by Ralph Benko | May 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 James Narron and David Skeie, two of the most erudite monetary officials of our era, write at the NY Fed’s Liberty Street Economics about the currency crisis of 1779. Some choice excerpts: April 11, 2014 Crisis...
by Ralph Benko | May 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 GreatSeal.com (not affiliated with the U.S. government) provides an excellent summary history of the formulation of the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States. The Great Seal is, of course, depicted, front and...
by Ralph Benko | May 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on Thursday, May 15th, 2014 Once upon a time, lore has it, an engraver inscribed a tiny image of an owl nested into a curlicue on the back of the dollar bill. Image courtesy of Wikipedia Some claim it to be a spider. Others claim it is an artifact...
by Ralph Benko | May 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Labyrinth Image courtesy of Wikimedia Originally posted on Tuesday, May 13th, 2014 On April 13, 2014, readers of the Sunday New York Times Book Review were treated to a cover theme under an adaptation of the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States —...
by Ralph Benko | May 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
Photo courtesy of Los Alamos National Laboratory Originally posted on Thursday, May 8th, 2014 Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory recently identified the world’s largest single crystal gold nugget, worth an estimated $1.5M (for its rarity rather...
by Ralph Benko | May 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Image courtesy of Wikipedia Originally posted on Tuesday, May 6th, 2014 In the Kaiser Friedrich Museum (now Gemäldegalerie), Berlin, there resides a beautiful painting by Rembrandt, The Money Changer. Rembrandt captures the golden candle light and yet one is struck by...
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