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The Bible has over 2000 references to money and its related topics like wealth and possessions. Yet only a small percentage of people knows what some of the coins looked like, how they were used, and how they fit into the Bible from a historical perspective.
We will join that small percentage of people by exploring the coins described in the Bible. And then we will join a far smaller percentage of people in the world who have touched coins that were hand struck during biblical times, especially those struck during Christ’s lifetime. Could Jesus himself have held any of these coins? It is not out of the question….we will discover why.
Norma Fries, a long-time Instituter, is often asked how she got into collecting coins and currency. She responds that her interest grew from watching her Dad collect coins—he seemed to be having such a grand time! After getting a degree in mathematics, teaching high school math for 5 years, and working for IBM in software development for almost 30 years, she finally had time to study history and the monies affiliated with that history. She is so happy to share what she has collected and discovered.
