Congress did not approve any commemorative coins for 2023. :)
Coins found in New England help solve mystery of murderous 1600s pirate: "One of the greatest crimes of the 17th century" From CBS News: One...
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My father collected postcards and drawings and had these two printed fanciful illustrations of Turkey's Sultan Abdul Hamid II with harem girls...
Walt Disney's 1950's television program "The Mickey Mouse Club", the 1956 "Hardy Boys" serial "The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure", and a...
The 2005 film "The Greatest Game Ever Played" is about a 1913 golf tournament where a young American player played against two British players....
Al-Hakim (Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah) became the Caliph of Egypt at the age of 11 in AD 996. Reportedly his mother was a Christian slave. Due to his...
From CBS News: Britain's Royal Mint has unveiled the first coins to feature the portrait of King Charles III. Britons will begin to see Charles'...
Legislation signed into law Aug. 3 by President Biden authorizes a three-coin commemorative coin program for 2024 recognizing Civil War...
Researchers believe they have uncovered at a battle site in New Jersey the remains of as many as 12 Hessian soldiers who fought during the...
Belgium Brussels Exposition 50 Francs 1935 Robot Coins I began collecting modern foreign coins in the mid 1960's and I bought a 1966 world coins...
Keep it or sell it? Deciding what to do with the family silver From the San Jose Mercury News, July 7, 2022: There's no right and wrong here,...
This coin is my first Coinstar foreign coin find in some time. [IMG] Jamaica One Dollar 1996 Nickel-steel, 18.0 mm, 2.90 gm Some time ago the...
This month the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable channel has been showing films starring Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong. Before showing...
The Mughal India Emperor Shah Jahan (Born: AD 1592 Died: AD 1666 Reign: AD 1628-1658) called himself "Sahib Qiran" which meant the "Lord of the...
In 1964 I lived in California and wrote to many government mints asking to buy coins. Most did not sell directly to customers and referred me to...
A congressman has proposed a US commemorative coin program to honor dogs in 2023. From Coin World: Dogs could receive 2023 commemorative coin...
One of the most famous people connected to the Crusades was Al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, better known as "Saladin". Saladin was born in...
I ordered this coin on Ebay from a large dealer in Ohio to be shipped to California. [IMG] United States $5 1848 Gold, 21.6 mm, 8.32 gm The...
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