Re-introducing Mrs. Fraser
America’s first-ever woman coin designer, Laura Gardin Fraser, is getting the opportunity to make coinage history – again. Shunned the first time 90 years ago, the noted sculptor’s portrait of George Washington is finally...
Celebrating the Year of the Tiger
2022 Ghana Gold-Plated half dollar Are you or someone you know a “tiger” in the Chinese zodiac? If so, it’s time to celebrate. Because 2022 marks the Year of the Tiger! On January 31,...
150 Years of Preservation “For the People”
Happy Birthday, Yellowstone!
On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed a monumental piece of legislation into law. Public support – encouraged by the beautiful works of artists such as Thomas Moran and William H. Jackson...
Civil Rights Innovation Dollar
Image courtesy of Highlander Research and Education Center via the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities “Out of adversity comes opportunity,” our beloved founding father, Benjamin Franklin, once observed. The ground-breaking achievement of...