People lost their ever loving minds when Victor David Brenner put his initials on the 1909 Lincoln cent.
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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.
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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?
Like many collectors who came of age in the 80s and 90s, my introduction into coin collecting came with bicentennial coins.
CBS Sunday Morning ran a story this weekend about Richard Nixon’s 1968 comeback. Unfortunately, it didn’t mention his law firm career at all.
Again, not so much a review as an observation. I enjoyed this show much more than the last Depeche Mode show I attended. The band sounded better and tighter (although …
I won a Gold and Silver award at the recent ASBPE Upper Midwest Regional AZBEES Awards. Thanks to my colleagues at ABA Journal for making me look so good! “Ad It …
Suddenly, Justin Timberlake can do no right.
Is U2 out of touch?
An excerpt from my book: Nixon in New York: How Wall Street Helped Richard Nixon Win the White House.
Recorded before Donald Trump was elected President and Fidel Castro died. Still, it was a fascinating discussion. And it was fun being a guest instead of the interviewer, for once. …
How the Susan B. Anthony Dollar became the New Coke of coins.
On November 5, 1968, Richard Nixon completed his remarkable comeback from political oblivion and was elected President of the United States.
Anna Chennault passed away at the age of 94. The power broker played a controversial role in Richard Nixon’s 1968 Presidential campaign.
Part II of Nixon’s infamous “Last Press Conference.” Read another excerpt from my upcoming book: Nixon in New York: How Wall Street Helped Richard Nixon Win the White House.