Samuel Tilden lost the 1876 Election by one vote.
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Andrew Jackson thought he had the 1824 Election won — until Henry Clay intervened.
The Sacagawea Dollar had a lot going for it: great look, expensive ad campaign. So why did it fail?
The Eisenhower dollar was the culmination of a long-running battle over the use of silver in coins.
The Senator Robert Menendez case won’t be the first time in recent memory where numismatics or bullion played an important role.
In honor of the upcoming World Cup, here are some of my coins from previous tournaments.
I’ve enjoyed collecting Hard Times Tokens for many years now. These are some of the more notable ones in my collection.
Why doesn’t Martin Luther King, Jr., have a U.S. Mint-issued coin honoring his life and commemorating his legacy?
Looks like we’re Morgan and Peace Dollars are making a comeback.
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.
Following JFK’s assassination, U.S. Mint and Treasury officials, as well as the Senate, House and President, worked swiftly to memorialize him on a coin.
The introduction of the U.S. Trade Dollar was probably the least objectionable thing about the Coinage Act of 1873.
America’s 250th birthday is coming up. What kinds of coins will we see to commemorate the occasion?
Why did we once have a 20-cent piece? We can thank one U.S. Senator for that.
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