Vicksburg Peace Jubilee
December 6, 2024 11:44 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Vicksburg Peace Jubilee was a long time in the making. Organizers started planning the event as early as 1913, […]
Author Archives for Darcie Graybill
Notable News (November 26-December 2, 2024)
December 2, 2024 11:29 pm Leave your thoughtsThis week’s headlines include the sale of a historic scale, an updated guide to the greatest U.S. coins, an NNP […]
Notable News (November 19-25, 2024)
November 26, 2024 9:53 pm Leave your thoughtsThis week’s headlines include a U.S. Army bronze medal, sale of a rare Carson City double eagle, Hungarian Mint 50,000 […]
Notable News (November 12-18, 2024)
November 19, 2024 12:04 am Leave your thoughtsThis week’s headlines include a CCAC public meeting, a Canadian fairy coin, a rare Germantown dollar, and privy marks on […]
Notable News (November 6-11, 2024)
November 11, 2024 7:53 pm Leave your thoughtsThis week’s headlines include the sale of a historic scale, a Canadian Inuit coin, Swiss National Bank note redesign, and […]
Fact-Checking AI
November 8, 2024 11:08 pm Leave your thoughtsThis article was motivated by curiosity about what might be the first coin depicting Athena, a warrior goddess who is […]
Coast to Coast Bicycle Race
November 7, 2024 10:57 pm Leave your thoughtsIn early 1934, prominent bicyclists in various parts of the country received letters announcing that two transcontinental relay races were […]
Anatomy of a Bank Failure
November 7, 2024 10:06 pm Leave your thoughtsOne of the more celebrated bank failures in pre-Civil War America involved the Cochituate Bank of Boston, Massachusetts, in 1854. […]
Notable News (October 29-November 5, 2024)
November 5, 2024 11:29 pm Leave your thoughtsThis week’s headlines include a new book about California bank notes, 2026 semiquincentennial coin designs, Madison County Coin Club medal, […]
Notable News (October 22-28, 2024)
October 29, 2024 12:51 am Leave your thoughtsThis week’s headlines include a new grave marker for a legendary U.S. Mint engraver, an upcoming catalog of Edward VIII […]