Coins & Paper Money

The Kennedy half dollar was an instant success. When it debuted in 1964, a whopping 429.5 million were struck for circulation. With a first-year mintage of nearly half a billion coins, it’s not surprising

On July 20, 1969 a new chapter for mankind began with the steps of two Americans. Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin’s landing on the Moon as Michael Collins orbited overhead was televised to

She’s given short shrift in modern U.S. history, but the Goddess Columbia enjoyed an early try-out as the symbol of America in the 17th and 18th centuries. Back then, European culture prized progress as

America started the 1800s bursting with the energy of a new nation. Each decade’s developments exceeded the ones before it. Business, politics, geography, culture – all pulsated with progress. But with these changes, came