Facts About Coin Collecting
Wondering what the name is for an individual that collects coins? That would be a Numismatist. (Pronounced new-miss-ma-tist.) It means “someone who studies and collects things…
What is the difference between silver and white gold?
White gold is a mixture of pure yellow gold and other white metals, to give it a white presence very much like silver. White gold is…
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The History of St. Patrick’s Day
Saint Patrick’s Day is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461), the foremost patron…
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Deliberation of Art or Fraud
James Stephen George Boggs was born in Woodbury, New Jersey on January 16, 1955. James Boggs began drawing currency in 1984, sitting in a Chicago diner the artist…
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New Year’s Good Luck Cake
Vasilopita is a New Year’s Day bread or cake in Greece and many other areas in eastern Europe, which contains a hidden coin that is believed…
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World’s Columbian Exposition
The World’s Columbian Exposition was a world’s fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival to the New World…
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Stickered Pennies from around the United States
Have you seen a Penny with a sticker on one side? In 1935, R. Stanton Avery invented self adhesive labels and sticker advertising began. A couple…
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Traveling with Postcards: Seattle
St. James Cathedral St. James Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral church located at 804 Ninth Avenue in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle. The need…
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Coinage of the Ptolemaic Kingdom
The Ptolemaic Kingdom was a Hellenistic kingdom based in ancient Egypt. The Kingdom’s ruling began with Ptolemy I Soter after the death of Alexander the Great…
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The Royal Mint’s 2018 Annual Set
Every year, The Royal Mint produces an Annual Set. The set captures some of the United Kingdom’s most striking stories, a snapshot of the year’s memorable…
