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As the 1980s began, commemorative coins were deader than disco, Francisco Franco and The Eagles. But then George Washington’s 250th birthday changed everything.
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.
Sometimes, coins that were unpopular and widely denigrated in their day end up being vindicated by later generations.
“Nixon in New York” will be released on paperback in the fall. As such, here’s a post about my Richard Nixon coin.
Truly popular designs never really go away – politicians and Treasury officials will always figure out ways to recycle them.
People lost their ever loving minds when Victor David Brenner put his initials on the 1909 Lincoln cent.
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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?
How the Susan B. Anthony Dollar became the New Coke of coins.
CBS Sunday Morning ran a story this weekend about Richard Nixon’s 1968 comeback. I thought it was a good piece that summarized what was at stake, both in Nixon’s life …
On November 5, 1968, Richard Nixon completed his remarkable comeback from political oblivion and was elected President of the United States.
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.
The things we do for a free vacation.
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“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.
Like many collectors who came of age in the 80s and 90s, my introduction into coin collecting came with bicentennial coins.