As the 1980s began, commemorative coins were deader than disco, Francisco Franco and The Eagles. But then George Washington’s 250th birthday changed everything.
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.
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.
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 Killers: “The Spaghetti Incident?” and “Sympathy for the Devil” by Guns N’ Roses
A covers album and a single from Guns N’ Roses certainly sounded like a great idea at the time.
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 …
My first trip to a coin convention. I had a ton of fun, although my wallet is definitely lighter now.
It’s been said that great art comes out of great suffering or adversity. That wasn’t the case for Metallica’s “St. Anger.”
Sometimes, coins that were unpopular and widely denigrated in their day end up being vindicated by later generations.
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.
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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.