Issues
Happy New Year!
Here are the answers to the January Coinage Kids Quiz. OUPEL = LOUPE DATGILI REMCAA = DIGITAL CAMERA SEGVOL = GLOVES DER BKOO = RED BOOK SLBAUM = ALBUMS GIFMINNAGY SASLG = MAGNIFYING GLASS BSLAS = SLABS LOFDERS = FOLDERS POECOMCISR = MICROSCOPE RECHRSAE = RESEARCH KUJN VELSIR = JUNK SILVER TOGASACL = CATALOGS PEYT ...
My Two Cents’ Worth: The High Seize
by Ed Reiter Something’s rotten in the Kingdom of Spain. Perhaps it’s the stench surrounding the 17 tons of gold and silver coins recently “repatriated” by Spain from the U.S. firm that recovered them from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. If so, the odor’s coming not from the coins themselves but from the Spanish ...
My Two Cents’ Worth: A Perfect Spring Day
A PERFECT SPRING DAY by Ed Reiter Big things are afoot in the world of coins. In response to complaints from disgruntled consumers, the United States Mint has announced that it is slashing issue prices for proof sets and other collector products as a token of appreciation for its loyal customers. Under the new price ...
My Two Cents’ Worth: Dollar Coins and Common Sense
DOLLAR COINS AND COMMON SENSE by Ed Reiter Looking for logic in Washington, D.C., is like looking for a needle in a haystack. More aptly, it’s like looking for a dollar— a metal one, that is—in pocket change. The Obama Administration recently pulled the plug on the base-metal presidential dollars, announcing that they will no ...
My Two Cents’ Worth: Lousing Up the First Spouse Series
LOUSING UP THE FIRST SPOUSE SERIES by Ed Reiter Chester Alan Arthur was one of this country’s most fascinating presidents. After a middling career as an utterly undistinguished political hack, he was nominated for the vice presidency following a backroom deal in 1880—in the confident expectation that this would consign him to permanent obscurity. Within ...
My Two Cents’ Worth: “Trust” Boosters
“TRUST” BOOSTERS by Ed Reiter Americans can breathe easier as the new year begins. The House of Representatives has passed a non-binding resolution reaffirming “In God We Trust” as the national motto. I hadn’t been aware that the motto was in danger of being displaced. But then, that’s why we send our hard-working congressmen toWashington—to ...
NGC Opens New Location in Germany
NGC will now be able to serve the European Union from its new branch in Konstanz, Germany. The press release follows. [Sarasota, Florida] Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), http://www.ngccoin.com, the world leader in third-party coin grading, announced the opening of a new European branch office in Konstanz, Germany. The new location will address growing demand for ...
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Navigation
- In the May Issue …
- Exhibition of Greek Medals
- Men of Invention
- Happy New Year!
- Lecture: Coinage of the American Revolution
- My Two Cents’ Worth: The High Seize
- Amazing Rarities Will Be Featured in Denver
- My Two Cents’ Worth: A Perfect Spring Day
- My Two Cents’ Worth: Dollar Coins and Common Sense
- My Two Cents’ Worth: Lousing Up the First Spouse Series