From the Archive: The Great Pearl Sensation of 1891
Spink’s own Gregory Edmund discusses archive material in this Insider piece
Misc
ROMAN COINAGE ON THE PORTABLE ANTIQUITIES SCHEME
Andrew Brown discusses Roman Coinage in this Insider feature
200 Years of Polar Exploration
In November 2019, Spink unveiled the most important exhibition dedicated to Polar exploration ever staged
IT’S NOT ALL WHITE AT THE NORTH POLE
Pen Hadow, British explorer and conservationist, writes about his Arctic expedition
All You Need to Know About the Polymer £20 Note
Sarah John talks to Spink about the new £20 note – the first note to feature her signature as chief cashier and director of notes at the Bank of England
The 1914-18 Memorial Plaque
Peter Duckers As we have now come to the close of the four-year commemoration of ‘The Great War’, it may be fi tting to look at the personal memorial given by the government to the next-of-kin of all those, British or Imperial, men or women, who died on or as a result of war service. …