Special wartime money helped win WWII 70 years ago
During this year’s 70th anniversary of the end of WWII, I’m reminded of the emergency wartime money that contributed to the great Allied victory. Steel pennies saved copper for the war effort, silver 5¢...
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Top tips to fully enjoy your coin collection!
How to get more from your hobby… As any experienced collector will tell the more you know about your coins, the more you’ll enjoy and appreciate them. Each coin series, and each issue within...
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It’s good to be… Queen!
Long live the Queen – and oh, has she ever! Elizabeth II will soon celebrate her 90th birthday (she became Britain’s oldest monarch in 2007). And although she’s formally saluted around the globe, her...
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Doorstop sets off America’s first Gold Rush!
Last year around this time, I wrote about a hunk of metal used as a doorstop that turned out to be a rare Carson City die…. but what about a 17-lb rock that ignited...
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