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During the 1790s and early 1800s, England was under threat first from the French revolutionists and then Napoleon as he took over more territory...
[ATTACH] Here is a nice example of the Libertas Americana medal. Benjamin Franklin conceived, sponsored and distributed these pieces after the...
I know that most people tell you to specialize. Otherwise you wonder off in all sorts of directions. I have long been a wonderer. I don’t collect...
I have had this penny, which is usually attributed to William the Conqueror, for some time. It is nice, but some experts have said that it might...
Andrew Johnson and Abraham Lincoln had shared experiences. They were both born into poverty and succeeded in life much from their own efforts....
I have not been pleased with the type coin I had in my set for the Capped Bust, Lettered Edge Half Dollar. I spotted this coin yesterday at the...
President Franklin Piece (in office 1853 to 1857) had a sad personal life. His wife, Jane, was still angry at him after he accepted the 1852...
The Panic of 1837 got the Hard Times token series started. This HTT, which Lyman Low called #21. This thought to be one of the earliest Hard Times...
I bought this 1799 dollar from a veteran collector in the mid 1980s. At the time he sold it to me, he indicated that he had paid $15 for it in the...
Cincinnati die maker Benjamin True is best known for the Wealth of the South token. This piece expressed the South's defiance toward the North...
Today our national political conventions are really dull affairs unless you are a complete political junkie. The presidential nominee is selected...
[ATTACH] This Civil War token, which is listed as Fuld variety WI 410-1a, appeared on the cover of the dustjacket of the Fuld store card book....
The 1848 presidential election was one of two races the Whig Party won during their 20 years of existence. As had been the case for their first...
[ATTACH] After purchasing the Roxbury and Maverick coach tokens, which were used in the Boston area in the 1830s, I have been looking for an...
I have been studying the coinage during the reign of King George III. During that time there was a severe coin shortage because the Town of London...
I have to confess that I mostly collect British and Roman imperial coins for the history. Yesterday I was looking at the legends that appear on...
I just received five British coins from a recent auction. The first one is this George I six pence. [ATTACH] George I was German. He became...
I have always liked gold dollars. That makes me different from most collectors because the vast majority of collectors think "Bigger is better."...
A couple of days ago, I posted a story about a satirical medalet that was issued against Charles Dana who was the editor of The New York Sun...
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