politics

Why did we once have a 20-cent piece? We can thank one U.S. Senator for that.

It’s hard to believe that only one Supreme Court justice (who wasn’t previously President) has ever been on a government-issued coin.

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.

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.