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...
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From the late Anglo-Saxon period on, British coins have almost always featured a monarch’s portrait. Starting in 973 with Eadgar (959-975) and continuing through to Elizabeth II, a ruler’s image generally...
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For all that women have done over the centuries, few have been immortalized on coins issued throughout the world. Generally, it has only been princesses, queens and saints who have been portrayed. Allegorical...
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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...
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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,...
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