Collector Stories

From box tops to frequent flyer miles, chances are you’re familiar with a customer loyalty program. It’s a widespread shopping perk. With accumulated proofs of purchase that translate into points, you redeem the points

Julius Caesar Morphing from a republic to an empire, Rome churned in controversy. Its monetary system was in chaos. The assassination of Julius Caesar that had plunged Rome into political turmoil in 44 B.C., saw

When it comes to big, bold, beautiful coins, size matters. The larger the coin’s surface, the more room there is to display the minter’s art. The stronger the strike, coupled with the least amount

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