#782 - Dean Kinzer - Ancient Coin Expert | Founder of Kinzer Coins
Release Date: 09/29/2026
#782 - Dean Kinzer - Ancient Coin Expert | Founder of Kinzer Coins
The Grimerica Show
Interview starts at 32:00 Dean Kinzer of Kinzer Coins joins Graham Dunlop and Darren Grimes for a wide ranging conversation about ancient coins, the family roots that pulled him into collecting, and why coins are really compact historical records. Dean explains how ancient coinage evolved from electrum globs and early stamped pieces into state backed currency, and why collectors can use coins to trace politics, propaganda, economics, and the rise and fall of civilizations. We discuss why ancient coins are still accessible to new collectors, how grading and slabbed coins reduce the risk of...
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#781 - Luke Storey on loneliness, recovery, integrity, and writing A Horse Named Lonesome
The Grimerica Show
Luke Storey on loneliness, recovery, integrity, and writing A Horse Named Lonesome Luke Storey joins Graham Dunlop and Darren Grimes for a wide-ranging conversation about his new book, A Horse Named Lonesome, and the deeper themes behind it: relational loneliness, addiction recovery, spirituality, and what it means to live with integrity. The discussion also turns into a practical and philosophical look at how modern life, social media, and public identity can either deepen or dilute real human connection. This episode matters because it connects personal healing to a broader cultural...
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#780 - Wayne Purdin - Contact, Visions, Prophecy and the Golden Age
The Grimerica Show
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#778 - Bernie Taylor. Was Malta Atlantis?
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Connect Malta, Atlantis, and the island’s megalithic temples through Plato, older writers, and archaeoastronomy. The conversation weighs the traditional archaeological dating against sky-based alignments and asks whether Malta preserves traces of a much older lost civilization. Bernie is back, going a little deeper in this part of the world. Bernie Taylor, Naturalist, Archaeoastronomer and Author of Before Orion: Finding the Face of the Heroand Biological Time. We discuss Bernie’s three-part framework for Atlantis, the evidence from Malta’s temple sites, and why the...
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#776 - Helen Lavretsky, MD, MS - Living From The Soul: The Neuroscience of Spiritual Awakening
The Grimerica Show
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#775 - The Grimoire - Secret Teachings Esoteric Audiobook Club and Library | Global Launch Party
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The Grimerica Show
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#773 - Frank Rogala - Artifact Hunting and the Future of Information
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Interview starts at 28:10 Join us as Frank Rogala provides an astonishing update on his recent explorations into ancient civilizations, cutting-edge technology, and the nature of information itself. Discover how artifacts, underground structures, and AI innovations are reshaping our understanding of human history and the universe. Disclosure in Mackinaw tickets and info - Title: Unlocking Ancient Secrets and the Future of Knowledge with Frank Rogala In this episode: Frank shares insights from his recent trip to Italy unveiling the second Sphinx and related discoveries ...
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- Dean shares his origin story growing up in a collector household, surrounded by baseball cards, American coins, and a father whose collection grew into a massive organized archive
- We discuss how caring for his father’s collection after his illness led Dean to ancient coins, especially Biblical pieces like shekels of Tyre, tribute pennies, and widows mites
- The conversation explains the earliest coinage in western Turkey, including electrum, hand struck pieces, and the early fight against counterfeiting with striated designs and incuse punches
- Dean breaks down Croesus and the shift from stamped metal to formal state backed coinage across the Mediterranean
- We discuss how coin artistry evolved from utility to high relief portraits, signed dies, and city states using coins as civic identity
- Darren asks about money with no inherent value, and Dean uses Rome’s debasement of silver to show how inflation and collapse appear directly in coinage
- The Roman denarius is traced from high purity silver to zero silver over roughly 60 years, with Caracalla, Aurelian, and the late empire used as key examples
- The show explores how coins functioned as propaganda, carrying messages across an empire when direct communication was difficult
- Dean highlights unusual and collectible themes on ancient coins, including wrestlers, athletes, astronomy, animals, music, boxing, gladiators, and mythological founders
- The discussion turns to the Ides of March coin, Julius Caesar’s portrait on coinage, and why the Brutus Eid Mar coin is one of the most famous and valuable ancient coins
- Dean explains the modern collecting market, including slabbed coins, NGC grading, counterfeit prevention, and his own value guide and app for Roman imperial coins
- The episode closes with Dean talking about the diversity of the collecting community, the educational mission behind Kinzer Coins, and the idea of a surprise coin subscription concept sparked during the interview