exonumia

Numismatics have long been an important trope in pop culture. Here are some of the more notable examples.

I’ve enjoyed collecting Hard Times Tokens for many years now. These are some of the more notable ones in my collection.

I’ve recently gotten into collecting George Washington colonial coins. Here are some of the ones in my collection.

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

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.

Sometimes, coins that were unpopular and widely denigrated in their day end up being vindicated by later generations.

The ANA World’s Fair of Money was intense. And lots of fun!

As mentioned in Part I, Napoleon Bonaparte was on plenty of his empire’s official coinage. That was also true of unofficial ones.

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.