Category Archives: Rare Coin Articles
MIDDLE COLONIES
The Middle Colonies were part of the thirteen colonies that would eventually become the United [...]
COMSTOCK LODE
The Comstock Lode is one of the most important mining discoveries in American history. It [...]
CIVIL WAR WILMOT PROVISO
The Wilmot Proviso was a proposition during the Mexican-American War which is best known for [...]
PANIC OF 1857 TARIFF ACT OF 1857
Supporters of the bill came mostly from Southern and agricultural states. These states tended to [...]
JAMES POLK INDEPENDENT TREASURY SYSTEM
Since the destruction of the national bank due to the work of Andrew Jackson, a [...]
FAMOUS COINS 1943 S COPPER PENNY
The 1943 Copper S penny is one of the most rare coins in circulation in [...]
MINING PROCEDURE SUB-SURFACE MINING
There are a couple types of Sub Surface mining. Underground Hard Rock mining deals with [...]
CONFEDERATE GOLD
Whether it was squirreled away for the day that the South would rise again, or [...]
CALIFORNIA
Coloma, California became the first Gold Rush town on January 24, 1848 when James Wilson [...]
WOHLWILL PROCESS
Wohlwill process is a process that is used to refine gold to the highest degree [...]