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.
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The Eisenhower dollar was the culmination of a long-running battle over the use of silver in coins.
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The introduction of the U.S. Trade Dollar was probably the least objectionable thing about the Coinage Act of 1873.
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America’s 250th birthday is coming up. What kinds of coins will we see to commemorate the occasion?
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Why doesn’t Martin Luther King, Jr., have a U.S. Mint-issued coin honoring his life and commemorating his legacy?
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We have one man to thank for the creation of the nickel.
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Why did we once have a 20-cent piece? We can thank one U.S. Senator for that.
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The 1982 George Washington Half Dollar: Commemorative Coins Make a Comeback
As the 1980s began, commemorative coins were deader than disco, Francisco Franco and The Eagles. But then George Washington’s 250th birthday changed everything.
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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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“Nixon in New York” will be released on paperback in the fall. As such, here’s a post about my Richard Nixon coin.
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Truly popular designs never really go away – politicians and Treasury officials will always figure out ways to recycle them.
In honor of the upcoming World Cup, here are some of my coins from previous tournaments.
Looks like we’re Morgan and Peace Dollars are making a comeback.
It’s hard to believe that only one Supreme Court justice (who wasn’t previously President) has ever been on a government-issued coin.
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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