Only a few weeks after the “Shot Heard 'Round the World,” the American Continental Congress authorized its very first issuance of paper money. Continental Currency was based on the hope of a young nation's future and a war for liberty, not on...

Civil War tokens are tangible artifacts of America’s most turbulent era. These cent-sized tokens, privately issued by merchants and tradesmen during the Civil War, filled the gap left by the disappearance of official U.S. coinage from circulation...

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The $10 gold eagle coin, named for the national bird depicted on its reverse, was first struck in 1795 as part of America’s foundation for a federal monetary system. These coins circulated in international trade and large-scale transactions, and...

A Guide Book of Gold Dollars, 2nd Edition by Q. David Bowers, with a foreword by David Akers, is the definitive reference to America’s smallest gold coin. This updated and revised edition of the popular Bowers Series volume provides collectors with...

In his new Guide Book of Counterfeit Confederate Currency, George Tremmel updates his ground-breaking note-by-note research, and expands into counterfeit bonds, shinplasters, and Treasury note sheets. Along the way he immerses the reader in an engaging...

A Guide Book of Collectible Postcards Postcard collecting has been a popular American pastime since the hobby's Golden Age more than a hundred years ago. For today's collector, postcards offer historic photography, snapshots of pop culture and everyday...