Category Archives: History

The Young Victoria Collection is complete!

Posted on January 24, 2012 by John M

I finally acquired the key date of the series, 1841, and the Young Victoria Collection is now complete!   1841 (S.3852), ‘GRɅTIɅ’, extremely rare (R3), XF Details, the key date of the series This collection of British shield sovereigns from the early years … Continue reading →

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Rough Riders’ flag a symbol of postbellum reunification?

Posted on January 14, 2012 by John M

 “They were about to leave without an American flag. Personally, it’s the  first thing I would have packed,” Matthew Krahn, historian at the Arizona  Capitol Museum Guild, told an audience of about two dozen people Wednesday  afternoon. Krahn’s history lesson … Continue reading →

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