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    One of a Kind: The 2005 John Marshall Commemorative Silver Dollar

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer February 7, 2020
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer February 7, 2020

    It’s hard to believe that only one Supreme Court justice (who wasn’t previously President) has ever been on a government-issued coin.

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    Career Killers: “Switch” by INXS

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer January 31, 2020
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer January 31, 2020

    How do you replace the irreplaceable? You don’t — but INXS sure tried.

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  • The Coin Blog

    The Folly of Collecting Chinese Coins

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer January 17, 2020
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer January 17, 2020

    Don’t buy coins from China – because they’re probably fake.

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  • Career KillersMusicReviews

    Career Killers: “The Final Cut” by Pink Floyd (Updated)

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer January 3, 2020
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer January 3, 2020

    Who would have thought a concept album inspired by the Falkland Islands War would end the most successful incarnation of Pink Floyd?

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    All About the Benjamins

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer December 27, 2019
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer December 27, 2019

    This is the coin that made me want to become a numismatist. Thanks mom!

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  • Career KillersMusicReviews

    Career Killers: “Van Halen III”

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer December 14, 2019
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer December 14, 2019

    Van Halen made a triumphant appearance with David Lee Roth at the 1996 MTV VMAs. So then they made an album with Gary Cherone?

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  • LawPoliticsThe Coin Blog

    The 1982 George Washington Half Dollar: Commemorative Coins Make a Comeback

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer December 8, 2019
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer December 8, 2019

    As the 1980s began, commemorative coins were deader than disco, Francisco Franco and The Eagles. But then George Washington’s 250th birthday changed everything.

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  • Career KillersMusicReviews

    Career Killers: “The Long Run” by The Eagles

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer November 24, 2019
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer November 24, 2019

    Lots of bands can’t follow up a career-defining album. The Long Run not only fell short of Hotel California, but it ended The Eagles.

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  • PoliticsThe Coin Blog

    Rise of the Silver Eagle

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer November 15, 2019
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer November 15, 2019

    One thing I’ve learned is that federal politicians have a lot of power when it comes to coinage. Case in point: Sen. Jim McClure.

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    Career Killers: “St. Anger” by Metallica

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer November 2, 2019
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer November 2, 2019

    It’s been said that great art comes out of great suffering or adversity. That wasn’t the case for Metallica’s St. Anger.

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    The Great Compromiser: Henry Clay Tokens (UPDATED)

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer October 26, 2019
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer October 26, 2019

    Henry Clay may have failed to win the Presidency on five different occasions, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t on a lot of tokens.

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  • Career KillersMusicReviews

    Career Killers: “Sympathy for the Devil” by Guns N’ Roses

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer October 12, 2019
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer October 12, 2019

    Let’s get Guns N’ Roses to record a song for a 90s movie starring a Hollywood A-Lister! It
    worked before!

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  • The Coin Blog

    Vindicated by History: The 1893 Queen Isabella Commemorative Quarter

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer October 4, 2019
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer October 4, 2019

    Sometimes, coins that were unpopular and widely denigrated in their day end up being vindicated by later generations.

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  • The Coin Blog

    My Trip to the 2019 ANA World’s Fair of Money – Part II

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer September 13, 2019
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer September 13, 2019

    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?

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  • Career KillersMusicReviews

    Career Killers: “Face the Music” by NKOTB

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer September 13, 2019
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer September 13, 2019

    When New Kids on the Block (sorry, NKOTB) tried to re-invent their sound, let’s just say it was not successful.

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About Me

About Me

- Author, Journalist, Writer, Editor, Ex-Lawyer.

- Author of Nixon in New York: How Wall Street Helped Richard Nixon Win the White House (2018) and Supreme Pressure: The Rejection of John J. Parker and the Birth of the Modern Supreme Court Confirmation Process (2025)

- Husband, father and dog-lover.

- Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Manchester United supporter.

- Chicago via Pittsburgh, New York City and several others.

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