Unloved by many (including Charles De Gaulle), this subway token-esque coin nevertheless proved to be very influential.
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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 …
Truly popular designs never really go away – politicians and Treasury officials will always figure out ways to recycle them.
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.
A look at some coins issued by World War II puppet governments in Manchuria and France.