England's milled coinage, that is, high quality coins of uniform size and shape produced on a press using finely milled blank planchets, were...
History, the longer it is studied, has a way of changing the facts once perceived as truths by scholars, mathematicians, and the populace, both...
There are two firsts here: 1). the Greeks were the first civilization to use images of real people on their coins 2) The first was Alexander...
Which coin, in your collection, do you think is the nicest? Tell us about your coin. There are no right or wrong answers. No one is to judge...
Well, Canada has done it again. It seems as though, over the last several years, our neighbor to the North issues a new silver proof dollar as...
In1992 the Island of Maui instituted a coin program designed to provide funds for the non-profit Maui Chamber of Commerce Foundation: Maui is...
Did you know the soon-to-be-released Presidential One Dollar ($1) coins will have incused edge lettering? Take a look:...
THE WIDOW'S MITE You know about Jesus' reference to the widow's donation of two mites in her offering to the Temple in Jerusalem (The Gospel of...
You know that "Dollars" and Thalers weren't the only widely accepted "Trade Coinage" in the Orient. You understand India minted Rupees as a 'Trade...
You know many countries created "Trade Dollars" for use in Tibet, China, and other parts of the Orient. You know many of these coins, including...
You know, like tokens, a lot of wooden nickels are given out at taverns, bars, and other alcoholic drink establishments. According to the...
Since the United States came into being many different categories of tokens have been minted. i.e. Colonial, Hard times, Civil War,...
First...some background information on the original Canadian Loonie Dollar Coin: The dollar has a loon on the reverse and was issued on June...
Want to make your own unique coins? There is a way! It's call sculpturing art and is flourishing here in 2007! During the 1850s sculptural...
EURO COINS AND THE SIGHT-IMPAIRED Before Euro coinage was inaugurated, the authorities consulted with many associations who represented the...
USA BICENTENNIAL COINS The Bicentennial coins of 1976 are connected in three ways: 1. The mint announced in October 1973 it was holding an...
Do you know many nations did not make coins until they were conquered by another country? The conquering country used coinage for commerce and as...
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