The Coin That Redefined American Artistry When President Theodore Roosevelt commissioned sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens to redesign American coinage in the early twentieth century, the result was nothing short of transformative. The Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle — the $20 gold piece struck from 1907 through 1933 — is almost universally regarded as the most beautiful coin ever […]
Why Half Cents Deserve a Place in Every Serious Collection The United States half cent holds a peculiar distinction in American numismatics: it is simultaneously one of the most historically significant coins ever struck by the Philadelphia Mint and one of the most consistently overlooked. Authorized by the Coinage Act of 1792 and produced intermittently […]
Why I Couldn’t Believe What’s Inside America’s Most Prestigious Coin Exhibit You know those moments when you stumble upon something so fascinating that it just sucks you in? Well, that’s exactly what happened when I watched the video titled Inside the Most Prestigious Coin Exhibit in America on YouTube. The thought of exploring the Americana […]
