Collector Stories
Rare gold medal that flew to the moon with Apollo 11 sells for over $2 million!
A rare gold medal taken to the moon by Neil Armstrong sold for over $2 million on July 16, 2019. This was 50 years to the day after Apollo 11 blasted off on its
From Crusader to Coin: A Catalyst of Change
What a year for history. If you can indulge us a tiny numismatic pun, 2020 is a “dual-date” year! It’s the 100th anniversary of passage of the 19th Amendment that gave women the right
Dining With 5 Heroes of WWII
What famous American leaders from WWII would you invite to a dinner party? We, too, wondered who we’d want at a sit-down soirée. It was part of the creative process. We were brainstorming a
The history behind Daylight Saving Time
and how much did Ben Franklin have to do with it?
Love it or hate it – this past weekend, we all had to “spring ahead” for Daylight Saving Time. Unless, of course, you’re in Hawaii or the portions of Arizona that don’t participate in