Author Archive : Helen P.

As the saying goes, all that glitters is not gold. It’s not always silver, either. In fact, it’s increasingly copper! That’s right – from shades of bright orange-red to deep chocolate brown – copper

In the early days of our Republic, it took Congress a while to come up with legislation that produced a stable monetary system. An excellent account is found in The Guidebook of United States

WWII Code Talker Soldiers Ever since the run-up to the American Revolution, the continent’s indigenous peoples have joined forces to protect our shared homeland. Their willingness comes from a deeply rooted tradition of service

Fifty years ago, during the early months of 1971, U.S. Mint facilities started rolling off their coin presses a new dollar that honored one of WWII’s towering heroes and our nation’s 34th president, Dwight