The Amphictyon Society was a male literary society founded in 1857 at Hillsdale College. This is the first issue of a literary journal published by the society. Contributions were anonymous.
Bust of Queen Victoria, VICTORIA D.G. BRITT:REG:F:D:
Although issued in previous years in proof condition only, this example is the first year that Britain issued a 5 pound coin. It was produced on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. They were produced in both proof editions, and a...
Bust of Queen Victoria, VICTORIA D.G. BRITT:REG:F:D:
Although issued in previous years in proof condition only, this example is the first year that Britain issued a 5 pound coin. It was produced on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. They were produced in both proof editions, and a...
After the Fire of 1874, the College needed to replace two-thirds of the Central Building. It was decided, rather than replicate the original design, it would be more prudent to build five separate buildings. This appeal was widely sent to alumni...
Liberty Head surrounded by thirteen stars and the date
The Eagle was the largest denomination authorized by the Mint Act of 1792, though first minted in 1795. One ounce of gold was worth fifteen ounces of silver in America and 15.5 ounces in Europe. Consequently, bullion hoarders would buy the United...
Liberty Head surrounded by thirteen stars and the date
The half eagle was the first gold coin actually struck for the United States. The $5 piece was authorized to be coined by the Act of April 2, 1792 and the first type weighed 135 grains, 0.9167 fineness. The Act of June 28, 1834, changed the weight...
This coin, designed by Victor D. Brenner, was issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Lincoln's birth and was the first American money to bear the portrait of an actual person. Brenner's initials (V.D.B.) appear on the reverse of a limited...
United States Presidents: Lincoln, Jefferson, Kennedy, Roosevelt, Washington
This United States Proof Set was made at the San Francisco mint in 1986. The frosted cameo coins include the following denominations: cent, nickel, dime, quarter and half dollar. It has the same holder as the 1984 set, but it is a more difficult...
Bust of Elizabeth II, ELIZABETH II to the left and D. G. REGINA to the right
In 1990, the Royal Canadian Mint made their first proof platinum set: the 1990 Polar Bear series. They had been making bullion coins since 1989 with their Maple Leaf Proof coins ranging from one ounce to 1/10 ounce in gold, silver and bullion. With...
Bust of Elizabeth II, ELIZABETH II to the left and D. G. REGINA to the right, 1991 Below
In 1990, the Royal Canadian Mint made their first proof platinum set: the 1990 Polar Bear series. They had been making bullion coins since 1989 with their Maple Leaf Proof coins ranging from one ounce to 1/10 ounce in gold, silver and bullion. With...
Bust of Elizabeth II, ELIZABETH II to the left and D. G. REGINA to the right
In 1990, the Royal Canadian Mint made their first proof platinum set: the 1990 Polar Bear series. They had been making bullion coins since 1989 with their Maple Leaf Proof coins ranging from one ounce to 1/10 ounce in gold, silver and bullion. With...
Bust of Elizabeth II, ELIZABETH II to the left and D. G. REGINA to the right
In 1990, the Royal Canadian Mint made their first proof platinum set: the 1990 Polar Bear series. They had been making bullion coins since 1989 with their Maple Leaf Proof coins ranging from one ounce to 1/10 ounce in gold, silver and bullion. With...
Gold fanams produced in India are some of the smallest coins in the world. Because gold was a valuable and prized aspect of Indian society, producing such a small gold coin may have been a means for the less wealthy members of society could trade...
Bust of Elizabeth II facing Right, Inscription: "ELIZABETH II D.G.REG.F.D.1992".
The Ten Pence coin was first circulated in 1968 with the introduction of decimal coinage to England. From 1968 until 2008 the reverse image stayed the same but the obverse changed three times. This particular coin bears the obverse designed by...
Knowlton Hall burned on February 25, 1910. This is no. 2 in a series of photographic postcards made by a local photographer F. D. Rowe. It appears some of the spectators arrived by horse and sleigh.
Liberty Head surrounded by thirteen stars and the date
Authorized by the Act of April 2, 1792, quarter eagles weighed 67.5 grains, 0.9167 fineness until weight was changed to 64.5 grains, fineness 0.8992, by the Act of June 28, 1834. The Act of January 18, 1837, established fineness at 0.900. Most...
This coin was struck in 42 AD under Claudius, the 4th emperor of Roman Empire, and it depicts Augustus (d. 14 AD) on the obverse. On the reverse is Livia, who was Augustus' wife and the most powerful woman in the Roman Republic, often acting as...
Napoleon, NAPOLEONE IMPERATORE E RE around the edge, 1808 M under Napoleon
This coin was minted at Milan in the Kingdom of Napoleon. Napoleon was coronated on May 26, 1805 in Naples.
The edge of this coin is unique because it is engraved with the inscription "DIO PROTEGGE L'ITALIA", translated "God Protect Italy". The...
