CoinCollecting
| 3:45PM 3/26/2010
Some change is coming to your spare change.
On April 19, a new quarter will begin to appear in cash registers and lint-filled pockets across the country. George Washington will still grace the front, but the back will feature a picture of Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas. The coin is the...
| 2:00PM 2/23/2010
The quarter-page ad in the New York Times caught my eye: "Final Year Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Silver Dollar Just Released!"
For as low as $24.95, I could have a silver dollar from Canada -- with a hockey player on it. Since I couldn't make it to Vancouver, it looked like an Olympic...
| 2:00PM 9/23/2008
The U.S. Mint is officially the P.T. Barnum of currency. It's addicted to showmanship. Yesterday, in a heartwarmingly goofy ceremony at Washington DC's Lincoln Memorial, an actor dressed as Abe unveiled its four new designs for the penny, all of which will be released in 2009 to commemorate the...