The introduction of the U.S. Trade Dollar was probably the least objectionable thing about the Coinage Act of 1873.
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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.
America’s 250th birthday is coming up. What kinds of coins will we see to commemorate the occasion?
Why doesn’t Martin Luther King, Jr., have a U.S. Mint-issued coin honoring his life and commemorating his legacy?
The Olympic Games bring a lot of things. Debt for the host city. Debauchery in the Village. And tons of coins!
Error coins can be very valuable — kind of like error baseball cards.
* 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.
In honor of the premiere of Starz’s Watergate drama “Gaslit,” please enjoy an excerpt from Nixon in New York about John Mitchell.
Spoiler alert: Coins from Taiwan often have either Chiang Kai-shek’s or Sun Yat-sen’s faces on them.