Top quality and beautiful toning characterize the 50 commemorative coin types shown in this educational video. Larry Shepherd, collector and businessman, assembled this collection over many years. It was auctioned by Superior Galleries on August 11, 1991 and was described as the finest collection of silver commemorative coins ever seen. The coins are shown full screen and described with a musical background. Speaker(s): Larry Shepherd.
Georgia began issuing currency in Colonial times. Since then there has been a wealth of coins and bank notes from this southern state. In this video you will see and learn many great stories about the state and the intrigues behind the various issues of money. Speaker(s): Robert Cornely.
In Georgia, Templeton Reid's private mint operated for just a short time. Only a few specimens of his work exist today, mostly the quarter eagle denominations. This video tells the story of the infamous Templeton Reid and how to recognize and grade his coins, also: - Reid's early life and occupation - The Georgia Gold Rush - Attacks by contemporary journalists - Reid's importance in the history of numismatics and the California Gold Rush - Reid's death and theories of his latter days - Gorgeous color slides of the coins, some in the Smithsonian and from the collections of: Cliff Kagin, Hancock Harbel, Lilly and Duke's Creek - Don't underestimate the grade - What is the difference between "Georgia" gold and "S. Carolina" gold - The best website to view, buy and sell these coins Speaker(s): Bob Harwell.
Evidence first presented as part of a new book by Bob tells the story of secret payments made to treasury agent, Henry R. Linderman by California banker, from William C. Ralston to secure key provisions of the coinage act of 1873 - the true crime of 1873. The controversial coinage act led to the creation of the U.S. Trade dollar, spawned the free silver movement and was tied to the release of the Morgan silver dollar. This fascinating story includes: - The beginnings at the Democratic convention in Chicago - Explanations of the silver and monetary standards - Bryant's campaign based on the Free Silver movement - Various theories/ myths concerning the crime - 1873 Trade dollar - Lindermann's secret correspondences - Ralston's mysterious death - The financial collapse caused by adherence to the Gold Standard Speaker(s): Robert Van Ryzin.
Join Randy'L Teton, ANA intern, art historian and the model for Sacagawea on the new golden dollar, as she shares her personal experiences of the coin's development. Ms. Teton gives a fascinating intimate history of the young Shasone Indian girl, Sacagawea, from her capture by an hostile Indian tribe to her travels with Lewis and Clark as well as the mystery of her later days. This video includes: - How to CORRECTLY pronounce "Sacagawea" - Sacagawea's story as told through the oral tradition within the Shasone Tribe - The challenges in getting the stories from the Elders of the tribe - Sacagawea's baby as shown on the coin and how she traveled with him - The adventure's of Sacagawea's son, Jean-Baptist - How Randy became involved with the program - Her decision to go public as a Native American personality - The stress of public notoriety - How the decision process for the coin design took place - How the proposed images were voted on over the Internet - How Native American Indians have been misrepresented in history - Recommend books to read for young and old Speaker(s): Randy'L H. Teton.
Stone Mountain half-dollars were struck in 1925. The S.M. Confederate Monumental Association counter-stamped southern state names and serial numbers on some of these coins: however, no records have been found concerning the number of these alterations. Adna has assembled the most complete listing of the known pieces. He tells the story of these coins and how they came to be issued. Clear images of the coins and counter-stamps are included. Some of Mr. Wilde's discoveries are: - The story of Stone Mountain and the carving - The story of the coins, including records of transfers and numbered issue envelops - Some of the famous people who received numbered coins - including the Governors of all the Southern States - "Miss 8" counter-stamps - The mystery of the SL and GL stamp - Texas over-stamps, counterfeit or real? - What a counterfeit looks like - Total number of counter-stamps known - How to authenticate by looking at the stamp itself - What is the highest number on a counter-stamp - UVCs and where do they come from - "N" "K" "T" counter-stamps - What to look for in the type - Results of the most recent auction of counter-stamped Stone Mountain coins Speaker(s): Adna G. Wilde, Jr.
Go "behind the scenes" at the U.S. Branch Mint at Dahlonega, Georgia, through drawings, photographs, charts, mint correspondence from the National Archives, and historical anecdotes uncovered during years of research into this colorful, short-lived branch mint, which produced some of the most avidly collected gold coinage in American Numismatics. - Years of the Mint - Early renderings of the Mint - First original picture of the Mint - Picture and floor plan of the Charlotte Mint - Similarities between Charlotte and Dahlonega Mints - Characters in history: William Strickland, Ignatius Few - Joseph James Singleton, James Cooper, William Grisham, E. M Holland - Robert Hughes Moore, Dr. Mathew Stephenson, Capt. Isaac Todd - The process of how the gold was transformed into coinage - Diagrams and examples of machinery used Speaker(s): Carl Lester & Al Adams.
An overview of Canada's primary banking system and banks between 1792 and 1943 as shown by its paper money issues. Canadian currency has many similarities to U.S. obsolete banknotes, not surprisingly as many Canadian notes were printed by American Banknote companies. This encompassing video includes a plethora of high quality gorgeous color images of a wide variety of Canadian chartered bank notes, including: - The Early Years (1792 - 1870) issues from four banks: Two in Montreal, one in Toronto and one in Quebec city - Bi-lingual notes - Obsolete Banks - Branch Banks - The "Golden Age" of Chartered Bank Notes (1870 - 1934) - Notes with images of railroads, Indians, trappers, ships, farms, royal crests & portraits - Elaborate backs - Double size notes - Brown and Blue backs - Western Bank Note Company of Chicago - American Bank Note Company - The Final Years (1934 - 1943) - Allegorical notes, similar to U.S. educational series - Other "stuff" to collect Speaker(s): Wendell Wolka.
