Somewhere in the multiverse, we got these proposed coins instead of the ones that were actually issued.
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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The Senator Robert Menendez case won’t be the first time in recent memory where numismatics or bullion played an important role.
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The introduction of the U.S. Trade Dollar was probably the least objectionable thing about the Coinage Act of 1873.
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If I had a time machine, I’d go back and buy a bunch of gold coins before they spiked in value in the 2000s.
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There are no shortage of myths when it comes to the Confederate States of America. It’s the same when it comes to Confederate coinage.
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Sometimes, coins that were unpopular and widely denigrated in their day end up being vindicated by later generations.
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The ANA World’s Fair of Money was intense. And lots of fun!
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People lost their ever loving minds when Victor David Brenner put his initials on the 1909 Lincoln cent.
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How the Susan B. Anthony Dollar became the New Coke of coins.
A look at the much-maligned Barber Coins. Were they really so bad?
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The Class of 1916: The Standing Liberty Quarter, Mercury Dime and Walking Liberty Half Dollar
“Speak softly and carry a big stick. And make sure you have beautiful-looking coins in your pocket.”
Truly popular designs never really go away – politicians and Treasury officials will always figure out ways to recycle them.