The Sacagawea Dollar had a lot going for it: great look, expensive ad campaign. So why did it fail?
Susan B. Anthony
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Americans Certainly Liked Ike. As For His Coin, That’s Complicated…
by Victor Liby Victor LiThe Eisenhower dollar was the culmination of a long-running battle over the use of silver in coins.
Error coins can be very valuable — kind of like error baseball cards.
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.
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Vindicated by History: The 1893 Queen Isabella Commemorative Quarter
by Victor Liby Victor LiSometimes, coins that were unpopular and widely denigrated in their day end up being vindicated by later generations.
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“Am I Not a Woman & A Sister”: A Hard Times Token That Foreshadowed Even Harder Times Ahead. (UPDATED)
by Victor Liby Victor LiA look at one of the most famous, and consequential, Hard Times Tokens.
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The Susan B. Anthony Dollar: Mistake or Misunderstood?
by Victor Liby Victor LiHow the Susan B. Anthony Dollar became the New Coke of coins.
The 1982 George Washington Half Dollar: Commemorative Coins Make a Comeback
As the 1980s began, commemorative coins were deader than disco, Francisco Franco and The Eagles. But then George Washington’s 250th birthday changed everything.
My first trip to a coin convention. I had a ton of fun, although my wallet is definitely lighter now.