One of the things I wanted to do when I was little was to go metal-detecting. I still remember the joy of getting one and going deep into the woods to see what I could find. Sadly for me about 10 minutes into it I was accosted by a local official who told me a… Continue reading What a rare gold coin from the Black Death can tell us about life in the 1350’s.
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A Brief History of the Penny
As the modern era of a cashless society rolls relentlessly onwards and due to inflation the value of it ever decreasing, the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has raised the prospect that like the half pence in the 1980’s the Penny be removed from circulation. The fact that the banking chief claims to rarely… Continue reading A Brief History of the Penny
Stephen Liddell 