Sometimes, coins that were unpopular and widely denigrated in their day end up being vindicated by later generations.
I’ve talked about the coins I didn’t buy at the ANA World’s Fair of Money. So what about the ones I did buy?
When New Kids on the Block (sorry, NKOTB) tried to re-invent their sound, let’s just say it was not successful.
“Nixon in New York” will be released on paperback in the fall. As such, here’s a post about my Richard Nixon coin.
As mentioned in Part I, Napoleon Bonaparte was on plenty of his empire’s official coinage. That was also true of unofficial ones.
Napoleon Bonaparte sure is on a lot of coins and tokens. That’s what happens when you conquer or subjugate most of Europe.
The things we do for a free vacation.
Unloved by many (including Charles De Gaulle), this subway token-esque coin nevertheless proved to be very influential.
So honored to see Digital Dangers, a year-long special series on cybersecurity and the law that I was in charge of, win the national gold Azbee for Print Feature series …
My first trip to a coin convention. I had a ton of fun, although my wallet is definitely lighter now.
People lost their ever loving minds when Victor David Brenner put his initials on the 1909 Lincoln cent.
The ANA World’s Fair of Money was intense. And lots of fun!
My latest feature. In a lot of ways, this is the story I was born to write.
A Treble of Coins Commemorating Manchester United’s Greatest Accomplishment
You’d forgive Manchester United fans like yours truly for living in the past. Especially in the magical year of 1999.
Truly popular designs never really go away – politicians and Treasury officials will always figure out ways to recycle them.