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LOOSE CHANGE: OCTOBER 25, 2026Here are some additional items in the media this week that may be of interest. -Editor A Numismatic News article by Sierra Holt discusses a rare silver locket encasing a gold coin. The piece was likely made in 1660 to commemorate a marriage in County Cork, Ireland. -Editor
The ornateness continues in the locket with an engraving of the Crucifixion and a 1619-struck gold 2 doppia from Parma and Piacenza during the reign of Duke Ranuccio I Farnese placed inside. As Roseberys notes in its press release, the issue would have carried a special resonance for the Catholic landowning family as at the time, high-value coins were carried as jewelry. Doppia circulated as a trade gold and was often in the possession of wealthy Europeans. It isn't known when exactly the locket was lost or why, but it was rediscovered around 1850 under the castle of Mashanaglass in County Cork by a farm laborer. The locket was then taken to the rector of the parish, restored, and given to a Coppinger descendant. "Very few objects survive with such a vivid sense of the people and place to which they belonged," explains Anna Evans, Head of Works of Art at Roseberys. When the coin reached the Roseberys' Fine & Decorative auction on October 1, the token of love was paired with a copy of The Cork Historical and Archaeological Society Journal from 1895 that reported on the discovery. Also accompanying it was a handwritten 1892 letter from the British Museum's Keeper of Coins that identified the coin.
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The latest Greysheet Podcast features John Feigenbaum speaking with Ursula Kampmann and David Vagi about ancient coins. -Editor In this episode of the Greysheet Podcast, host John Feigenbaum sits down with world-renowned ancient coin expert David Vagi of NGC and numismatic authority Ursula Kampmann for a fascinating discussion about ancient coins, coin authentication, grading, and the evolution of the global coin market. David Vagi explains how NGC Ancients developed its unique grading system, evaluating strike quality, surface quality, and wear rather than relying solely on a traditional numerical grade. He also discusses counterfeit detection, the challenges of authenticating ancient coins, and how third-party grading has made ancient coin collecting more accessible to new collectors. The conversation also explores how the internet, digital photography, and online auctions have transformed the rare coin market, along with the differences between American and European approaches to trust, certification, and collecting.
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In the you-can-pair-this-with-your-Clinton-quarter department, here's a not-safe-for-work coin that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gifted the President. -Editor 
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) greeted President Trump as he arrived in Florida on Friday afternoon with a gift: a gold coin with an image of Trump holding up a middle finger. The coin bears Trump's face and the inscription, "YOU MISSED B-----S." Trump showed reporters the gift after receiving it. It is not clear what the inscription refers to, but Trump has survived multiple assassination attempts, the most notable of which was an extremely close call at a rally in Butler, Pa., during the 2024 presidential campaign.
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