Author Archive : Helen P.
Civil Rights Innovation Dollar
Image courtesy of Highlander Research and Education Center via the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities “Out of adversity comes opportunity,” our beloved founding father, Benjamin Franklin, once observed. The ground-breaking achievement of
The Man, The Money
2021 Colorized Washington Crossing the Delaware Silver American Eagle During his lifetime, George Washington turned down all attempts to honor him on U.S. currency of any kind, including a refusal to have his portrait
Legends on the Libertad
Few coinage stories are as captivating as those whose designs offer a beautiful mix of symbols celebrating history and heritage. Back in 1982, Mexico issued the world’s first silver bullion, the Libertad. That’s a
Collecting the not-so-dull Middle Ages
1368-1423 Venice, Italy Billon Tornesello Over 1500 years ago, the Roman Empire was breaking apart for the last time. The next big historic milestone involved Christopher Columbus. What happened in between? A span of