Most people under retirement age never experienced the days of circulating silver coinage. And even those old enough to remember them never got to experience them as adults, as base…
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In the minds of too many people in government, especially on the left, the solution to any problem is to spend more money on it. Health care not good enough?…
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Some coin designs, such as the Barber series of silver coins, are so hated by the general public that the US Mint can’t wait to get rid of them. And…
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The reaction against the lack of beauty in American coinage at the turn of the 20th century resulted in some of the finest designs in American coinage history. From the…
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With two spots remaining open on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, President Trump has tapped economist Stephen Moore and former Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain to fill those slots.…
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While the image of Liberty advancing in front of the sun’s rays is most associated today with the American Gold Eagle series of coins, its design dates back over 110…
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Perhaps the most perplexing part of the current stock market rally is that it just doesn’t want to break. The Dow Jones reached two record highs last year, both early…
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The Barber series of coins that circulated in the United States from 1892 to 1916 were among the most criticized coin designs in US history. Characterized as lacking in beauty…
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What many people remember about the financial crisis of 2008 was the role that housing played in the collapse of that bubble. Banks and mortgage lenders had fallen all over…
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For over 40 years Americans were forbidden from owning gold coins. FDR’s Depression-era restrictions were finally lifted in 1975, ushering in a new era of opportunity for investors. For the…