Nixon in New York will be released on paperback in the fall. As such, here’s a post about my Richard Nixon coin.
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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.
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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.
Unloved by many (including Charles De Gaulle), this subway token-esque coin nevertheless proved to be very influential.
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.
The things we do for a free vacation.
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.