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News-Antique.com - Dec 18,2008 - Many interesting features in the magazine this month:
Market Scene
New world record
A spectacular sale - Four Rare Russian coins
Variation on a theme
A new variety of the 1887 Queen Victoria Jubilee proof sovereign
The military horse on ancient coinage
A numismatic expression of the bond between man and horse
King’s gold hoard in Suffolk
An exciting metal detector find
The Jugate Portraits of William & Mary
A challenge for the Mint
Dates for deliberation
The years 1925, 1927 & 1947
Some older tokens from Egypt
Popular but seldom-seen tokens
The Atlas Experiment
Marking a major step in particle physics
Beginner’s guide to dragon spotting
Dr Kerry Rodgers indulges in a little notaphilic dragonology
Banknote feature
Bank of Ireland
A look at Ireland’s oldest bank
Keeping a watchful eye
Michael Dobney of the BoE
Regular Features:
Editor’s Comment
Coin news & views
New issues coin update
Royal Mint Bulletin
Market Scene
Price Guide to Guineas
Coin Classroom
Banknote News
Price Guide—Allied Irish Banks Ltd, Allied Irish Bank PLC & Bank of Ireland
New issues banknote update
Dealers’ lists
Letters to the Editor
York Fair Feature
Fair diary
Auction diary
Societies diary
Semi-display adverts
The Web Page
Classified advertising
Advertiser's index
January 2009
Volume 46 No. 1
The Atlas Experiment
I AM sure you are as fed up as I am with the seemingly endless talk on television, the radio, newspapers, etc., about the credit crunch, the recession and the fact that we are all going to hell in a handcart (apparently). There is no doubt that in certain sectors times are tough but how much of that has been created by the media is a matter of debate. I know that if I were working in the car or construction industry right now I’d be fuming at some of the irresponsible reporting going on at the moment. Unfortunately the media are creating a self-fulfilling prophecy and as they talk up fears of a recession so the public at large, fearful of the bleak future being portrayed, rein in their spending. As soon as the spending stops so just about every other sector of the economy begins to suffer—and that’s without the problems caused by banks unwilling to lend because mistakes of their own making have put them on the edge of collapse! What you may ask has this to do with our hobby? Well to put it simply if we are about to enter a period of recession, artificially created or not, we need to know what that means for us. Let me make one thing clear at the start: numismatics is not suffering in the same way as so many other areas are—you only have to look at the record prices being paid at auction and witness the very healthy attendance at coin shows to realise that we are in an exceptionally fortunate position. Indeed collectable metal—be it in coin, token, medal or jewellery form, is bucking the trend set by just about every other market area
