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Thursday January 31, 2013
Take a look at the roots of coinage by looking back to the B.C. time frame. The Greeks may not have invented coinage, but they set the guidelines for coinage that is still used today.
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Brandon Ortega
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Friday January 25, 2013
National Coin Week is a few months away, April 22-27. Nevertheless, it is never too early to learn more about the buffalo nickel, which is this year's National Coin Week theme. Hobo nickels typically are designed from buffalo nickels, so their history goes is intertwined. Yet, the hobo nickel has its own distinctive history.
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Brandon Ortega
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Thursday January 24, 2013
The renaissance of U.S. coinage era sculpted some of the most beautiful U.S. coins in history. Of that era the Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle was created, which still is considered the most beautiful U.S. coin to ever be created.
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Brandon Ortega
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Thursday January 10, 2013
Learn more about the Buffalo Nickel that was designed from 1913-1938. Find out why it was created, the reasoning behind the design, and why it was removed from circulation so quickly.
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Brandon Ortega
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Monday January 7, 2013
Oded Paz is the ANA's National Coordinator for the Club and District Representatives Program. He writes a regular newsletter for clubs that highlights activities going on within the ANA. This is his newsletter for December 2012 and January 2013.
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Oded Paz
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