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)
by Victor LiA 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.