Regarding the $5 paper currency printed from 1922. You know the reverse of the bills, silver certificates, banknotes and Federal Reserve Notes,...
Sorry, Posting problems.Regarding the U.S.A. $5 paper currency printed from 1922. You know the bills, silver certificates, bank notes and Federal...
You already know Canada's first Dollar coin was minted in 1935. As you probably know, King George V graces the obverse of the Dollar while the...
History of the 1909 Lincoln Cent Oh, what might have been! The following is excerpted from the United States Treasury's Fact Sheet on the...
This post is about the coins produced by Egypt featuring one of Egypt's engineering triumphs; the Aswan Dam. Bear with me a moment and we'll start...
USA's Largest Denomination Paper Currency The largest denomination of USA currency ever printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP)...
In Ancient Rome, the empire's currency system was based entirely on coins of different types and values, which also served as political statements...
THOSE OTHER COLLECTIBLE BULLION COINS What do you think of when you see the phrase "COLLECTIBLE BULLION COINS?" American (U.S.A.) silver, gold...
The United States 1909-V.D.B. One Cent bears Abraham Lincoln on the obverse and two wheat heads on the reverse. Many people who collect only USA...
Daily Mail Reporter Dateline: 13th February 2010 "Embarrassed Chilean Mint chiefs have sacked their general manager after thousands of coins...
Back in 1806 a change took place at the U.S. Mint in Philidelphia that would eventually create other changes at the mint. That first change...
You know the Lima Mint in Peru began minting coins in 1565 (230 years before The United States Mint in Philidelphia began minting coins). Well...
If you can read the dates on the following Peruvian coins, you're either Spanish, Spanish-American, or studied the Spanish Language. If you can't...
Yes, you read right, "Modern Gold Coin Celebrates Ancient Gold Coin." In Russia's recent past, their minting powers that be, decided to...
In 1989 Portugal issued a 250 Escudos coin measauring 37mm to commemorate the 850th Anniversary of the Founding of Poland. The coin was struck in...
In 2005 the African Development Bank recently issued a series of coins, each of which feature a form of primitive money once used in the past by...
What does a country do when the intrinsic (bullion) value of their coinage exceeds the face value and people start amassing the coins to sell in...
we have no bananas today!" You remenber that whimsical song and the Chiquita Brand's Bananas jingle? Is this logo familiar? (Go ahead, check...
WHO? Who first minted coins with a bright and pleasant shine? Who first struck both surfaces with a meaningful design? Who first added mint...
As I was numismatically doodling (spending time perusing) through my 2010 Krause-Mishner Standard Catalog of World Coins Cuba's KM# 165 caught my...
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