Behind the Scenes

Today’s influencers aren’t the first to affect the opinions and actions of others. I was surprised to trace their professional ancestry to colonists who persuaded the public that an independent America meant economic and

When we talk of presidential trivia, it’s often in regards to their achievements (who led our nation through the Civil War? Who was our nation’s only 4-term president?). Sometimes it’s less glamorous (who was

Crisp. Pristine. Obsolete. This Heads & Tails is not about fried clams, brand-new cars, or even a rotary dial telephone ­– though we hear they’re making a comeback where mobile-phone signals don’t reach.* Federal

Want to dip an oar into coin collecting? But the river seems crowded with acronyms like VF, PCGS, PR, ANACS, MS, CAC, AU and NGC?   Let’s paddle about the more frequent coin grades