Looks like we’re Morgan and Peace Dollars are making a comeback.
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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.
Donald Kendall, who played a big role in bringing Richard Nixon to Wall Street, died over the weekend at the age of 99.
We have one man to thank for the creation of the nickel.
Can’t afford a coin? Wait for the restrike!
Maria Theresa never ruled the Holy Roman Empire, but she gave us a beautiful coin, and one of the most popular trade dollars ever.
It’s hard to believe that only one Supreme Court justice (who wasn’t previously President) has ever been on a government-issued coin.
This is the coin that made me want to become a numismatist. Thanks mom!
As the 1980s began, commemorative coins were deader than disco, Francisco Franco and The Eagles. But then George Washington’s 250th birthday changed everything.
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.
Who was Edward VIII?
Why did we once have a 20-cent piece? We can thank one U.S. Senator for that.
Don’t buy coins from China – because they’re probably fake.
One thing I’ve learned is that federal politicians have a lot of power when it comes to coinage. Case in point: Sen. Jim McClure.