Author Archive : Helen P.

When gold was discovered in California in 1848, no one could have predicted the cascade of events that would change the course of American history. Meet John Sutter, a self-proclaimed Swiss military captain. He

If ever there were a coin design with a richly complex story told in such a meaningful way, the 2023 Native American dollar reverse might be it! Struck just for 10 weeks, the legal

One silver dollar bore the profile of a Philadelphia schoolteacher. Another, a young bride. In between, a silver half dollar featured a professional figure model who briefly dabbled in silent movies. It was designed

Mention ancient civilizations to a coin collector, and Mesopotamia might come to mind. But 100 years or so before the collapse of Rome, another early empire, one civilization was expanding. Far away, in the