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One Giant Leap for Women

Fourteen years after Neil Armstrong famously said from the moon’s surface, “One giant leap for mankind,” Dr. Sally Ride made the giant leap into space for American women in 1983. Ride’s latest news-making leap

The Look of Freedom

Liberty received a radiating crown to wear on the 1921 Peace dollar. But before that, our national symbol wore a different design on her head. Let’s look at some sought-after coins featuring the cap

Collecting the Twelve Caesars

There are many things I love about coin collecting. But one thing I love most is the way coins let you – literally – hold history in the palms of your hands. And you

Maya Angelou Rises on New Quarters for 2022

Acclaimed writer and social justice advocate Maya Angelou had a long list of achievements that broke barriers. She was the first black woman to pen a non-fiction, international best-seller I Know Why the Caged