Explore fascinating tales of currency substitutes and bold, artistic works told by the hobby’s leading experts.
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Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the New World in 1492 marked the start of Spain’s colonization of [...]
The Royal Economic Society of Havana Medal
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I was comparing key terms used in Delma K. Romines’s 1982 book Hobo Nickels: Prisoner [...]
Tokens from the Fringe
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The Franklin Museum opened in 1835. According to an article on the Internet Broadway Database [...]
Living Statues
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Did you ever have a token that was not only a maverick (a token with [...]
Ugly…but Oh So Rare!
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The Vicksburg Peace Jubilee was a long time in the making. Organizers started planning the [...]
Vicksburg Peace Jubilee
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In early 1934, prominent bicyclists in various parts of the country received letters announcing that [...]
Coast to Coast Bicycle Race
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North Carolina is not generally known for its mining-related numismatic items, although the state has [...]
Underground Wealth
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I bought a token that was listed as originating from G.A. Stokes in Atlantic City, [...]
Bottoms Up!
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One of the many interesting items that crossed the auction block at the September 2013 [...]
Trip Cancellation
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Most merchant-token collectors are probably familiar with those pesky tokens that usually have nothing in [...]
Tracking Down Mavericks