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Before the invasion of Poland in 1939, German minor coins were minted in a bronze alloy that was mostly copper. As the war expanded, and the Third Reich began fighting on three fronts, the Nazis rationed copper, which was used in the war effort, in the...

Four Coins-- In 1910, the British lecturer Norman Angell wrote The Great Illusion, a book arguing that, because of the prohibitive economic cost, the European powers would be foolhardy to go to war. Therefore, a great war was unlikely. He was right about...

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a sixpence in her shoe!--"Something Old" is a traditional English rhyme, instructing brides what to wear on their wedding day for good luck. The earliest recorded version appeared...

The VOC or the Dutch East India Company was one of the most powerful commercial enterprises that ever existed. Because the Dutch originally settled Manhattan, this coin is known as the "First New York penny."Presented in a compact mini album, this set is...

In August of 1908, a team of archeologists in Lower Austria made an amazing discovery. Buried on the left bank of the Danube, in the village of Willendorf, was a statuette made of oolitic limestone and painted red. The small figurine showed a woman:...

This rare coin was struck during the brief reign of Claudius II Gothicus, who died of plague in 270. Although he won an historic victory over the Goths at the Battle of Naissus, Claudius Gothicus is known to history as the man who killed St. Valentine...

The first coin commemorating the founding of Rome. The obverse of this coin is inscribed VRBS ROMA (Latin: city of Rome) and shows the helmeted, female portrait of the city goddess. The reverse shows the twins, Romulus and Remus, as infants being nursed...

This crude silver coin, struck during the reign of the first Romanov, helped finance a dynasty that lasted for more than 300 years.Presented in a compact mini album, this set is ready for display, study, or gifting — an engaging, hands-on connection to...

After a century of incredible success expanding the Caliphate by Mohammad, the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and the subsequent Umayyads, the spread of Islam into Europe was thwarted by Charles "The Hammer" Martel at the Battle of Tours in the south of France...

Once a protectorate of the Qing dynasty, now a semi-autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, Tibet was an independent state from 1912 until its annexation by the PRC in 1951. That period coincided with the reign of the 13th Dalai Lama—the...

During the Great Depression, Joseph Stalin decreed all hard-currency silver coins in circulation be replaced by base-metal issues. This met with resistance. People hoarded the silver coins, and bank cashiers responsible for their confiscation were not as...

In November of 1938, the war between Francisco Franco's Nationalists, backed by Mussolini's Fascists and Hitler's Nazis, and the Republicans, a coalition of communists, anarchists, socialists, and separatists, and supported in spirit by much of the free...

Chinese fortune-tellers would use three of these cash coins, a tortoise shell, and their skill at numerology to tell the future. Because of their association with mystical prediction, these coins from China were thought to bring good luck.Presented in a...

Coins of the Roman gladiators: Emperor Constantius II's, bronze centenionalis coin, celebrated the 1100th anniversary of Rome. Coin shows portrait of the emperor and the deadly end of a gladiator's battle. Reverse legend: (Latin) "happy days are here...

For five full centuries, from the ascension of Caesar Augustus in 27 BC to the barbarian sack of its capital city in AD 476, Rome was the greatest empire in the world. This genuine antiquity is an authentic Imperial Roman bronze coin struck between AD...

Rome at War: Four Coin (Mini Album)Presented in a compact mini album, this set is ready for display, study, or gifting — an engaging, hands-on connection to history for collectors and students alike.Includes 4 genuine collectible coinsThemed around...

Rome is the birthplace of Christianity. The Christian religion began in Rome's eastern provinces. This is an authentic Imperial Roman bronze coin struck between AD 306 and 410. Coins like this circulated throughout the vast empire, which comprised most...

On September 1, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland. While this was the event that formally started the Second World War, it was not the first act of aggression by Adolf Hitler. In 1936, Nazi forces occupied the Rhineland, the German industrial center that...

This bronze Roman coin, issued by the first Christian Emperor, features on its reverse Constantine's conception of Jesus: the Risen Sun/Son. While the pagan Sol Invictus appeared on previous Roman coinage, this is the earliest example of Sol as a...

The unlikeliest of monarchs also enjoyed what was at the time the longest reign in British history. Victoria is associated with the Golden Age of the British Empire, when her nation was the world's greatest power, on which the sun never set. Born...

Since assuming the throne in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II has appeared on more coins than any other individual who ever lived—and it's not even close. She has graced coins throughout the British Commonwealth, from Australia to Canada, South Africa to the...

