The Planchet

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) has released the fifth episode of season three of their podcast, The Planchet. In this episode, the Society has a converation with Richard Abdy. Mr. Abdy has worked in the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum since 1998. Richard Abdy has worked in the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum since 1998 where he first processed treasure cases from England and Wales and now …

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The American Numismatic Society (ANS) has released the fourth episode of season three of its popular podcast, The Planchet. In this episode, ANS photographer Alan Roche talks about how to take great photos of your coins with your smartphone. Mr. Roche has been making coin images for the American Numismatic Society for 20 years and has a wealth of knowledge and creativity when it comes to coin photography. With the vast majority of us always …

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The American Numismatic Society (ANS) has released the Episode 3 in season three of their podcast, The Planchet. The podcasts available on all major podcasts platforms as well as the podcast’s home page. It is free to the public. Episode 3 provides highlights of conversations at the 2022 Eric P. Newman Graduate Summer Seminar in Numismatics. After a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19, the Eric P. Newman Graduate Summer Seminar in Numismatics returned in 2022 for …

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The American Numismatic Society (ANS) has released the second episode in season three of their podcast, The Planchet. The podcast, which is available on your favorite podcast app or service, has an interview with Len Augsburger, the Executive Director of the Newman Numismatic Portal. The 39-minute episode provides some great insights into Mr. Augsburger’s numismatic journey as well as the origins of the Newman Numismatic Portal. Season 3 of The Planchet podcast continues with a …

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The American Numismatic Society (ANS) has launched the first episode of season 3 of its popular podcast, The Planchet. This episode features a wide ranging interview with Shanna Schmidt of Shanna Schmidt Numismatics. Season 3 of The Planchet podcast begins with a wide-ranging interview with Shanna Schmidt of Shanna Schmidt Numismatics. Since 2019, Shanna has been a Fellow of the American Numismatic Society and has also served as a board governor for the American Numismatic Association (ANA). …

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The American Numismatic Society (ANS) has released the first episode of the second season of their excellent podcast, The Planchet. In this first episode of the new season, the ANS hosts an extensive interview with Dr. Irene Soto Marin, Assistant Curator of Numismatics at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan. Season 2 of The Planchet podcast kicks off with a wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Irene Soto Marín, Assistant …

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The American Numismatic Society (ANS) has released Episode 8 of its new-for-2020 podcast, The Planchet. The episode is titled Money and Power in Hellenistic Bactria and is a 55-minute long episode hosted by Simon Glenn, Digital Curator of the early modern collections of the Ashmolean Museum. The eighth episode of The Planchet features an interview with Dr. Simon Glenn of the Ashmolean Museum. We discuss Glenn’s new book published by the American Numismatic Society, Money and Power in Hellenistic …

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The American Numismatic Society has released episode 7 of its new-for-2020 podcast, The Planchet. The title of this episode is A Brief History of Oxford’s Earliest Coin Collections and the hint of of what is discussed in the podcast is somewhat in the title. The seventh episode of The Planchet features an interview with Dr. Andrew Burnett, retired Deputy Director of the British Museum and its Keeper of Coins and Medals, who also presided over the Royal Numismatic …

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The American Numismatic Society has published episode 6 of their podcast, The Planchet, titled Old Regime France and its Jetons The sixth episode of The Planchet features an interview with Dr. Jim McClellan, Professor Emeritus of Stevens Institute of Technology, where from 1977 he taught the history of science. McClellan is also a serious student of tokens, namely the jetons of Old Regime (pre-1789) France, and what these tell us about pre-Revolution French history that cannot be gleaned easily from …

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