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My Two Cents’ Worth: Out to Launch
Kinderhook, New York … Moravia, New York … Greeneville, Tennessee … Fremont, Ohio.
These are among the locations where the United States Mint has sought to “connect America through coins” in recent years. All have...
The Fading of American Beauties
What it constitutes may vary in the eye of the beholder, but many in the collecting community lament what they perceive as a decline in artistry on U.S. coinage. Why has it faltered? Can...
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...
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...
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...
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...
