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“Pic of the Week”, October 2, 2020: The Coin Artist, Ushuaia
In a park along Ushuaia’s waterfront is a small market featuring small “mom and pop” gift shops, like this one. Most sell junk like crappy t-shirts and hats, but this one caught our eye.
This gentleman is an artist. He takes coins from around the world, meticulously cuts out the artwork within them to make lovely pendents featuring animals, flowers, buildings, heroes, etc. — a large assortment of beautiful items. I’d only in decades of traveling seen one other display of its type, and that many years ago.
My wife is extremely fond of horses and purchased several horse pendants for herself and as gifts. The artist was appreciative and pleased to know his handiwork was traveling to California and Washington state.
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Oct 1, 2020
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Royal Canadian Mint, Winnipeg, Canada
The Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg is, in my opinion, one of the most interesting travel destinations on the prairies It is a place with a combination of artistry and craftsmanship, economics, money, and Canadian pragmatism.
There are two mints in Canada, one in the nation’s capital of Ottawa, and the newer one in Winnipeg. The Ottawa mint is a “low-volume, high quality” facility which makes special issue and bullion coins (eg. Maple Leaf gold coins). The Winnipeg Mint is a high-volume state-of-the-art factory that makes the money Canadians use on a daily basis. Every Canadian circulation coin is produced here –- that’s about a billion coins each year. The Winnipeg mint was established in 1976 …
