RING CURRENCY AND ANIMAL CURRENCY ITEMS IN A COLLECTION IN WASHINGTON, USA

About the same time when I got to know Bob Reis' website I also discovered Scott Semans World Coins. Scott has been a coin dealer since 1966, he specializes in Asian and African coins and "ethnograpgic ("primitive") money. I did not buy anything from Scott but I traded with him a book he wanted to have with a few auction catalogs that I needed badly to write my book (yet to be published, The Forgotten Tin Ring Currency of the Malay Peninsula). I later discovered that Scott has a few items of Ring Currency and Animal Currency in his collection. He was kind enough to sent me a scan these items.

I have not been in touch with Scott for quite some time but you can read about Malay Tin Monies on his website, see images of items and buy them depending on availability. I asked Scott whether he was willing to sell certain items in the scan he sent me but he declined. I was a bit disappointed for not being able to buy these items but at the same time happy to know that after many many years of having these items in his collection they are still not for sale hence indicating how valuable they are to him. Scott Seman is based in Issaquah, Washington, USA.

MALAYSIA - THE MOST MYSTERIOUS COUNTRY ON EARTH

Years ago while researching my hobby I came across this article, From A to Z Series - Malaysia by Bob Reis a coin dealer based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. What really got my attention was how he started his article - Numismatically speaking, this (Malay Peninsula, now Malaysia) is perhaps the most mysterious country on earth...

I bought a Cocos Island coupon from Bob a few years ago that I subsequently traded away. I have not told him about linking to his article yet but you can read about what he wrote here.