Following JFK’s assassination, U.S. Mint and Treasury officials, as well as the Senate, House and President, worked swiftly to memorialize him on a coin.
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Read an excerpt from “Nixon In New York” about Richard Nixon being in Dallas on the same day that JFK was assassinated.
Just hook it to my veins…
When I first met Monica Bay, I thought I was getting laid off.
The Eisenhower dollar was the culmination of a long-running battle over the use of silver in coins.
The Senator Robert Menendez case won’t be the first time in recent memory where numismatics or bullion played an important role.
The introduction of the U.S. Trade Dollar was probably the least objectionable thing about the Coinage Act of 1873.
Numismatics have long been an important trope in pop culture. Here are some of the more notable examples.
How a 2007 Wendy’s ad and subsequent lawsuit broke up Violent Femmes.
Remember when Journey hired Steve Augeri to replace Steve Perry and hoped no one would notice?
Lou Pearlman was one of the most influential music moguls of his time. And one of the biggest fraudsters.
Somewhere in the multiverse, we got these proposed coins instead of the ones that were actually issued.
Badfinger were supposed to be the next Beatles. Instead, they paid a tragic price for having bad, unscrupulous management.
Sci-Fact: Elements of futuristic films and TV shows about the law are here, raising legal questions about tech and freedom.
(Legal) Career Killers: Michael Jackson v. Sony and the People of the State of California.
How a chain-reaction of events in the early 2000s led to Michael Jackson’s downfall.