Politics

This two-headed silver round really captures the craziness and uncertainty in the weeks following the 2000 Presidential Election.

If I had a time machine, I’d go back and buy a bunch of gold coins before they spiked in value in the 2000s.

We have one man to thank for the creation of the nickel.

Can’t afford a coin? Wait for the restrike!

Why did we once have a 20-cent piece? We can thank one U.S. Senator for that.

This is the coin that made me want to become a numismatist. Thanks mom!

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.

Truly popular designs never really go away – politicians and Treasury officials will always figure out ways to recycle them. 

A look at one of the most famous, and consequential, Hard Times Tokens.