Coin Collecting and Genealogy

Rebuilding my Grandfather’s Coin Collection

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125th Anniversary Evacuation Day Medal from my Coin Collection
Photo by author from my collection

Some of what follows is conjecture. All is subject to the imperfections of my memory, but the whole of it is truth, at least as well as I know it. As the title implies, it has a little bit of genealogy in it, but that’s not my main interest. We are all related, and although written records only go back a small number of years, you and I…

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Anthony Lawrence (Pcunix)
Collectibles, History, Knowledge

Retired Unix Consultant. I write tech and humor mostly but sometimes other things. see my Lists if your interests are specific.