by Paul A Hubanks | Jun 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt challenged his friend Augustus Saint-Gaudens to redesign the entire line of American coinage from the Cent to the Double Eagle to new and more artistic standards. However, due to an 1890 law that governed coinage designs, the... 
by Paul A Hubanks | Jun 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Some of you might be surprised to learn that the United States came very close to having a Saint-Gaudens Cent in 1907, which likely would have continued to be produced for most of the 20th century. Theodore Roosevelt, who served as President from 1901 to 1909, was the... 
by Paul A Hubanks | Nov 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
On June 20, 1945, about four million people jammed onto the streets of New York City for a World War II victory parade. Buried in the the crowd was a young artist and junior U.S. Mint engraver, Frank Gasparro (1909-2001) hoping for a glimpse of his hero, 5-Star... 
by Paul A Hubanks | Sep 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
B. Max Mehl was a pioneer of modern coin collecting in the U.S. His magazine ads popularized coin collecting across the span of the 20th Century and prompted hundreds of thousands of Americans, kids and adults alike, to scour loose change and their local banks in... 
by Paul A Hubanks | Aug 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
I was looking through the Heritage Auction archives and stumbled on an old auction that showed a 1913 Liberty Nickel (The PR64 Olsen Specimen) selling for $3.8 million dollars back in January 2010. I did a little research and dug up this interesting history and...
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