An American Classic: The Mercury Dime’s Enduring Appeal Few American coins have captured collector imagination quite like the Mercury dime. Struck from 1916 through 1945, this ten-cent piece bears one of the most artistically distinguished designs in United States coinage history. Adolph A. Weinman — the same sculptor responsible for the Walking Liberty half dollar […]
A Mint in Transition: New Orleans in Early 1861 Few coins in American numismatic history carry the political weight of the 1861-O half dollar. In the span of a single calendar year, the New Orleans Mint operated under three distinct sovereignties — the United States government, the State of Louisiana, and the Confederate States of […]
I Just Watched “Coins You Can Only Buy IN the Bahamas,” and Here’s What Blew My Mind Have you ever stumbled upon something that made you realize the world has so much more depth than you thought? That’s exactly how I felt when I watched the YouTube video titled Coins You Can Only Buy IN […]