Contains four uncirculated 1 franc coins featuring Saint John Paul II in different stages of his life: KM-156, KM-157, KM-158, and KM-159. This set was issued in 1978 to honor the 25th anniversary of the Pope's visit to Africa.Presented in a compact mini...

Commemorative Polish coin honoring Pope John Paul II on the 25th anniversary of his pontificate.Presented in a compact mini album, this set is ready for display, study, or gifting — an engaging, hands-on connection to history for collectors and students...

The Strait of Malacca, a narrow waterway some 550 miles long, is the fastest maritime route from India to China. Flanked by Malaysia and Singapore on one side, and the Indonesian island of Sumatra on the other, the passage, with its myriad inlets and...

Pegasus is the white winged stallion of Greek myth. Born of the blood spilled at the beheading of Medusa, Pegasus was captured and tamed by the hero Bellerophon, who mounted the creature during his battle with the Chimera. This 10 drachmai coin, KM-110,...

In the Balfour Declaration of 1917—a letter from British foreign secretary Arthur Balfour to Lord Rothschild, a leader of the Jewish community in Great Britain—His Majesty's Government formally announced support of "the establishment in Palestine of a...

For more than six centuries, the Ottoman Turks ruled over a vast swath of Asia Minor, establishing one of the world's greatest and most influential empires. Founded in 1299 by Osman I—who gave the empire its name—the Ottomans achieved imperial status in...

In September of 1942, Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves was appointed director of what became the Manhattan Project. He tapped J. Robert Oppenheimer to head the secret weapons laboratory, which was established at Los Alamos, New Mexico. Despite the Nazis' four-year...

This genuine 50 pfennig aluminum coin circulated before and after the formation of Germany's Nazi Party a century ago.Presented in a compact mini album, this set is ready for display, study, or gifting — an engaging, hands-on connection to history for...

Turkey's 1,000,000 lira, KM-1163, is the only known coin to feature a seven-figure denomination.Presented in a compact mini album, this set is ready for display, study, or gifting — an engaging, hands-on connection to history for collectors and students...

Before the Ayatollah established the extremist Islamic Republic of Iran after the 1979 revolution, the country long known as Persia was ruled by the Shah, a U.S. ally, who initiated economic, social, agrarian and administrative reforms to modernize the...

A Gorgon is a creature of Greek myth, one of three sisters with beautiful faces, hair made of venomous snakes, and a gaze that turned beholders to stone. The two immortal sisters, Stheno and Euryale, are not as famous as the mortal one, Medusa, who was...

The medieval period—the nine centuries between the fall of Rome and the start of the Renaissance—is often depicted as backwards, an era marred by holy war, plague, and ignorance: the Dark Ages. But the Middle Ages were anything but dark. There were many...

Three Wise Men, kings from the East, follow the Star of Bethlehem to the manger where Mary lay with the baby Jesus, and present the newborn king with gold, frankincense, and myrrh. But who were the "wise men," really? Magi is a Latin word deriving from...

This silver 5 forint coin was issued by Hungary in 1947 to honor the revolutionary Lajos Kossuth. His beard, seen on the portrait, was the model for Abe Lincoln's.Presented in a compact mini album, this set is ready for display, study, or gifting — an...

The I Ching, or Book of Changes, is an ancient Chinese divination text. Originally, yarrow sticks were the method of consultation. Over time, three cash coins like these Song dynasty examples, were used instead. The coins were cast, values tabulated, and...

Herod I is one of the Bible's most complex figures. A brilliant politician and the greatest builder in Jewish history, he was also a paranoid madman who ruthlessly executed anyone he deemed a threat to his absolute power, whether legitimate rivals,...

This is a genuine bronze coin from the Seleucid Kingdom, a Greek dynasty that ruled the Middle East and Central Asia after the death of Alexander the Great. Founded in 312 BC, the Seleucid Empire ruled over that vast territory until 63 BC, when it was...

Golconda is renowned for the diamonds found at Kollur Mine, its name synonymous with vast wealth. For centuries, India has the only known diamond mines in the world. Golconda was the market city of the diamond trade, and its mines produced such famous...

This mini album features a copper half-penny of George III, whose tyrannical reign inspired the Founding Fathers to write the Declaration of Independence. (American Revolution)Presented in a compact mini album, this set is ready for display, study, or...