The Spring 2020 issue of SPINK INSIDER has been published. This house organ naturally includes announcements and other information about the firm's upcoming sales, but there is also a lot of great numismatic research.
Here's an excerpt from the table of contents. The complete issue is available to read online and bibliophiles can order a hardcopy.
-Editor
The Importance of Currency During the Indentureship System in Mauritius
by Ghirish Bissoon
The Englishman Who Saved the Jacobites’ Gold
by Martyn Downer
An Interview with David R. Sear
by Olivia Marshall
Quarantines: From Plague and Cholera to Coronavirus Covid-19
by Guy Dutau
Life Cycle: A Global Ride To Fight Cancer (Around The South Pole)
by David Rose
The Story of Polymer Notes in the UK
by Jonathan Callaway
The Port Royal Earthquake of June 1692: An Eye-Witness Account
by Nick Startup
Rivalling Rome: Parthian Coins and Culture
by Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis and Alexandra Magub
A Brief History of the Shah Jahan Diamond
by Olivia Marshall
Social Distancing In 1666: Orders for the Prevention of the Plague
by Emma Howard
To read the complete issue, see:
SPINK INSIDER ISSUE 36 SPRING 2020
(https://storage.spink.com/source/Insider/Insider36.pdf)
Wayne Homren, Editor
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