The Sacagawea Dollar had a lot going for it: great look, expensive ad campaign. So why did it fail?
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Susan B. Anthony
The 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.
Sometimes, 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)
A look at one of the most famous, and consequential, Hard Times Tokens.
How the Susan B. Anthony Dollar became the New Coke of coins.
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.