The VOC or the Dutch East India Company was one of the most powerful commercial enterprises that ever existed. These four coins feature coats of arms of four Dutch provinces, and circulated in the...
The 1864 Copper Nickel Indian Head Penny had a mintage of 13,740,000. This is a very low mintage for the series. The composition of these Indian Head Pennies is 88% copper and 12% nickel. The...
The first Jewish coin was minted around 135 BCE by King John Hyrcanus I of Judea, founder of the Hasmonean dynasty that restored Israel to Jewish rule, giving rise to the so-called Second Temple...
Tancred of Hauteville was the grandson of the great Norman ruler Robert The Fox Guiscard and the nephew of the legendary Bohemond of Antioch. With his uncle, he joined the group of Franks who...
The Year of the Dragon begins on February 10, 2024. This is the fifth of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac, and the only mythological creature in the cycle. The Dragon is am imposing figure,...
