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2026 Green Lantern Designs Recommended for U.S. Mint Coins and Medals

Candidate designs for a 2026 release in the U.S. Mint’s Comic Art Coin and Medal Program, featuring DC’s Green Lantern, have been unveiled and reviewed. The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) examined the designs on Sept. 16, following a review by the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) on Sept. 18. Both panels agreed on the

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From Cut Coins to Farthings: The Fascinating Story of Hammered Coinage

Have you ever wondered where the word “farthing” comes from? It’s one of those curious names in British coinage history that hides a story nearly a thousand years old. To understand it, we need to travel back to the medieval world of hammered coinage – where coins weren’t struck by machine, but by hand. The

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From Cut Coins to Farthings: The Fascinating Story of Hammered Coinage

V & E Coin News – Have you ever wondered where the word “farthing” comes from? It’s one of those curious names in British coinage history that hides a story nearly a thousand years old. To understand it, we need to travel back to the medieval world of hammered coinage – where coins weren’t struck

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Man Attends World’s Fair 130 Years Ago and Leaves an Incredible Coin Inheritance

1892 Columbian Half Dollar Hoard. Image: Jeff Garrett. By Charles Morgan for CoinWeek… One hundred and thirty-two years ago, Vance LaRue Wilson, a 40-year-old Iowan, attended the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. For many attendees, the Chicago World’s Fair was their first time seeing a Ferris Wheel, electric lights, automatic dishwashers, moving pictures, or

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Man Attends World’s Fair 130 Years Ago and Leaves an Incredible Coin Inheritance

V & E Coin News – 1892 Columbian Half Dollar Hoard. Image: Jeff Garrett. By Charles Morgan for CoinWeek… One hundred and thirty-two years ago, Vance LaRue Wilson, a 40-year-old Iowan, attended the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. For many attendees, the Chicago World’s Fair was their first time seeing a Ferris Wheel, electric

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Man Attends World’s Fair 130 Years Ago and Leaves an Incredible Coin Inheritance

V & E Coin News – V & E Coin News – 1892 Columbian Half Dollar Hoard. Image: Jeff Garrett. By Charles Morgan for CoinWeek… One hundred and thirty-two years ago, Vance LaRue Wilson, a 40-year-old Iowan, attended the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. For many attendees, the Chicago World’s Fair was their first

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Man Attends World’s Fair 130 Years Ago and Leaves an Incredible Coin Inheritance

V & E Coin News – V & E Coin News – V & E Coin News – 1892 Columbian Half Dollar Hoard. Image: Jeff Garrett. By Charles Morgan for CoinWeek… One hundred and thirty-two years ago, Vance LaRue Wilson, a 40-year-old Iowan, attended the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. For many attendees, the

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