]y the first century CE, the legend of Dido’s treasure had...
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