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Return 2022
All, I hope you are well. I wanted to thank you for your continued support and readership of JET Numismatics. I have been on a break/hiatus from blogging for quite some time. After the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown, and other life events, it has kept me away from numismatics and I am hoping to change that […]
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JET Reviews #002: Keep Checking That Change: CFA Field Guide by Chadwick Sirnio
“JET Reviews #002: Keep Checking that Change: CFA Field Guide” is the second installment of a product review series on JET Numismatics. Content reviewed in this book, including screenshots of specific pages, were used with consent from Mr. Chadwick Sirnio. Editor’s Note: This book is offered in both Amazon Kindle e-Book and Paperback formats. This review […]
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JET Reviews #001: A Guide Book of Civil War Tokens by Q. David Bowers
“JET Reviews #001: A Guide Book of Civil War Tokens by Q. David Bowers” is the first installment of a product review series on JET Numismatics. Content reviewed in this book, including scans of specific pages, were used with consent from Whitman Publishing, LLC. Editor’s Note: A copy of the book was provided to JET […]
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Checking That Change: The CFA Interview
“Checking That Change: The CFA Interview” by Jack Topping. [14 July 2019] “And as always, keep checking that change!” shouted the Coins for Amateurs family, donning pirate costumes for “Talk Like a Pirate Day” as they ended their September 19, 2018 livestream. Another successful coin roll hunt, looking for all kinds of nickel varieties, errors, […]
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WINS and the Henning Nickel
“WINS and the Henning Nickel” by Jack Topping [20 May 2019] Recently published exclusively for the World Internet Numismatic Society, JET Numismatics Editor Jack Topping authored a short piece on the infamous Henning Nickel for the World Internet Numismatic Society (“WINS”) Newsletter. The Henning Nickel, which is known throughout the numismatic world as one of […]
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Rushing Through Panama: The Story of William J. Topping
“Rushing Through Panama: The Story of William J. Topping” by Jack Topping. [10 September 2018] Of all the years in American history, the year of 1849 reflects the possibility of adventure and the prospects of prosperity more than any other. The main event of that decade was the California Gold Rush, which was the mass […]
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Transcription of William J. Topping’s Panama Letter, December 15, 1849
Editor’s note: This transcription was first transcribed in the 1960’s by Charles E. Topping, Sr. This second edition was electronically transcribed by Jack Topping and includes spelling and grammatical corrections from errors found in the first edition. Certain words or sentences (including spelling and grammar errors) are preserved as found in the original document. All […]
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App Review: “Lookzee”
“App Review: Lookzee” is an official iOS app review by Jack Topping for JET Numismatics. This review was completed on an Apple iOS device, for Apple products. All images and other copyrighted material displayed in this review were used with consent from the Lookzee development team. [3 July 2018] The scenario: You are in a […]
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The Magic of Metal Detecting
“The Magic of Metal Detecting” by Jack Topping. [2 May 2018] By definition, a metal detector is “a device that gives an audible or visual signal when its search head comes close to a metallic object”. While this definition would be obvious to some, the intricacies in the art of metal detecting extends far beyond […]
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Facebook’s Close-Knit Coin Communities
“Facebook’s Close-Knit Coin Communities” by Jack Topping. [13 February 2018] 3,852 members and counting. This ever increasing membership number is just one example of many Facebook groups dedicated to numismatics. “All American Coin Collectors” as it’s known, is a unique yet relatable group of numismatic beginners, experts, photographers, journalists, and everyone else between. Besides a […]
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