Somewhere in the multiverse, we got these proposed coins instead of the ones that were actually issued.
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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.
A look at the much-maligned Barber Coins. Were they really so bad?
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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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.”
Sometimes, coins that were unpopular and widely denigrated in their day end up being vindicated by later generations.
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.
Numismatics have long been an important trope in pop culture. Here are some of the more notable examples.
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.
The ANA World’s Fair of Money was intense. And lots of fun!
How the Susan B. Anthony Dollar became the New Coke of coins.