Table of Contents February 2011
Lincoln in Medallic Art
The volume of medals dedicated to his life and work continues to grow more than 200 years after his birth
by David T. Alexander
The Emperor of the Dominion
Canada’s most fabled coin, the pattern silver dollar dated 1911, carries the lofty title “Emperor of Canadian Numismatics”
by Tom DeLorey
Coin Capsule: 1882
Many Americans wondered if big business was too big, and the U.S. Mint made around 88 million coins
by John Iddings
The Quiet 1880s
Dimes were struck occasionally, quarters and half dollars were hardly made at all and the coinage of gold was irregular at best
by R.W. Julian
Presidential Dollars: Andrew Johnson
He was a Unionist and a “War Democrat”–and possibly the unluckiest man to serve as U.S. president
by Ron Meyer
Eliza McCardle Johnson
She was instrumental in her husband Andrew’s political success, but she rarely offered her own political opinions
by Ron Meyer
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