I did a small deal with @thedamus for some Canadian half dollars ! Here is a link to a Youtube video !

I am 99 % sure that this is the newest silver coin I own ! On January 1 1983 the ARPANET (created by the US Defence Department)officially changes to using the Internet Protocol , creating the Internet

I am pretty sure this is the 2nd newest silver coin I own !(with the exception of bullion "coins" ! On January 3 1974 gold hits record US$121.25 an ounce in London England . Silver hits record

Technology is exploding world wide ! On January 27th 1965 the first ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite was performed . America is back at war as the first US combat forces arrive

Another great looking french coin from between the great wars . On February 6 1933 the highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami) , 34 metres (112 feet) , in Pacific hurricane near Manila , Philippines .

Unfortunately the world again is not far from another war to end all wars !! The great depression is close to its end . On May 11 and 12 , the most severe dust storm to date in the USA sweeps an estimated

In 1960 the world was poised on the edge of a technology explosion , here comes the future ! On January 1 1960 the Bank of France issues a new franc , equivalent to 100 old francs . Also on January 1st

Another beautiful french coin . On January 1 1902 Nathan Stubblefield makes the first public demonstration of radio in Pennsylvania , USA . A meteorite falls to earth , landing in Sharpsburg , Kentucky

Today's coin comes from just after the beginning of WW1 . An earthquake in Avezzano, Italy , kills 30,000 people on January 13 1915 . On January 25 1915 in the United States the first coast-to-coast (New

My French silver coins cover most decades in the 20th century so lets have a look ! On January 22 1901 Britain's Queen Victoria (1837-1901) dies at age 81 , after 63 years The Royal Mail stops sale of

A fairly rare coin for today . On January 3 1980 gold hits record highs of US $634 an ounce . on January 18 1980 the price of an ounce of silver hits record high of $50.35 in Comex trading . Six United

Here for your viewing pleasure is another simply stunning crown coin ! On January 1 1949 Tokelau (Union) Islands were declared part of New Zealand . Newfoundland becomes Canada's 10th province , March

Here is another 50 % coin from New Zealand . As I was searching for some history tidbits from 1940 I realized that the world was so taken up with WW 2 we almost forgot to be humans . So no tidbits !! Today's

What we have here today is a very nice looking 1933 1/2 crown from New Zealand . On January 12 1933 the US Congress recognizes independence for Philippines . On March 6th 1933 US President Franklin Roosevelt

Another 50% beauty from New Zealand . On January 15 1934 an 8.4 earthquake in India/Nepal kills 10,700 people . Edwin Hubble photo shows as many galaxies as Milky Way has stars on March 8th 1934 . November

A tiny little 50 %er from down under . Let me begin and say how hard it is to find history tidbits that are not war related in 1945 ! On January 20 1945 Franklin Delano Roosevelt sworn-in for an unprecedented

This coin is very special to me because it was a gift from a very special friend from the UK . On January 29 1845 Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" is first published in the New York Evening Mirror

Here is yet another beautiful Victorian coin . On January 13th 1883 a fire in circus Ferroni in Berditschoft , Poland kills 430 people . Amsterdam World's Fair opens on May 1st 1883 . The world famous

Another experienced coin from the mid-1800's . On January 29 1860 the American College was established in Rome by Pope Pius IX . October 12th 1860 British and French troops capture Peking . (You captured

A new coin introduced in 1848, "the florin" was worth two shillings or one-tenth of a pound. It proved popular and was struck in considerable numbers but it did not displace the half crown or