When Coins Vanished from American Pockets By the spring of 1862, something alarming was happening in towns and cities across the United States: coins had all but disappeared from everyday commerce. The culprit was fear — the deep, bone-level anxiety that grips populations during wartime. As the Civil War ground into its second year and […]
Coin Shenanigans: What I Learned from a Coin Expert’s Take on r/coins Before diving into today’s discussion, let me ask you this: Have you ever stumbled across something online — maybe a post or a video — and thought, “Wow, this could change everything I thought I knew”? That was my exact reaction after watching […]
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 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 […]
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 Just Watched the Biggest Regional Coin Show in Illinois—And You Should Too! You know that feeling when you stumble across something that just flips your perspective on a topic? That was me when I clicked on the YouTube video titled, “The Biggest Regional Coin Show in Illinois! All Interviews CSNS 2025.” Honestly, I […]
The Economic Crisis That Created a Collecting Category Few periods in American monetary history produced collecting material as rich in political and social commentary as the Hard Times era of roughly 1833 to 1844. The forces that gave rise to these tokens were nothing less than a constitutional battle over the soul of American banking. […]
“`html A Brief History of the Mercury Dime Struck from 1916 through 1945, the Mercury dime — formally known as the Winged Liberty Head dime — stands as one of the most beloved designs in American numismatic history. Sculptor Adolph A. Weinman created the obverse portrait during a golden era of U.S. coin design, the […]
My Mind-Blowing Journey into 18th Century Coin Making! Honestly, I didn’t think I’d have one of those “Wow, I never knew that!” moments today, but boy, was I wrong! I recently stumbled upon a video titled <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MylJMAc11A">I Made Coins Using 18th Century Techniques! on the watch channel, and it left me both fascinated and […]
The Art and History Behind the Design Few coins in American numismatic history generate the passionate admiration inspired by the Standing Liberty Quarter. Struck from 1916 through 1930, this 90% silver coin represents the pinnacle of the so-called Renaissance of American coinage — that remarkable period in the early twentieth century when the United States […]
