SPECIAL CURRENCY ISSUES DESIGNED TO BE USELESS IN ENEMY HANDS By Dustin Johnston Currency has always been used as a weapon of war. In the absence of hard coin, governments issue currency to pay for war efforts when treasuries are desperate. While currency can be a tremendous weapon in war, it can also be a […]
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Newly Discovered Half Eagle
1875 RARITY REPRESENTS IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCED U.S. GOLD COLLECTORS By David Stone The 1875 Liberty half eagle is listed among the 100 Greatest U.S. Coins, and only a handful of specimens are known to numismatists today. No business-strike examples are included in the great institutional collections at the Smithsonian Institution or the American Numismatic […]
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Time for Creativity
DOWNSIZING BABY-BOOMERS, TAX REFORMS LEADING HOMEOWNERS TO ALTERNATIVE SELLING STRATEGIES By Rochelle Mortensen The luxury housing market in many upscale areas around the country is suffering. Traditional high-end hot spots – like Southampton, Boston and Newport Beach, Calif. – are seeing sharp price drops and rising inventory. Industry experts from across the country report a […]
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If You Can’t Beat ’Em
EMERGING VINTAGE VIDEOGAME HOBBY GIVES PARENTS, CHILDREN A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT TOGETHER By Pamela Wiggins Siegel The kids in your life love videogames, right? That’s almost a universal truth these days. But what about collecting them as well as playing them? Yes, that’s a thing now. A big, big thing, as a matter of […]
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