Literature Comes Alive With Coin Collecting
While I am at work, I generally listen to audio books on my headphones. I started with a few of my favorite books and moved onto some that I didn’t know at all. One of these books was a classic by Jules Verne, author of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. This may seemingly have no connection to coin collecting but bear with me.
Around the World in 80 Days follows Phileas Fogg around the world on an eccentric bet with some co-workers that he just can’t make it. While on his journey, he proceeds through strange territories and countries spending money all the way. Eventually, Mr. Fogg arrives in the United States and passes through Utah. While in Utah, they visit the Mormon city of Salt Lake. While I could imagine this Englishman spending banknotes in pounds and dollar bills, I had no idea that Mormons had their own currency.
That’s when I saw that the February Heritage Long Beach Auction was actually going to be auctioning off an 1860 Mormon five dollar coin. It was certainly a sight to behold and definitely something I’d love to add to my coin collection.
On subsequent readings and listening of Around the World in 80 Days, I was able more easily to picture Mr. Fogg spending coins just like these. It certainly added a new dimension to my enjoyment of the book.
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Posted on: Monday, February 6th, 2012 at 3:41 pm
Posted in: Coin Collecting Tips
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