Fulfilling a longtime dream, well-known professional numismatist and award-winning author Michael “Miles” Standish has designed one- and two-ounce, colorized silver proof coins, each depicting front and back renditions of the Statue of Liberty and the New York area skylines. The limited-edition legal tender $5 denomination 1-ounce and $10 2-ounce bullion coins are .999 fine silver and dated 2020
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What can you tell me about a medal on which a Boy Scout appears mounted on a horse on one side, with a reverse swastika on the other side?
These medals were issued between 1910 and 1914 by the Excelsior Shoe Company to mark the company’s association with the then-new Boy Scout movement. There are five major varieties of this medal to be collected
By Al Doyle for CoinWeek…. Here’s a short but focused area of U.S. Numismatics: Coins and notes with a strong message of freedom and independence. These pieces go well beyond the ubiquitous portraits of an allegorical Miss Liberty, and they can be found at every price point on the spectrum. A pair of large-sized $5 […]
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