Author Archive : Helen P.
Hail to the Eisenhower dollar on its 50th anniversary!
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
Kookaburra sits in an old gum tree on 1 oz. of silver
Australian guuguubarra Image courtesy of Diliff Australia is one of the world’s major producers of silver bullion. Big, bold, beautiful. As a member of Britain’s Commonwealth of Nations, Australia’s 99.9% pure silver dollar coin
How many coins can you collect to celebrate a historic landing?
It was hurricane season. The voyage was stormy. The Mayflower dipped and rose with each ocean swell and gust of wind. Below the trading vessel’s deck, families huddled for safety. They were a mix
A President, an Inventor and 2 Suffragists Walk into a World’s Fair
Courtesy of Philadelpia Encyclopedia The morning of May 10, 1876 in Philadelphia dawned with rain. But by 10 a.m., the clouds started to dissolve. The sun began to shine. And the enormous throng of