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...
I am currently working on a notebook for my collection of 19th century presidential campaign tokens, medalets and medals. I had thought about...
Ulysses S. Grant was president for two terms, from 1869 to 1877. After leaving office, Grant and his wife, Julia, traveled to Europe where they...
Most historians agree that slavery was the root cause of the Civil War. Yet, the subject appears on only a few Civil War tokens. There are also...
When a historical figure is totally wrong about a major issue, like slavery, some people try to use the catch phrase, “he’s stupid.” Doing that,...
@Mountain Man sent me a PDS set of 1943 steel cents that had been reprocessed. Since I have seen some collectors who are confused by these pieces,...
Okay, it's not April 1, but here is what it sort of would have looked like had the mint issued any Standing Liberty Quarters in Brilliant Proof....
In 1892, Grover Cleveland became the first and only U.S. president who was elected to two, non consecutive terms. Cleveland lost the 1888 election...
William Henry Harrison is best remembered as the president who lived for only month. Ironically his 1840 election campaign produced more political...
I collect 19th century presidential campaign tokens for the past 30+ years. During that time, I have acquired many scarce tokens, but completing...
I recently finish a book by Anthony Everitt and Roddy Ashworth, Nero, Matricide, Music and Murder in Imperial Rome. The authors mentions values...
I was attributing some Civil War Tokens yesterday and ran into one that seems like it's unlisted. This is from the Broas (pronounced "Bwas") Pie...
I bought these two coins about 10 years ago for an exhibit of twenty cent pieces. I wanted to get two coins in about the same grade to illustrate...
Here are two $10 notes with very similar designs. This one was issued by the Mechanics Savings Bank of Savannah, Georgia on July 1, 1855....
I just acquired this one a few days ago. It completes my type set of southern gold. [ATTACH]
The Panic of 1837 began soon after President Martin Van Buren took the Oath of Office on March 4, 1837. It would last until 1842 and could...
I don't have one from when he was alive with Julius Caesar's portrait on it. This one was struck about 11 months after he was assassinated....
One hundred and sixty one years ago navel tactics were changed forever. Two iron clads, the Northern Monitor and the Southern Merrimack, A.K.A....
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