Money Musings

Read unique stories, learn helpful advice, and enjoy anecdotes from hobby legend Ken Bressett’s astonishing career. New articles are uploaded each month!

Spill the Tea

September 30, 2026

3 min read

Reports indicate that tea money used by Chinese merchants as an international trade item appeared in Central Asia as recently as 1935.

Spill the Tea

Currency that Went Bananas

August 19, 2026

5 min read

Thanks to a corrupt leader, Kantanga’s currency "went bananas" after the Congo Crisis of 1960; but was it cunning, greed, or avarice?

Currency that Went Bananas

Adventures in True Grit Collecting

July 23, 2026

4 min read

Determined hobbyists with enthusiasm and tenacity often devise their own rules for collecting hard-to-acquire coins.

Adventures in True Grit Collecting

Let’s Take a Numismatic Walkabout

June 24, 2026

3 min read

Taking inspiration from the Australian walkabout, you can keep collecting a priority for the next generation by sharing your experiences.

Let’s Take a Numismatic Walkabout

Meanings of Money

May 15, 2026

3 min read

The words we use to describe currency might sound similar, but each has a different meaning for the author.

Meanings of Money

Crisis Currency

April 20, 2026

4 min read

Many hobbyists enjoy collecting siege money, an unusual and essential form of emergency money used during wartime.

Crisis Currency

Grading the Graders

March 24, 2026

4 min read

Grading has become a complex system of technical terms and evolving subcategories. Explore these confusing words that plague modern grading.

Grading the Graders

You Can Count on Me

February 17, 2026

3 min read

When and how did people begin to count and compute sums of money? And how does that influence today's hobbyists?

You Can Count on Me

A Way with Words

January 27, 2026

4 min read

Thanks to a number of stellar organizations (and the prizes they award), being an author has many rewards beyond the pleasure of writing.

A Way with Words

Be Prepared

December 18, 2025

3 min read

Staying organized and prepared isn’t just for Boy Scouts; it’s essential to maintaining and passing on your collection.

Be Prepared

Numismatic Nonsense

November 14, 2025

4 min read

Trust me; if a deal on a rare coin, token, medal, or bank note sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Numismatic Nonsense

A Penny Saved

October 10, 2025

3 min read

Cents are costly to produce, endlessly collectible, and often misnamed. What does this future hold for the lowest U.S. denomination?

A Penny Saved

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