Maria Theresa never ruled the Holy Roman Empire, but she gave us a beautiful coin, and one of the most popular trade dollars ever.
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law
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It’s hard to believe that only one Supreme Court justice (who wasn’t previously President) has ever been on a government-issued coin.
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Don’t buy coins from China – because they’re probably fake.
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LawPoliticsThe Coin Blog
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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Let’s get Guns N’ Roses to record a song for a 90s movie starring a Hollywood A-Lister! It
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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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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.
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My first trip to a coin convention. I had a ton of fun, although my wallet is definitely lighter now.
Who would have thought a concept album inspired by the Falkland Islands War would end the most successful incarnation of Pink Floyd?
It’s been said that great art comes out of great suffering or adversity. That wasn’t the case for Metallica’s St. Anger.
My latest feature. In a lot of ways, this is the story I was born to write.
So honored to see Digital Dangers, a year-long special series on cybersecurity and the law that I was in charge of, win the national gold Azbee for Print Feature series …