You’d forgive Manchester United fans like yours truly for living in the past. Especially in the magical year of 1999.
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.
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“Am I Not a Woman & A Sister”: A Hard Times Token That Foreshadowed Even Harder Times Ahead. (UPDATED)
A look at one of the most famous, and consequential, Hard Times Tokens.
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Arkansas Centennial Half Dollar (Joe Robinson Version): A Forgettable Coin for a Forgotten Senate Giant
When we think powerful Senate Majority Leaders, it’s usually Lyndon Johnson, Robert Taft, Mitch McConnell or Harry Reid. Why not Joe Robinson?
Like many collectors who came of age in the 80s and 90s, my introduction into coin collecting came with bicentennial coins.
George H.W. Bush passed away on Friday at the age of 94. Read about his indirect but important role in Richard Nixon’s comeback.
CBS Sunday Morning ran a story this weekend about Richard Nixon’s 1968 comeback. I thought it was a good piece that summarized what was at stake, both in Nixon’s life …
On November 5, 1968, Richard Nixon completed his remarkable comeback from political oblivion and was elected President of the United States.
Truly popular designs never really go away – politicians and Treasury officials will always figure out ways to recycle them.
A look at some coins issued by World War II puppet governments in Manchuria and France.
How the Susan B. Anthony Dollar became the New Coke of coins.
Kudos to Take That for trying something (a little) different the usual “Greatest Hits” anniversary package.