George Yonek sees coins as both an art form and a glimpse into a nation’s culture.
“What people put on coins is indicative of the country’s pride, what’s important to them,” said Yonek, a Penn Township resident who serves as president of the Greensburg Coin Club. “That’s why I collect foreign coins. They tend to be more interesting than American coins. We usually put dead guys on ours.”
Yonek said there are fewer people every year who see coins they way he does. At 56, he’s one of the younger members of the local coin club, which was established in 1959.