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.
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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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Sometimes, coins that were unpopular and widely denigrated in their day end up being vindicated by later generations.
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The ANA World’s Fair of Money was intense. And lots of fun!
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As mentioned in Part I, Napoleon Bonaparte was on plenty of his empire’s official coinage. That was also true of unofficial ones.
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Napoleon Bonaparte sure is on a lot of coins and tokens. That’s what happens when you conquer or subjugate most of Europe.
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The things we do for a free vacation.
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Truly popular designs never really go away – politicians and Treasury officials will always figure out ways to recycle them.Â
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My first trip to a coin convention. I had a ton of fun, although my wallet is definitely lighter now.
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PoliticsThe Coin Blog
“Am I Not a Woman & A Sister”: A Hard Times Token That Foreshadowed Even Harder Times Ahead. (UPDATED)
A look at one of the most famous, and consequential, Hard Times Tokens.
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PoliticsThe Coin Blog
Arkansas Centennial Half Dollar (Joe Robinson Version): A Forgettable Coin for a Forgotten Senate Giant
When we think powerful Senate Majority Leaders, it’s usually Lyndon Johnson, Robert Taft, Mitch McConnell or Harry Reid. Why not Joe Robinson?
I’ve talked about the coins I didn’t buy at the ANA World’s Fair of Money. So what about the ones I did buy?
My latest feature. In a lot of ways, this is the story I was born to write.
Unloved by many (including Charles De Gaulle), this subway token-esque coin nevertheless proved to be very influential.
A look at some coins issued by World War II puppet governments in Manchuria and France.