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.
A rare instance where a band’s most successful album helped lead to its demise.
80’s star Bryan Adams beat the odds and thrived in the 90s. Then came this album.
It’s hard to believe that only one Supreme Court justice (who wasn’t previously President) has ever been on a government-issued coin.
Don’t buy coins from China – because they’re probably fake.
Who would have thought a concept album inspired by the Falkland Islands War would end the most successful incarnation of Pink Floyd?
Van Halen made a triumphant appearance with David Lee Roth at the 1996 MTV VMAs. So then they made an album with Gary Cherone?
As the 1980s began, commemorative coins were deader than disco, Francisco Franco and The Eagles. But then George Washington’s 250th birthday changed everything.
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.
It’s been said that great art comes out of great suffering or adversity. That wasn’t the case for Metallica’s St. Anger.
Maria Theresa never ruled the Holy Roman Empire, but she gave us a beautiful coin, and one of the most popular trade dollars ever.
How do you replace the irreplaceable? You don’t — but INXS sure tried.
This is the coin that made me want to become a numismatist. Thanks mom!
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.