One of the most interesting areas of American paper money is “obsolete currency”, roughly defined as privately issued paper money used in United States after the Revolution and through the Civil War. Starting...
The Legal Tender Fives have always held a special attraction to collectors and the less knowledgeable public. Whether you are attracted to the red seal color or the rarity and challenging pursuit of collecting...
Collectors of U.S. Small Size currency have had stars in their eyes for decades, and for good reason. The best estimates of spoilage percentage early on in the small size era has been pegged at less than 1...
The Very First State Guaranteed Railroad Bonds, and Perhaps the Earliest Railroad Bonds Ever Reported By Stephen L. Goldsmith and Douglas Ball One of the great pleasures of collecting stocks and...
The Legal Tender deuces have always held a special attraction to collectors and the less interested public. Whether you were prone to tearing off the corners of two dollar notes to ward off the bad luck of...
Just how important is the edge of a coin? Well, for starters, if you take away the edge of a coin you’ll be left with nothing to support its obverse and reverse. And nothing to contain the metal within,...
At the conclusion of World War II, pastimes once put on the shelf came back with renewed vigor and purpose. Stamp collecting, President Roosevelt’s favorite hobby, began a resurgence of commemorative issues...
U.S. currency has come a long way since the days of the first settlers. Back then, bartering was the most common form of payment, and one of the most popular mediums of exchange was wampum, short for...
Coin Collecting for Those Just Starting Out By Greg Cohen, Numismatist at R.M. Smythe I have been collecting coins since an early age, and have read many books on the subject, and there are...
Coin Bibliography 1) Ahwash, K. Liberty Seated Dimes. 2) Akers, D. U.S. Quarter Eagles,Half Eagles, Eagles. 3) Bolender, M.H. The U.S. Early Silver Dollars. 4) Breen, Walter. Encyclopedia of U.S....