December’s Coinage Kids: Double Puzzle
Each of the clue words was taken directly from this month’s COINage. Unscramble each of the clue words, then place the letters in the...
My Two Cents’ Worth: A Tribute to a Treasured Curator
Recently, the curatorial staff of the Numismatic Collection came up with the idea of freshening it, and strengthening weaker areas, by launching a new...
My Two Cents’ Worth: Heads You Lose, Tails You Lose
Two heads are better than one, so they say—but two heads plus two tails might turn out to be a case of subtraction by addition.
That’s...
Coinage Kids:
The bald eagle first appeared as an American symbol on the Massachusetts copper cents and half cents coined in 1787 and 1788. Since then,...
My Two Cents’ Worth: Deep in the Heart of Taxes
"The only things certain in life are death and taxes.”
Benjamin Franklin is credited with penning that oft-quoted rueful lament.
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My Two Cents’ Worth: Is Special JFK Coinage in Store?
Early this year, I suggested in this column that a one-time commemorative coin--perhaps a silver dollar--be issued to mark the 5oth anniversary of President...
Opportunity Knocks
by Amy Drew Thompson
In March, the Girl Scouts of the USA Centennial Silver Dollar became the first-ever commemorative to acknowledge a girls’ organization. Will...
