If an American Citizen sees or hears the words "Lady Liberty," most will immediate equate the phrase with the Statue of "Liberty" (a gift to the...
Do you know what a Cartwheel is and what a Cartwheel Effect is? There is a difference! The first coins to be designated as Cartwheels are...
The 2009 Maui Trade Dollars are now available! What's a Maui Trade Dollar? Some collectors who collect "So Called Dollars" believe that's what...
If you don't know the differences in the Morgan Silver Dollars of 1878 (first year struck), then read on and see the differences. The...
After about 10 pages or so into The Official RED BOOK ("A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS") you arrive at two photos of a silver coin minted in...
Let's see what you know about U.S. commemorative coinage. Following are three commemorative coins produced by one of our mints. Take a close...
You know the first Lincoln Cent was minted in 1909. You know Lincoln Cents were struck at Philadelphia (no mint mark) and at San Francisco ("S"...
Before the advent of "paper and ink" Tally sticks were an ancient accounting device used to record and document numbers, quanties and amounts....
Most of you Coin Talk members and visitors know my main coin collecting interest is "World Silver Coins Dated 1935" (my birthyear). Within my...
Roman Numerals and Coins: First off, I assure you I know that you know all about Roman numerals, but, bear with me a few more lines and I may...
Ah, the often elusive Standing Liberty Quarter. Minted 1916 through 1930 under U.S. Mint director A. M. Joyce. As you know, the Standing Liberty...
An interesting Gaelic NCLT Coin Project; You know Scotland's original language was Gael. In 2005 a Scottish Isle that is one of the Western...
Do you know many country's first coins were derived from that country's weights system? I'm not going to present all of them in this "trivia,"...
This story about a real heroic event in Jewish history is fictionalized, but the characters, situation and final outcome are true. Antiochus V,...
You know who Booker T. Washington is, his slave childhood, his education, his leadership at Tuskogee Institute, ect., etc. You know he was the...
How to roughly calculate Arabic AH dates on coins to Western dates. Just multiply the Islamic year number by 0.97, and then add 622 to get the...
What does the Norfolk, Virginia commemorative Half Dollar Celebrate? A. Land Grant in 1636 B. Township in 1682 C. Establishment as a...
The first live person appearing on a United States coin is T. E. Kilby Governor of the State of Alabama during 1919. Please pay close attention...
You, who collect tokens, know many tokens were issued by banks and businesses as a substitute for coins during periods of coin scarcity. Coin...
Before California Fractional Gold Coins, business districts, trading posts, and government entities accepted and gave out change in the form of...
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