Posts Tagged ‘Coin Collecting’
Coin Collecting For Kids
Coin collecting or numismatics, as it is often called, is a great hobby for kids. It shows younger children the value of time and history by allowing them to feel layers of the past on coins that are fifty or a hundred years old. It helps put into perspective what our country has gone through [...]
Coin Collection and National Pride
I was just checking out the United States’ Wikipedia page, which I must say, is pretty impressive. It gives a comprehensive summary of everything from politics to history to geography to art and culture. It’s authoritative and it clearly establishes the United States as a global leader and empire both in terms of written tone [...]
Will Truman Ever Be Seen In Coin Collections?
It is no surprise that during the twentieth century the only presidents to be in coin collections served during the period from WWII to the beginning of the Civil Rights movement, the beginning of the American Golden Age. For the past few weeks, we’ve discussed these presidents, who are usually considered to be some of [...]
JFK and Coin Supplies
John F. Kennedy was the second youngest president elected to office, after Teddy Roosevelt. He was the first president to be born in the 20th century and during WWII served as commander of Motor Torpedo boats in the South Pacific. He was assassinated in 1963 after serving less than three years in office. Soon after [...]
Why They Should Depart From the MLK Memorial Should They Decide to Put Him in Your Coin Collection
Okay I know that MLK isn’t on any coins or in any coin collections — yet. But he’s now the first non-president to have a memorial in Washington D.C., which means he could likely get his face in coin collecting pretty soon. Unfortunately his memorial is quite hideous. First of all, the stone is Chinese [...]
Time Passes in Coin Collecting
It’s weird to see old coins in your coin collection and remember when they were new, or ever weirder, to see coins from your birth year and think how long ago it was that they were minted. This is especially common with pennies, which become gummy with finger grease and blacken over time as a [...]
Rutherford B. Hayes Coin Set for a Few Weeks
Rutherford B. Hayes was our 19th President. A lawyer and three-time governor of Ohio, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and was narrowly elected president. He lost the popular vote to Samuel J. Tilden, but was awarded 20 disputed electoral votes by the Congressional Committee. Afterwards, the Compromise of 1877 led to the Democrats’ demilitarization [...]
Ike, the Silver Dollar, and Your Coin Collection
Dwight David Eisenhower is often included in the list of best presidents, usually coming in around number 8. General of the U.S. during the largest war the world has ever known, WWII, Ike went on to serve two terms as President. He also began NASA and built the interstate system. The Eisenhower dollar was the [...]
The Presidents in Your Coin Collection
I’ve been thinking a lot about the great presidents of the 20th century lately, and the greatest presidents of all time. Part of presidential immortality lies in how many pieces of currency your face is on in the U.S. coin collection. Let’s do the math. It’s widely known that Lincoln is the greatest president, due [...]
The Precious Metals in Your Coin Collection
Coin collections are not only a lot of fun to pursue, they can be a great investment too. Much like baseball cards and comic books, coins appeal to collectors who seek the thrill of finding the coin they’ve hunted for years. And the resale markets on these collections remains steadily constant. But there’s always the [...]
