The Coin Story Podcast
Coin Story is the podcast that proves every coin has a story to tell. Pete your numismatic guide dives into the rich history behind coins from around the world connecting metal to meaning in ways you never expected. Whether it’s a forgotten penny from your junk drawer or a legendary coin from ancient Rome, each episode uncovers the tales behind the currency: who made it, who used it, and what it reveals about the world then—and now. With a touch of GenX humor, a dose of history, and the occasional family anecdote. Coin Story brings numismatics to life one coin at a time.
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Episodes
Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
This is a tale of hubris, poultry, and catastrophic naval failure. We’re talking about the time Publius Claudius Pulcher went toe-to-toe with the gods—and some chickens. And got plucked.
Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
Today we go back in time to a World at War. This is a 1 Gulden coin from the Netherlands — minted in 1940, the year the Germans invaded during Operation Fall Gelb and the Queen fled.
Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
It’s time for… STACKERS VERSUS NUMISMATIC COLLECTORS: “Let’s get ready to Collect” ‘Time for The Rumble in the Vault!”
Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
In today’s episode we travel back through the ages to the mean marble streets of Constantinople, modern day Istanbul, capital of the Byzantine Empire and what remained of the Roman Empire. And birthplace of a coin that’s got more drama, mystery, and religious iconography than a Dan Brown novel. During this period Basil II (reigned 976–1025): He was one of the most powerful and effective emperors of the Byzantine Empire, known for his military campaigns, especially against the Bulgarians.
Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
We will examine how a German Medal tells the story of a world set on fire and why China seem so difficult to deal with when it comes to international policy. It's a medal that remembers.
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Today's episode is on the German 50 million mark coin. We will exanine the slide of Weinmar Germany into insolvency.
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Are the answers to Europe's problems found in the past? Friedrich the Great may have some of the answers to Germany's problems.
Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
The two biggest and baddest empires on the Mediterrean go to battle with the world in the balance. We will find out when the two largest Empires of the ancient world Rome and Carthage go to war.
Thursday May 29, 2025
Thursday May 29, 2025
On this episode of Coin Story we have a look at the Pontus King that stood against Rome, Mithridates.