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The Class of 1916: The Standing Liberty Quarter, Mercury Dime and Walking Liberty Half Dollar
“Speak softly and carry a big stick. And make sure you have beautiful-looking coins in your pocket.”
J.C. Chasez was always the talented one in NSYNC. But this album ensured he’d never measure up to the other guy.
Mark Knopfler writes his own ending to the Dire Straits story.
Why did we once have a 20-cent piece? We can thank one U.S. Senator for that.
Maria Theresa never ruled the Holy Roman Empire, but she gave us a beautiful coin, and one of the most popular trade dollars ever.
80’s star Bryan Adams beat the odds and thrived in the 90s. Then came this album.
How do you replace the irreplaceable? You don’t — but INXS sure tried.
Don’t buy coins from China – because they’re probably fake.
This is the coin that made me want to become a numismatist. Thanks mom!
Van Halen made a triumphant appearance with David Lee Roth at the 1996 MTV VMAs. So then they made an album with Gary Cherone?
“Oh honey, look at this one!” my wife gesticulated to me one night, holding out her phone with glee. It was a picture of a small, tan-and-white dog named “Axel.” …
A rare instance where a band’s most successful album helped lead to its demise.
It’s hard to believe that only one Supreme Court justice (who wasn’t previously President) has ever been on a government-issued coin.
Who would have thought a concept album inspired by the Falkland Islands War would end the most successful incarnation of Pink Floyd?