politics

Former Delaware governor, U.S. Representative and numismatic superstar Michael Castle passed away on August 14 at the age of 86.

UPDATE (07/30/2025): Of course, minutes after I posted this, Kamala Harris announced she would not run for governor in 2026. Oh well. The post is still worth a read, if I do say so myself.

In Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court decided the 2000 Election.

Samuel Tilden lost the 1876 Election by one vote.

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.

Read an excerpt from Nixon In New York about Richard Nixon being in Dallas on the same day that JFK was assassinated.

The Senator Robert Menendez case won’t be the first time in recent memory where numismatics or bullion played an important role.

The introduction of the U.S. Trade Dollar was probably the least objectionable thing about the Coinage Act of 1873.

I’ve enjoyed collecting Hard Times Tokens for many years now. These are some of the more notable ones in my collection.

Lip syncing and not performing on albums are nothing new. But when Milli Vanilli did it, people lost their minds.