There have been several instances in our history where one person served as a kingmaker — or, in this case, a President maker.
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Following JFK’s assassination, U.S. Mint and Treasury officials, as well as the Senate, House and President, worked swiftly to memorialize him on a coin.
Read an excerpt from “Nixon In New York” about Richard Nixon being in Dallas on the same day that JFK was assassinated.
The Eisenhower dollar was the culmination of a long-running battle over the use of silver in coins.
The Senator Robert Menendez case won’t be the first time in recent memory where numismatics or bullion played an important role.
Numismatics have long been an important trope in pop culture. Here are some of the more notable examples.
Sportslens.com took my bylines and gave them to someone else — says it makes them look more trustworthy in Google search rankings.
In honor of the upcoming World Cup, here are some of my coins from previous tournaments.
I’ve enjoyed collecting Hard Times Tokens for many years now. These are some of the more notable ones in my collection.
Woohoo! Happy to report that Nixon in New York has hit 500 libraries
I love early commemorative U.S. coins. These are some of my favorites and the stories behind them.
Somewhere in the multiverse, we got these proposed coins instead of the ones that were actually issued.
The introduction of the U.S. Trade Dollar was probably the least objectionable thing about the Coinage Act of 1873.
* Yinz – A western-Pennsylvania bastardization of the phrase “you ones”, which addresses more than one person.
If you’re head of state, you’ll be on coins– even if you last about as long as “The Chevy Chase Show.”