In 1907 a collaboration between the dynamic president Theodore Roosevelt and renown American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens resulted in new designs for both the twenty dollar gold coin and the ten dollar gold coin. The new design on the eagle featured a native American on the obverse, and a st ... |
During the British occupation of the Virgin Islands, which occurred sporadically during the 17th and 18th centuries, there was no official mint established on the islands. The British Virgin Islands, consisting of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke, were primarily used for agricu ... |
The Thaler (or Taler or Talir) was a silver coin used throughout Europe for almost four hundred years. Its name lives on in various currencies as the dollar or tolar. Etymologically, “Thaler” is an abbreviation of “Joachimsthaler”, a coin type from the city of Joachimsth ... |