Author Archive : Len B.
Are you making these coin collecting mistakes?
Coin collecting can be an exciting, educational and rewarding hobby. Few other pastimes bring history to life in such a tangible way. And while numismatics was once the exclusive domain of the wealthy, today
The Sport of Kings Colorized $2 Notes Collection
Image courtesy of Britannica.com Numismatics has long been called the “Hobby of Kings,” and with good reason. People have been collecting coins for thousands of years. But throughout most of history, it was a
Capturing the Spirit of the American Old West
Few periods in history spark the imagination like the American Old West. It was an epic era of lonesome cowboys and proud Native Americans… of daring outlaws and famous lawmen… a time when news
Thomas Jefferson’s Coin Collection, Part 2
As we covered in Part 1 of this series, early America suffered from a coinage crisis – there simply weren’t enough British coins in the colonies to go around. So colonists used anything they