by Ralph Benko | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
The New Royal Mint engraving, 1830 Originally posted on Thursday, June 12th, 2014 When Her Majesty’s government moved the British Royal Mint in the early 19th century, it was to a building called … the New Royal Mint. It is by a long yellow brick wall,...
by Ralph Benko | Jun 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Posted on Monday, June 9th, 2014 Written by Ralph J. Benko One of the most impressive, if (appropriately) reserved federal buildings in the national capital is that of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters located on Constitution Avenue. For its classical...
by Ralph Benko | Jun 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Photograph courtesy of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Originally posted on Monday, June 9th, 2014 One of the most impressive, if (appropriately) reserved federal buildings in the national capital is that of the Federal Reserve’s...
by Ralph Benko | Jun 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Royal Mint moved from the Tower of London to new premises c.1809 Originally posted on Thursday, June 5th, 2014 Wikipedia gives us a glimpse of the picturesque history of the British Royal Mint, where Sir Isaac Newton created, de facto, the modern classical gold...
by Ralph Benko | Jun 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
Pepys, by by Godfrey Kneller, 1689, courtesy of Wikipedia Originally posted on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014 The great Restoration diarist Samuel Pepys confided, to his diary, on May 19, 1663, some observations he made at the Royal Mint and its manufacture of coins under...
by Ralph Benko | May 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on Tuesday, May 27th, 2014 James Narron and David Skeie, two meticulously scholarly monetary officials of the Federal Reserve System, publishing, again, valuable lessons from history at the NY Fed’s Liberty Street Economics. This time, about...
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