The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has released Episode 10 of its free podcast, Two Bits. In this episode, hosts Doug and Mitch discuss numismatic literature. The two look at both contemporary as well as classic works with a range of topics within those works.
Join Doug and Mitch as they discuss some contemporary and classic works of numismatic literature, with subjects ranging from compelling moments in American history to the vast array of worldwide issues. Find out why Doug’s book is one of Mitch’s favorites!
All The Money In The World by Doug Mudd
The Early Paper Money of America by Eric P. Newman
In God We Trust by William Bierly
— July 27, 2021
Two Bits Podcast Episode 10 Release Notes
Host Doug Mudd has collected since the age of 10 and is currently interested in ancients, modern paper money, WWI and pre-19th century medals and coins. He was Collection Manager for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Numismatic Collection from 1991 to 2004 and has been the curator of the ANA’s Money Museum since 2004. Author of numerous numismatic lectures, exhibits and publications, he writes a regular column for The Numismatist and has been an ANA Summer Seminar instructor since 2002. He is also the author of the NLG award winning book All the Money in the World printed in 2006 by Harper Collins as part of Smithsonian books.
Host Mitch Sanders is the author of the column “Getting Started” in the ANA’s Numismatist magazine. A lifelong collector, his numismatic interests range from popular collectibles like Mercury dimes and Franklin halves to more esoteric items including Canadian Chartered banknotes and Swedish plate money. From 2003 to 2010, he served as a representative of the general public on the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, and was committee chair from 2005 to 2009.
Episode 10 is the latest for the podcast was launched last year by the American Numismatic Association and is available on all of the popular podcast apps and services. This includes Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, Spotify, and PocketCasts to name but a few. Just search for Two Bits in your favorite app. You can also visit the link above to go to the podcast’s site and listen to episodes there too.
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