There are no shortage of myths when it comes to the Confederate States of America. It’s the same when it comes to Confederate coinage.
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The Civil War
We have one man to thank for the creation of the nickel.
Why did we once have a 20-cent piece? We can thank one U.S. Senator for that.
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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“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.
It’s hard to believe that only one Supreme Court justice (who wasn’t previously President) has ever been on a government-issued coin.