I collect Confederate paper money now and then. I'd like to get all 70 of the genuine varieties from 1861 to 1864, but that's never going to...
I have been kicking around the idea of completing the Proof sets from 1936 to 1942. I have the 1936 and '42, but few sets in the middle. The...
I got back from the Summer FUN show yesterday. It was a great show for me with probably more dealers there than ever before. One of the coins...
I found this piece yesterday at the Lakeland Collectorama. It is an 1864 Lincoln stick pin that features a ferrotype photo of the candidate. A...
Our coinage was center stage during the 1896 presidential campaign and to a lesser extent in 1900. William Jennings Bryan was running on the...
Unless you grew up or have lived in Michigan, you probably have not heard of Lewis Cass (1782 – 1866). He was an important figure in the early...
By the early 1980s, the Statue of Liberty was in rough shape. As comedian, Bob Hope, joked, "I waved to the Lady of Liberty and she waved back."...
Back in 1993, those of us who are obsessed with the first Philadelphia Mint were really excited that the mint's bicentennial had arrived. I can...
“Hell has no fury like a lover scorned.” This phrase might have been applied to a group of Tammany Hall Democrats as they gathered on June 12,...
I collect 19th century presidential campaign tokens. They were issued before the pollical button was invented. More than 20 years ago, I went...
I purchased this coin a number of years ago in a Heritage auction. I saw that there was something strange about the "ED" in "STATES" but bought...
I have generally weened myself off of the modern commemorative coins, but I decided to buy this set. It's been a tough year for the police, and I...
[ATTACH] Obverse : AYTOKP OYHPOC CABACTOC Reverse: YΠATOC On my Roman / western empire pieces, I have been able to use my reference books or...
The bids on the 1921 Morgan Dollars seem to be increasing because of the anticipation for the 2021 version of the coin. Some of you, who are newer...
On April 27, I received an email that said that my order for a 2021 silver Proof set had been shipped. There was an order number given. When I...
Soon after Abraham Lincoln struck out on his own, he settled in a frontier town named New Salem, Illinois. Lincoln had helped to move a boat that...
The early half dimes have fascinated me for many years. That collector enthusiasm has led me to make some less than judicious purchases through...
I noted that there was a string about the selling prices for the silver donor tokens that the ANA issued to those who contributed to the...
The Panic of 1837 was a particularly nasty economic depression that lasted for almost six years. It was a period of great hardship for many...
In 1938, Felix Schlag won a $1,000 award for his Jefferson Nickel design. Schlag won the award in a competition that involved 390 or over 400...
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