Author Archive : LCC Writing Team
Will a U.S. coin ever honor Martin Luther King Jr.?
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed each year on the 3rd Monday of January. Close to his January 15 birthday, the holiday honors America’s champion of racial equality and justice. This Baptist minister
China’s 2019 Year of the Pig brings special coins from several countries!
The Chinese zodiac has long been a great theme for coins. The zodiac is a repeating 12-year cycle, with each year representing an animal and its reputed characteristics. Animals make interesting images on coins.
Lady Liberty: over 150 years on U.S. coinage and now back again
Seen on most U.S. coins from the 1790s-1930s, Lady Liberty will return on a new series The obverse or “heads” side of most U.S. coins now depicts a prominent president – Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln,
Legendary Carson City Mint celebrates its 125th anniversary
America’s short-lived frontier mint in Carson City, Nevada last issued U.S. coins 125 years ago. Striking only silver and gold U.S. coins from 1870-1893, this small but stalwart facility was established to convert silver