Author Archive : Kierstin S.

On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed a monumental piece of legislation into law. Public support – encouraged by the beautiful works of artists such as Thomas Moran and William H. Jackson

Valentine’s Day has questionable origins that date back to ancient Rome. However, its first known reference as a holiday of romance was in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. First published sometime around 1380, Chaucer’s poem,

Have you heard of Challenge Coins recently? If the answer is yes, allow me to say… I’m not surprised! They’re a fast-growing area of the numismatic hobby, and have risen up as a very

What a year to be a coin collector! The numismatic world hit a couple of home runs in 2021 – namely, with the 35th anniversary of the American Silver Eagle and the 100th anniversary