The origins of this go back to Charlemagne's 8th century decree that the money of the Holy Roman Empire should be silver coins, so quantities could be determined by counting rather than weighing. This in turn is based on the Roman Empire's 12 denarii being equal to one gold solidus, and...
ter. We ordered drinks. While we drank, he talked continually about himself, his family, his wife and her family. He said his wife was rich. He showed me a handful of silver coins that he pulled from his coat pocket. By this time, I had decided that I wanted no more of him. I ...
One Crack Out eoneems an assort- ment'of Toronto low-lifes: hustlers and their victims, pimps and their whores, gamblers and their collectors. The play's central character is Charlie Evans, a pool shark down on bis luck in the bedroom as well as in the poolhall. At the mot ofhis ...
Sure, us jaded collectors always want to bring and show off our, or get to play with someone else's, latest cool puzzle of the moment, but I think we overlook that even avid puzzlers who are nonetheless new to the community might not have experienced many of the "classics" firsthand. ...