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    Expensive Flop: How the Sacagawea Dollar Failed to Change the Face of Money

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer May 17, 2024
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer May 17, 2024

    The Sacagawea Dollar had a lot going for it: great look, expensive ad campaign. So why did it fail?

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    Ich Bin Ein Half Dollar

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer November 30, 2023
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer November 30, 2023

    Following JFK’s assassination, U.S. Mint and Treasury officials, as well as the Senate, House and President, worked swiftly to memorialize him on a coin.

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    Living Up To The Hype: 2023 Reverse Proof Morgan and Peace Dollars

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer November 17, 2023
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer November 17, 2023

    Just hook it to my veins…

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    What If?

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer November 10, 2023
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer November 10, 2023

    Somewhere in the multiverse, we got these proposed coins instead of the ones that were actually issued.

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  • PoliticsThe Coin Blog

    Americans Certainly Liked Ike. As For His Coin, That’s Complicated…

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer October 13, 2023
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer October 13, 2023

    The Eisenhower dollar was the culmination of a long-running battle over the use of silver in coins.

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    Coins in Court: Recent Trials Involving Numismatics or Bullion

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer September 27, 2023
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer September 27, 2023

    The Senator Robert Menendez case won’t be the first time in recent memory where numismatics or bullion played an important role.

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  • PoliticsThe Coin Blog

    The U.S. Trade Dollar: An Accessory to the ‘Crime of 1873.’

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer September 13, 2023
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer September 13, 2023

    The introduction of the U.S. Trade Dollar was probably the least objectionable thing about the Coinage Act of 1873.

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  • The Coin Blog

    The Silver (Gold, Copper and Nickel) Screen: Coin Collecting and Pop Culture

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer August 9, 2023
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer August 9, 2023

    Numismatics have long been an important trope in pop culture. Here are some of the more notable examples.

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    Some Pittsburgh Sports Coins for Yinz*

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer March 24, 2023
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer March 24, 2023

    * Yinz – A western-Pennsylvania bastardization of the phrase “you ones”, which addresses more than one person.

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    Runneth Over: A Few World Cup Coins

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer November 15, 2022
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer November 15, 2022

    In honor of the upcoming World Cup, here are some of my coins from previous tournaments.

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    Some of My Hard Times Tokens (Gallery)

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer October 22, 2022
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer October 22, 2022

    I’ve enjoyed collecting Hard Times Tokens for many years now. These are some of the more notable ones in my collection.

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    We Hardly Knew Ye…

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer August 17, 2022
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer August 17, 2022

    If you’re head of state, you’ll be on coins– even if you last about as long as “The Chevy Chase Show.”

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    Some of My Early Commemorative Coins (Gallery)

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer May 20, 2022
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer May 20, 2022

    I love early commemorative U.S. coins. These are some of my favorites and the stories behind them.

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  • PoliticsThe Coin Blog

    The Big 2-5-0

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer February 24, 2022
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer February 24, 2022

    America’s 250th birthday is coming up. What kinds of coins will we see to commemorate the occasion?

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  • PoliticsThe Coin Blog

    Why Isn’t There a Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Coin?

    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer February 11, 2022
    by Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer February 11, 2022

    Why doesn’t Martin Luther King, Jr., have a U.S. Mint-issued coin honoring his life and commemorating his legacy?

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About Me

- Former Lawyer.

- Currently an Author, Journalist, Writer and Editor.

- Author of Nixon in New York: How Wall Street Helped Richard Nixon Win the White House, published in 2018.

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- Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Manchester United supporter.

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

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